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When a nearly fatal accident in 2002 made it necessary to wire this rapper's jaw shut, he turned his tragedy into art by creating his breakout hit "Through the Wire"on which he literally raps through the wire.
Who is Kanye West?
This iconic NBA player is the chairman of the Charlotte Hornets.
Who is Michael Jordon
This African-American woman's cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research. Unfortunately, doctors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital took the initial samples of her cancerous cells and gave some of that tissue to a researcher without her knowledge or consent.
Who was Henrietta Lacks?
These women founded the Black Lives Matter movement, a decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.
Who are Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors?
What does HBCU stand for?
Historical Black Colleges and Universities
This filmmaker is known for making joints that utilize unique filmography to tell Black stories such as Do the Right Thing (1989) and She's Gotta Have It (1986).
Who is Spike Lee?
The first black pitcher to win a world series game.
Who was Joe Black
This determined, bright mind was the first black woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
This African American activist from The Bronx used her experience with sexual assault to start the Me Too movement to help other women with similar experiences find the strength and resources to stand up for themselves
Who is Tarana Burke?
The first ever Black billionaire.
Who was Robert L. Johnson?
The first Black talk show host
Oprah Winfrey
This famous, record-holding track star was known for her long and beautiful nails.
Who was Florence Griffith Joyner
In 1958, this African American mathematician became the first Black aerospace engineer to work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Who was Mary Jackson?
Born a sharecropper, this Civil Rights activist would go on to deliver a Congressional testimony so powerful that President Lyndon B. Johnson calls an impromptu press conference to get her off the air. However, this censorship did not go unnoticed and only garnered her cause more attention.
Who was Fannie Lou Hamer?
The first African American women to graduate college, graduating from Oberlin College in 1850
Who was Lucy Stanton?
The first African American actress to win an Emmy
Who is Viola Davis
An African American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin who set a world record while graciously competing in front of Hitler (who intended to use the games to demonstrate white supremacy).
Who was Jesse Owens?
This African-American inventor, electrical pioneer, and son of fugitive slaves invented the carbon filament lightbulb, the longer-lasting alternative to Thomas Edison's electric lightbulb.
Who was Lewis Howard Latimer?
Known for wearing a signature flower crown, she was a transgender rights activist and one of the lead figures in the Stonewall uprising for LGBTQ+ rights.
Who was Marsha P. Johnson?
He established the first Black town in the Americas as a slave in Mexico. He led the revolution to help them reclaim their land and their freedom.
Who was Gaspar Yanga?
This nine-time NAACP image award winner actress set a world record by being the world's youngest-ever Hollywood executive producer.
Who is Marsai Martin?
This American athlete specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who was Alice Coachman Davis?
This African American inventor was most noted for her development of the sanitary belt, however due to racial discrimination her patent for the sanitary belt was prevented for thirty years. The sanitary belt would eventually become the 1st model for today's sanitary pads.
Who was Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner?
This young, brave pioneer was the first black woman to refuse to give up her seat on the bus.
Who was Claudette Colvin?
This African American politician, educator, and author was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress in 1969, representing New York's 12th congressional district for seven terms.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?