Black women inventors
This person Was the first woman to invent hair straightening tools such as the hot comb and what we know today as the perm.
Madam C.J. Walker
This woman was a activist who refused to give up her seat because she was tired and grieving over Emmett till death.
Rosa Parks
Which African American poet remained mute for five years because she thought she killed a man with her voice.
Maya Angelou
This person was the first Black President.
Barack Obama
This African American Man invented the traffic lights.
Garret Morgan
This woman created the first video surveillance system.
Marie V. Brown
This woman was the first black representative for the House of Representatives.
Shirley Chisholm
This person was the first black billionaire woman.
Oprah Winfrey
This man actually invented what was originally black history week.
Carter G Woodson
This person invented the electric light bulb.
Lewis Latimer
In 1892 this woman improved the iron board from its original design to a updated design.
Sarah Boone
This woman was the first self made millionaire black woman. As well as a inventor.
Madam cJ Walker
What does NAACP stand for?
National association for the advancement of colored people
This man became the first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908. He held onto the belt until 1915.
Jack Johnson
This man is the inventor of the peanut. The person who made peanut butter possible is.
George Washington Carver
This woman created the toilet tissue holder. As well as the woman sanitary pad.
Mary Kenner
This was the first black woman to win a Oscar for acting.
In 1940, Hattie McDanielwas the first African American performer to win an Academy Award—the film industry’s highest honor—for her portrayal of a loyal slave governess in Gone With the Wind.
This man was the first black professional baseball player.
Jackie Robinson
This was the first black man to become a lawyer.
John Mercer Langston was the first black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854.
This man made life easier and created the street sweeper. This allows communities to stay clean and safe.
Charles Brooks
This woman invented the chemo therapy treatment for cancer patients.
Dr. Jane White
This woman is a great influencer as well as poet who created the thresh hold for young black women with something to say.
Maya Angelou
This group of people fed and provided support for low income black families as well as tote guns to protect their community. They were considered the...
black panther party
This man had a dream to end segregation. He was a preacher as well as a activist.
Martin Luther King
This black man created the fire extinguisher.
Tom Marshall