literature
wrote "and still i rise"
who is Maya Angelou?
the main character of black panther
who is chadwick boseman?
invented the hot comb
who is madam cj walker?
wouldn't move to the back of the bus
first black president of the USA
who is Barack Obama?
the earliest innovator of jazz poetry
who is Langston Hughes?
stands for B.E.T
what is black entertainment television
invented peanut butter
who is George Washington Carver?
said the "i have a dream" speech
who is martin luther king jr?
14 y/o boy who was abducted, lynched, and tortured in Mississippi in 1955
who is Emmett Till?
first black woman to win a Nobel prize in literature
who is Toni Morrison?
the fastest man
who is usain bolt?
invented the three-light traffic signal
escaped slavery and conducted underground railroad
who is Harriet Tubman?
first woman vice president
who is Kamala Harris?
wrote about "controversial" topics in the late 19th-20th century
who is Richard Wright?
the first african american to play major league baseball
who is jackie robinson?
invented wooden clock
who is Benjamin Banneker?
escaped slavery, leader of abolitionist movement
who is frederick douglass?
promoted Islam in the black community, advocated for black empowerment
who is Malcolm X
founded, edited and published the chicago defender
who is Robert Sengstacke Abbott?
won 32 grammys
who is beyonce?
invented the mop
who is Thomas W. Stewart?
suffered from Parkinsons disease, was a boxer
who is Muhammad Ali?
journalist, speaker the the march on washington
who is Daisy Bates?