History
This political movement swept America in 2020
BLM
She was former world No. 1 in women's single tennis.
Serena Williams
He was the 44th President of the United States
Barack Obama
He is known as the "new king of hip hop," his most popular song being "HUMBLE"
Kendrick Lamar
He starred in Black Panther and died from cancer in 2020
Chadwick Boseman
Known as "the mother of the freedom movement," she refused to give up her public bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955
Rosa Parks
Raised in Louisville Kentucky, he is known as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Muhammad Ali
She became the first female African American vice president of the United States.
Kamala Harris
She was a civil rights activist and and one of the biggest African American musicians of all time, her most famous song being "Respect"
Arethra Franklin
She had a very successful talk show that ran for 25 seasons.
Oprah Winfrey
He was a popular African American Muslim minister and prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Malcolm X
Arthur Ashe was a famous player for this sport
Tennis
This law was a landmark African-American legislation that guaranteed equal voter registration requirements and prohibited discrimination in employment, public accommodations, and education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
He was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was among the most influential figures in jazz.
Louis Armstrong
He was the star of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Will Smith
This famous African American activist said "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
Frederick Douglass
Known as the "Galveston Giant," he became the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion.
Jack Johnson
He was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
This gospel singer performed at JFK inauguration in 1961
Mahalia Jackson
He has been described as an actor who reconfigured "the concept of classic movie stardom" and starred in "The Equalizer"
Denzel Washington
In 1960, four- African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store’s lunch counter
Woolworth's
This famous baseball player said, “Today’s black athletes have no idea what we had to endure”
Ernie Banks
She was the first African American woman to serve as U.S. senator
Carol Moseley Braun
In 1890 he became the first African-American musician to make commercial records.
George W. Johnson
She was the first black woman to lead a network drama
Teresa Graves