Famous African American Men
He inspired many during the Civil Rights Movement with his many moving speeches, including one about having a dream.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Having survived slavery herself, she helped many others escape to freedom by acting as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who is Beyonce
He is an actor best known for his starring role in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." He also has a famous wife and two famous kids.
Who is Will Smith
He is known for skipping college to join the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He led the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, and won a third championship with Cleveland in 2016.
LeBron James
He was the first African American president of the United States!
What is Barack Obama
She is known to many for not giving up her seat to a white passenger, which helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks
She's a rapper from the Bronx with blood on her shoes.
Who is Cardi B
He's an actor with a smooth voice and has played everything from a murderer to God.
Who Morgan Freeman
He was the first African American to play major league baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson
Though he is not known for inventing peanut butter which many make the mistake of thinking he did, his research on peanuts helped poor farmers in the South.
George Washington Carver
She is known for being the first African American child to attend an all-white school, thus leading to the desegregation on many schools thereafter.
Who is Ruby Bridges
He was a child singer known for performing with his brothers in a boy band, and then went on to be known as the "King of Pop"
Who is Michael Jackson
She's probably the world's most famous talk show host, and once gave everyone in her studio audience a brand new car.
He was a famous boxer who was famous for saying "float like a butterfly, stung like a bee." He converted to Islam at age 22.
Who is Muhammad Ali
He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
She was the first African American First Lady of the United States and is well known for her in-shape arms!
Who is Michelle Obama
He was a famous singer/songwriter from Minnesota. He was known for a song and album called "Purple Rain" and for serving Charlie Murphy pancakes.
Who is Prince
She's a comedian and actress who starred in Girls Trip and published her memoir The Last Black Unicorn in 2017.
Who is Tiffany Haddish
She is an Olympic gymnast best known as the first African American to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglas
He is famous for furthering the educational opportunities available to African Americans in the early 20th century. He founded a college called Tuskegee University.
Who is Booker T. Washington
She was a famous author, among many other things, and her book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" became the first non fiction best seller by an African American author.
Who is Maya Angelou
He was a famous jazz musician, known for playing the trumpet and having a very unique singing voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong
She was the first and currently is the only African American woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award.
Who is Halie Berry
She is an American professional tennis player who has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and several Olympic gold medals. She has another sister who is a professional tennis player named Venus.
Serena Williams