Musicians
This West Coast rapper has a Diamond certified album titled “All Eyez on Me”. He was he signed to Marion "Suge" Knight's label Death Row Records . This rapper also has has some success as an actor, and started in “Juice” and “Poetic Justice.”
Who is Tupac Shakur?
A Harvard law graduate, she started her career at Sidley Austin and later wrote the No. 1 best-selling book of 2018, Becoming.
Who is Michelle Obama?
This woman was the first American gymnast to claim gold medals in the team and individual all-around events.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This businessman is the CEO and founder of FUBU, as well as a shark on ABC's Shark Tank.
Who is Daymond John?
This actor, is a recipient of Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, and is also a recipient of numerous awards like Academy awards for Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor, Tony Awards, and Golden Globe Awards. He is famous for his roles in movies such as Remember the Titans, Training Day, and Malcolm X.
Who is Denzel Washington?
This American singer, songwriter, pianist and alto saxophonist was born in Albany, Georgia. He had 3 career No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including his hit “Georgia On My Mind.” Frank Sinatra once called this musician, “the only true genius in show business.”
Who is Ray Charles?
He was our first black justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
August 14, 2016 was the first time that this NFL player drew attention to various forms of systematic injustice and violence against African-Americans across throughout the country.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
This woman was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair. The Netflix series Self Made was inspired by her.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This actor, was listed on Time magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world and made it onto People’s Sexiest Man Alive list. He is famous for his roles in movies such as Creed, Fruitvale Station, Just Mercy, and Black Panther.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
This singer is the only artist to have had seven consecutive number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. She is the first and only black artist to have three Diamond-certified albums. She was the first artist to be given a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, and remains the youngest artist to receive this.
Who is Whitney Houston?
He famously argued, in a criminal trial, “if it doesn’t fit, you must acquit!”
Who is Johnnie Cochran?
Standing at 7’2” this New Yorker was voted the NBA MVP six times and was the former NBA all-time top scorer, LeBron James surpassed him on February 7, 2023.
Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
This woman is responsible for monumental telecommunications research that led to the invention of products such as the touch-tone phone, portable fax, fiber optic cables, and caller ID. President Obama named her the co-chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory in 2014.
Who is Shirley Jackson?
In 1993, this author was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In May 2012, President Barack Obama presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She published several novels including The Bluest Eye and Song of Solomon. Her novel Beloved was made into a film, and stars Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This artist is known as the “Queen of Soul.”She became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Recently, Rolling Stones ranked her number one on its list of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time".
Who is Aretha Franklin?
A civil rights icon, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 until his death in 2020.
Who is John Lewis?
The NFL was integrated this many years ago.
What is 76 years? (The NFL was integrated in 1946)
This man invented a breathing device that became the prototype and precursor for the gas masks used during World War I. He also invented the three-light traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This actress is the first African-American woman to attain the Triple Crown of Acting. She is also the most nominated black actress in the history of Academy Awards. In 2022, she released her memoir, Finding Me, in which she earned a Grammy Award nomination for its accompanying audiobook.
Who is Viola Davis?
This musician was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
Who is Miles Davis?
She was the first black female lawyer in the United States (passing the D.C. bar in 1872).
Who is Charlotte E. Ray?
This man was the first Black heavyweight boxing champion.
Who is Jack Johnson?
This chef invented the potato chip by accident when a picky customer repeatedly sent back an order of french fries, complaining that they were too thick. Frustrated with the customer’s demands, the chef sought revenge by slicing a batch of potatoes paper-thin, frying them to a crisp, and seasoning them with lots of salt.
Who is George Crum?
This author was the first African-American female author to have a play performed on Broadway. Her best-known work highlights the lives of black Americans in Chicago living under racial segregation. She is the first African-American dramatist, the fifth woman, and the youngest playwright to win a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?