Activists
Co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. Created the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag in 2013 and has written and spoken widely about the movement
Who is Patrisse Cullors
an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the black community.
Who is Malcolm X
An American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time"
Who is Aretha Franklin
An American Singer/Songwriter known for her hit songs "Truth Hurts" and "Juice"
Who is Lizzo
world's No. 1 Tennis player. She has won 23 major singles titles, the most by any man or woman in the Open Era. The Women's Tennis Association ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017. She has competed at three Olympics and won four gold medals.
Who is Serena Williams
Known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement".
Who is Rosa Parks
A civil rights lawyer, she has worked in the U.S. Department of Education, for a federal judge, and throughout New York state and city government.
Who is Esmerelda Simmons
an American singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music crossed all genres from classical, jazz, blues and folk to R&B, gospel, and pop.She went on to record more than 40 albums and in 2003 just days before her death, the Curtis Institute awarded her an honorary degree.
Who is Nina Simone
an American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
Who is Maya Angelou
An American artistic gymnast. With a combined total of 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles
An American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, known from her bravery, courage and strength bringing people to safety using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
a Black Canadian activist who rose to prominence during the ’70s and ’80s as an outspoken critic of the Toronto police following the shooting of several Black men.
Demanding justice in protest marches with his rallying cry, “No justice, no peace,”
Who is Dudley Laws
He played the legendary Black Panther within the Marvel Universe
Who is Chadwick Boseman
an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement
Who is Jean-Michael Basquiat
an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Broke the baseball color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson
An American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the American civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Was one of the founders of the NAACP, or National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which was (and still is) one of the premier organizations for African American rights and activism. Wrote a collection of essays that exposed the hypocrisy of the Reconstruction era.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and actor. He was known for his flamboyant, androgynous persona and wide vocal range, which included a far-reaching falsetto and high-pitched screams. Known for the song Purple Rain
Who is Prince
One of the most successful Jamaican-American pop stars, as he popularised the Trinbagonian Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s. His breakthrough album Calypso was the first million-selling LP by a single artist. Known for his hit song "Jump In The Line"
Who is Harry Belafonte
Known by his initials MJ, is an American former professional basketball player and businessman.
Who is Michael Jordan
a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Who is Nelson Mandela
a prominent abolitionist lived during the Civil War in the middle of the 19th century (somebody who was against slavery) and former slave himself, is best known for his seminal autobiography
Who is Frederick Douglass
better known as Little Richard, was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades.
Who is Richard Penniman
The Man known for some of the most influential music abilities and electric guitar solos. Known from Woodstock, and the song "All Along the Watchtower"
Who is Jimi Hendrix
A retired Jamaican sprinter, widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. He is the world record holder in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 4 × 100 metres relay.
Who is Usain Bolt