Music
His groundbreaking music video was the first music video by a black artist to appear on MTV. (The song of the music video has similarities to denim)
Michael Jackson
First African-American woman to host a talk show. She loves bread.
Oprah
Maya Angelou stopped celebrating her birthday because of this death that occurred on the same day. This is also a national holiday.
MLK JR.
Nicknamed "The Fastest Man Alive" for his performance at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany
Jesse Owens
First African-American ever to be named Individual All-Around Champion in gymnastics in the Olympic Games
Gabby Douglas
R&B Soul Singer who led the campaign to have Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday designated as a national holiday. (He can't see you).
Stevie Wonder
First African-American ever to win an Academy Award
Hattie McDaniel
Teacher
In 2008, this athlete became the first man to set three world records in a single Olympic Games.
Usain Bolt
This award show that specializes in honoring people of color will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year
NAACP Image Awards
The city that is widely known as the birth place of Hip Hop
The Bronx, New York City
First African-American to own a TV and film studio
Tyler Perry
Black History Month's initial name, when it was just a week
Negro History Week
Muhammad Ali's birth given name that he called his "slave name"
Cassius Clay
The youngest person to hold the title of executive producer of a major Hollywood motion picture (She has a movie coming out with Regina Hall)
This man has a gift for composing, producing, arranging, and performing music. He has made music for Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra. He is the all-time most nominated Grammy artist in history.
Quincy Jones
This show had the first interracial kiss on TV in the U.S., even though it was in a galaxy far, far away.
Star Trek
The state that first abolished slavery (Think of cheese)
Vermont
This woman is ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in four different events.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The first African-American woman to create and executive produce a Global Top 10 network series
Shonda Rhimes
This singer-songwriter, known for his shady behavior, reportedly sent weird Al Yankovic a telegram back in 1986, commanding the comedian to avoid eye contact me when convenient with him during the entirety of the American Music Awards.
Prince
The film that got Angela Bassett a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, the first African American woman to win in that category
What's Love Got to Do with It
The woman who sat in the front of the bus before Rosa Parks
Claudette Colvin
This woman was diagnosed with polio at a young age, but still went on to win three gold medals during the 1960 Olympics in track and field
Wilma Rudolph
First superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Oscar's
Black Panther