Politics and Government
This former Senator was the first African American President of the United States.
Who is Barack Hussein Obama?
In 2002, after the French Open, these two women were ranked the #1 and #2 tennis players in the world, the first two sisters occupied the top two spots.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
This singer was dubbed the "King of Pop" after rising to fame as a member of a family musical group and a single singer who rose to fame after the release of the album Thriller in 1982.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This civil rights activist was a Nobel Prize Winner who used civil disobedience until he was assassinated in 1968.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.
This basketball player from the Cleveland area has donated a lot of money to help fund education in his home community.
Who is Lebron James?
This former Senator was the first woman, the first African American, and the first of Asian American descent to hold the office of Vice-President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
A former newscaster, this woman was the first to own and produce her own talk show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This actor played the Marvel superhero Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This African American woman was best known as an activist whose simple actions on a bus led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who was Rosa Parks?
This UCLA graduate and baseball player was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
This clergyman and civil rights activist founded the Rainbow Coalition and ran a nationwide campaign for President of the United States. He later became a Senator for the District of Columbia.
Who was Jesse Jackson?
The 99th Pursuit Squadron, based out of Alabama, became the first group of African American military fighter pilots.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
This actress was the first African American woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Who is Halle Berry?
This former slave escaped and then continued to help other slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
This gymnast and Olympian has won several gold and silver medals in gymnastics.
Who is Simone Biles?
This U.S. Congressman and civil rights activist who was one of the original 13 Freedom Riders.
Who was John Lewis
This African American neurosurgeon was the first to lead a successful operation to separate a pair of conjoined twin infants.
Who is Ben Carson?
This poet and author was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and was the first African American woman to have a nonfiction work make the bestseller list.
Who was Maya Angelou?
This human rights activist converted to Islam, was a prominent member of the Nation of Islam, and created the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
Who was Malcolm X?
This professional tennis player has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other tennis player, man or woman.
Who is Serena Williams?
This lawyer won the Brown v. Board of Education case and was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
This entrepreneur and social activist designed her own hygiene and beauty products and became the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Who was Madam C.J. Walker?
This African American dancer and choreographer was founder of an American Dance Company.
Who was Alvin Ailey?
This Californian was a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement and launched Black Future Labs in 2018.
Who is Alicia Garza?
This heavyweight boxer and social activist, who was known as "The Greatest", changed his name from Cassius Clay and refused to fight in the Viet Nam war.
Who was Muhammad Ali?