Music Artists
Nicknamed the “King of Pop”, this singer/songwriter/ dancer created world’s best-selling album at the age of 24
Who is Micheal Jackson?
Leading to the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, 250k people participated in this march/protest to the front of the Lincoln Memorial on August of 1963 with the intent of drawing attention to the current discrimination/challenges African Americans were still facing
What is the March on Washington?
Botanist, inventor, and teacher, this black innovator invented over 300 uses for the peanut and developed methods to prevent soil depletion
Who is George Washington Carver?
Beginning with the line, “What happens to a dream deferred", this poem focused on the idea of the American Dream and how this dream is impossible to achieve for African Americans
What is Harlem by Langston Hughes?
This organization promotes advocacy for black lesbian and gay individuals and meet their specific needs within both the black and LGBTQIA+ community
What is National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays?
Born Shawn Carter in Brooklyn, New York, this icon was the first rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with over 140 million records sold and 24 Grammys
Who is Jay-Z?
Wife to MLK, this icon formed a coalition of over 100 social justice rights organizations dedicated to employment and equal economic opportunity. She also brought together over 800 human rights organizations into the Coalition of Conscious
Who is Coretta Scott King?
This black inventor was best known for his contributions to the patenting of the light bulb and the telephone
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
Beginning with the lines, “You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies”, this famous poem about the author’s perspective as a Black woman in America
What is Still I Rise by Maya Angelou?
This organization educates and engages African Americans and immigrant communities to organize and advocate for racial, social, and economic justice
What is Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)?
Nicknamed “Satchmo”, this famous musician is known for playing the trumpet and singing the song "What A Wonderful World"
Who is Louis Armstrong (1901-1971)?
This group challenged the segregation of public bus transportation in the deep south and participated in a large bus ride where black participants rode hundreds of miles across the south. They were met with extreme violence and angry mobs
Who are the Freedom Riders?
This inventor created a compact and very powerful ultraviolet camera for NASA to use when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972
Who is George Robert Carruthers?
Writer and civil rights activist, this author was known for his semi-autobiographical novels that center on race, politics, and sexuality
Who is James Baldwin?
This advocacy group for Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Native Hawaiians working in solidarity with black organizations for racial, legal, and representation justice in the United States
What is Asian Americans for Black Lives?
Nicknamed the “Father of Soul”, this famous musician was well known for his song “I Got You (I Feel Good)”
Who is James Brown (1933-2006)?
This civil rights advocacy group is best known for their armed challenges to police and police brutality. They also created programs for free breakfast for children, education, legal aid, clothing distribution, and clinics
What is the Black Panther Party?
Living in a neighborhood with a high crime rate, this women decided to invent a home camera security system to survey her neighborhood
Who is Mary Von Britton Brown?
author of the famous poem, Lift Every Voice and Sing, this icon focused on the men and women who fought for equal rights in their literature
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
This black organization dedicated to fighting for climate justice for over 20 years, specifically looking at the unique relationship between race and the environment
What is National Black Environmental Justice Network?
Known as the “Father of Soul Music”, this soul,R&B, and gospel singer/songwriter wrote the Civil Rights anthem “A Change is Gonna Come"
Who is Sam Cooke (1931-1964)?
This 14 year old boy was violently lynched and dumped in the Tallahtchie river for a baseless accusation. His murder is seen as one of the major foundational events that sparked the civil rights movement
Who is Emmett Till?
This inventor created the gas mask (known as the Morgan Helmet) that was adopted by firefighters to help them put out fires without inhaling poisonous air
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Best known for her book, All About Love, this black author focused on how class, gender, and race interfere with our ability to commune with one another
Who is Bell Hooks?
This organization advocates on behalf of black women and girls to achieve their full potential with the hope to help black women to gain prominence in fields related to health, education, and economics
What is The National Coalition of 100 Black Women?