Black Authors & Writers
This poet wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This genre of music originated in Black communities and is often associated with artists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters.
What is the Blues?
She became the first Black woman Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Who is Kamala Harris?
The first Black player in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This groundbreaking sitcom featured a wealthy Black family living in Bel-Air.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This author wrote the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This music icon became the richest female musician, thanks to her Fenty empire.
Who is Rihanna?
She was the first Black woman astronaut to travel to space.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
The most decorated gymnast in history.
Who is Simone Biles?
This animated Disney movie features the first Black Disney princess.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
She wrote The Color Purple, a novel that was later turned into a film and a Broadway musical.
Who is Alice Walker?
The first Black woman to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Who is Beyoncé?
She became the first Black woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This basketball legend won six championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
The first Black superhero film to gross over a billion dollars worldwide.
What is Black Panther?
This Black author won the Nobel Prize for Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This reggae legend from Jamaica made One Love an international anthem.
Who is Bob Marley?
The first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The youngest tennis player to win the U.S. Open at 17 years old.
Who is Serena Williams?
This actress won an Oscar for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk.
Who is Regina King?
This famous playwright wrote A Raisin in the Sun.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
He is known as the "Godfather of Soul."
Who is James Brown?
She became the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
The first Black NASCAR driver to win a race since 1963.
Who is Bubba Wallace?
This actor portrayed Malcolm X in Spike Lee’s 1992 film.
Who is Denzel Washington?