Famous African Americans
CEO of CG International Holdings & autobiography of New York Times & Washington Post #1 Best-Seller The Pursuit of Happyness
Who is Chris Gardner
Founder of the National Association of Colored Women’s Club
Official Founder of NAACP
Urban Reform in Chicago
Who is Ida B Wells-Barnett
Founder of Motown Records
Highest Earning African-American Business for decades
Inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1998
Who is Barry Gordy
First African-American Female Judge in the U.S.
Served on the Family Court Bench for 4 decades
Who is Matilda Bolin
Invented the 3-position traffic signal
Invented the Safety Hood (Gas Masks)
Invented Hair Relaxer (straightening solution)
Who is Garrett A Morgan
Most Influential radio personality allowing up and coming artists to showcase their talent (ie Chance the Rapper, Eminem, etc)
Who is Sway Calloway
Co-Discoverer of the North Pole
Honorary member to Explorers Club in NY
1944 awarded Congressional Medal
Said to be related to Taraji P. Henson
Who is Matthew Henson
NBA MVP in 2000
Earned over $300 mil during 19-year basketball career - $700 mil Pro career
Owner of several chains: Auntie Annie’s Pretzels, Krispy Kreme, CityPlex 12, Big Chicken, joint owner Five Guys
Who is Shaquille O'neal
Being her classes top graduate she went on to make history as the US Marine Corps’ first African American Female Pilot
Who is Vernice Armour
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
5 TIME NBA CHAMP
18 TIME ALLSTAR
LAKER’S FRANCHISE LEADER IN POINTS
Who is Kobe Bryant
Awarded Navy Cross for his courageous conduct & devotion on duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Who is Doris "Dorie" Miller
Author, Actress, Screenwriter, Dancer, Poet, & Civil Rights Activist
First NonFiction Bestselling memoir in 1969 “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
Who is Maya Angelou
First African American woman to be admitted into NASA’s astronaut training program
First African American woman in space
Who is Mae Jamison
Consistently challenged the status quo helped spearhead the push for civil activism shining a light on socioeconomic intolerance. Ending enforcement of Jim Crow laws.
Who is Malcolm X
The following info describes this famous couple
Worth $1.4 Billion
Owns full-service entertainment company called Roc Nation
International modeling career
Celebrity Brand endorsements, including Pepsi
Who is Beyonce and Jay-Z
One of the most highly respected fighter groups of WWII – Paving the way for FULL Integration of the US Military
What is Tuskeegee Airmen
Greatest Gymnast Ever
30 Olympic & World Championship Medals
First Black Playwright and Youngest American to win the New York Critics’ Circle award
Wrote Raisin in the Sun
Who is Lorraine Hansberry
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Founder & CEO of ActOne workforce solutions including temp staffing ($950 Million revenue in 2017)
Who is Janice B Howroyd
Advocated for underprivileged children and against racial injustice until her passing in 2003
Had son Emmett’s body displayed during his funeral which created the largest single civil rights demonstration in American History
Who is Mamie T. Mobley
Founder of "Carol’s Daughter", first African American owned product lines with a flagship store.
Clientele includes celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith, Halle Berry, Chaka Khan & Oprah Winfrey.
Who is Lisa Price
1st African American Female General & First African American Chief of US Army, Army National Guard & Army Reserves
Who is Hazel Winifred Johnson-Brown
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education