Famous Figures
He headlined the Super Bowl halftime show this year.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This actor was catapulted into fame by the 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
Who is Will Smith?
Who was Rosa Parks?
In this year, the 13th amendment outlawed slavery.
What is 1865?
This pastor delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Who is Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This is the best-selling album of all time.
What is Thriller?
The highest paid actor in the world was first known in WWE wrestling by this name.
Who is The Rock?
In this southern city, Black musicians invented jazz.
What is New Orleans?
According to the most recent census, this percent of the U.S. population identifies as Black.
What is 13.4%?
The first Black woman elected to Congress also was the first to run for President.
Who was Shirley Chisholm?
Before going solo, one of the most successful musicians of all time was a member of the girl group Destiny's Child.
Who is Beyonce?
He voices Donkey in Shrek.
Who is Eddie Murphy
One of the greatest writers of all time, she was the first Black woman to win a Noble Prize.
Who was Toni Morrison?
In this year, DeHart Hubbard became the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.
What is 1936?
This boxer's birth name was Cassius Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This rapper and producer's real name is Shawn Carter.
Who is Jay-Z?
Best known as Black Panther, this Oscar-nominated actor passed away in 2020.
He was the first Black justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
What is 80%?
This iconic actor has been nominated for 10 Oscars and has won 2.
Who is Denzel Washington?
Known as the Queen of Soul, she sang "Respect" and was voted the greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Who was Aretha Franklin?
Childish Gambino began his career on this NBC sitcom starring as football player Troy Barnes
What is Community?
#42 for the Dodgers, he was the first Black player in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
In 2021, there were this many Black members of the U.S. congress.
What is 58?