First in Their Field
First African American president of America
Who is Barack Obama?
african american woman in tennis
won us open 6 times
now retired
Who is Serena Williams?
"I Have a Dream"
Who is MLK?
singer-songwriter
32 grammy awards (hint: most out of every artist)
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WHO IS QUEEN BEYONCE?
Who is Kamala Harris?
First African American to get a Ph.D. from Harvard
Who is Dr. WEB Du Bois?
First African American MLB Player
Who is Jackie Robinson?
American abolitionist and social activist
used the Underground Railroad to help slaves escapeWho is Harriet Tubman?
Not very modern day but..
will go down in history as one of the most popular African-American female singer-songwriter
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
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first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
Who is Shirley Anita Chisholm?
nickname "The Greatest"
one of the greatest heavy-weight boxers of all time
Who is Muhammad Ali?
American abolitionist
known as the father of the abolitionist movement
Who is Fredrick Douglas?
director, producer, and writer of critically acclaimed movies
One of 9 black billionaires
Hint: Madea
Who is Tyler Perry?
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first African American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
author: works such as Beloved and Bluest Eye
Who is Toni Morrison?
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American civil rights activist
NAACP's first field secretary secretary in Mississippi
Who is Medgar Evers?
set world record for the long jump in 1836 Olympic games
Who is Jesse Owens?
African American male activist
active during the civil rights movement
advocate for black empowerment
Muslim Minister
Who is Malcolm X?
won us open women's title in 2023
became the third American teenager to win the national women's title
age 19
Who is Coco Gauff?
first African American woman to travel in space
Who is Mae Jemison?
First African American woman to hold a pilot license
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Who is Bessie Coleman?
Kenyan long-distance runner
ran a marathon in 2:00:35
Who is Kelvin Kiptum?
1999-2024
co-founded the congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942
also took part in the Freedom Rides of 1961
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Who is James Farmer?
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read the inauguration poem at President Joe Biden's inauguration
"The Hill We Climb"
African American woman, poet, and activists
Who is Amanda Gorman?
African American woman, writer, activist
wrote memoirs, poems, essays, plays
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?