Firsts
One of the top selling artist of all time, Has won 16 Grammy awards, and was a part of the musical group destiny's child
Beyoncé Knowles
One of the first physicians to perform open-heart surgery in the United States and founded a hospital with an interracial staff.
Daniel Hale Williams
African-American teenager from Miami Gardens, Florida, who was fatally shot in Sanford, Florida by George Zimmerman
Trayvon Martin
First Black President
Blind from birth, this person became a famous singer starting at the age of 12
Stevie Wonder
Scholar and minister who led the civil rights movement. Best known for his "I Have A Dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr.
A revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California
The Black Panther Party
This man was the first Black star of a network television show
Who is the owner of Black Entertainment Television (BET)?
Robert Johnson
Civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa Parks
He is best known for being tried for the murders of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman.
Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson
This lady became the first Black female Millionnaire
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
The King of Pop
Michael Jackson
Best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show from 1986 to 2011. From there she launched her own television network, OWN.
Oprah Winfrey
Five teenagers convicted of assault in New York
Central Park 5
The first Golf Champion
Tiger Woods
Movie director whose movies mainly focus on racial issues
Spike Lee
Escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist and led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
An international activist movement, originating in the African-American community, that campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people
Black Lives Matter