African American Sports
First African American player to play major league professional baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
#1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks, All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely), Long Way Down, Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (with Ibram X. Kendi), Stuntboy, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raúl the Third), and Ain’t Burned All the Bright (with artwork by Jason Griffin). The recipient of a Newberry Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors,
Who is Jason Reynolds?
The animated series focuses on the Freeman family, who have moved from Chicago's South Side to the white suburb of Woodcrest. From this juxtaposition comes some of the best satire and social analysis to hit the small screen.
Brothers Huey and Riley, though at different stages of their lives, often find themselves fighting against a common cause or enemy, with hilarious results. Their grandfather, known as "Grandad," their sole guardian, regularly gets in over his head
What is The Boondocks on The Cartoon Network?
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He was the first African American to earn a doctorate degree
Who is Edward Alexander Bouchet?
She and her sister were once ranked #1 in tennis
Who is Venus and Serena Williams?
An American cartoonist and children's book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama's Boyz and his graphic novel New Kid. Winner of the 2020 Newberry Medal.
Who is Jerry Craft?
What happens when a teenager with psychic powers and a penchant for fashion tries to thwart her premonitions without having all of the details? She winds up doing more harm than good.
This show follows the antics of Raven Baxter as she tried to control the events leading up to her psychic visions. Her signature catchphrases—”Ya nasty!” “Gotta go!” “Oh… snap!”—punctuated the show, as did her two best friends, Chelsea and Eddie. Together, the three got into wild situations typically involving physical comedy, wigs, and goofy voices.
What was That's So Raven on Disney Channel?
First African American oriented cable channel
What is BET?
He was the only African American member of Thomas Edison's engineering lab
Who is Lewis Howard Latimer?
African American gymnast to win gold medal in women's all-around event at the 2012 Olympic Games
Who is Gabby Douglas?
An American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way. After serving as the Young People's Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017, she was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, by the Library of Congress, for 2018–19. She was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2020.
Who is Jacqueline Woodson?
Moved in with his auntie and uncle in Bel-Air
Who is The Fresh Prince?
First African American woman to win Miss American
What is Vanessa Williams?
African American inventor who created the 3 position traffic light
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Five time world record holder in track
Who is Jesse Owens?
He was the first African American to be elected to head Harvard's Law Review, he wrote the memoir Dreams from My Father, and served as the 44th President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
Dre Johnson has it all - a great job, beautiful wife Rainbow, four kids and a big home in a classy neighborhood - but as a black man, he begins to question whether all his success has brought too much cultural assimilation for his family. With the help of his father, Dre begins to try to create a sense of ethnic identity for the members of his family that will allow them to honor their background while preparing them to embrace the future.
What is Blackish on ABC?
First African American woman astronaut
Who is Mae Jemison?
First African American to be granted a U.S. patent for his method of dry cleaning
Who is Thomas L. Jennings
He was the first athlete and the first African American to win an Oscar for his animated short film, Dear Basketball
Who is Kobe Bryant?
The author of The Rose That Grew From Concrete, a collection of poetry written between 1989 - 1991.
Who was Tupac Shakur?
This sitcom created by Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes. The series stars Sykes, Mike Epps, Kim Fields, Page Kennedy, Diamond Lyons, Khali Spraggins, Jermelle Simon, Gabrielle Dennis, and Journey Christine. The series premiered on Netflix on May 12, 2021.
What is The Upshaws on Netflix?
First record label to feature primarily all African Americans
What is Motown Records?
Born in Columbus, Ohio he invented the telegraph
Who is Granville T. Woods?