Civil Rights Leaders
First African American to refuse to give up their seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
Who is Rosa Parks
First African American president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama
She wrote the famed poem, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou
Music genre originating in African American communities in the early 20th century, featuring improvisation and swing.
What is Jazz
This was the law that ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination
What is the Civil Rights Act.
Leader of the March on Washington in 1963 who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
First African American woman to win a major acting Academy Award.
Who is Halle Berry
This Musician was deemed the "Queen of Soul."
Who is Aretha Franklin
This legendary rapper's name is actually Christopher Wallace.
Who is Notorious B.I.G
This holiday, celebrated on June 19th, marks the day slavery officially ended in Texas and is now celebrated across the United States.
What is Juneteenth
An African American woman who helped hundreds escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
She became the first Black Billionaire in 2003.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
She was the profound writer of Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston
He was the famous choreographer and dancer whose academy is here in NYC.
Who is Alvin Ailey.
She was the first Black and Woman Vice President of the U.S.A.
Who is Kamala Harris
First African American to speak at a major political party convention in the U.S.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
She was the first African American astronaut to travel into space.
Who is Mae Jemison
The Author of Beloved and the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Who is Toni Morrison
He was the singer of What's Going On and an activist on social justice.
Who is Marvin Gaye.
This was the first time a Black superhero led a major Marvel film.
What is the Black Panther
Before becoming the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, this justice served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Who is Kentanji Brown Jackson
He was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Who is Sidney Poitier
She was the first African American First Lady and the Author of Becoming.
Who is Michelle Obama
African American cultural movement of the 1920s that centered in Harlem.
What is the Harlem Renaissance
This 1980s-1990s cultural movement saw African American youth express creativity through graffiti, rap, breakdancing, and DJing, becoming a global cultural phenomenon.
What is Hip-Hop