BLACK HISTORY
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He became the first African American president of the United States in 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
She was the first Black woman to own and operate a major television studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
After experiencing hair loss herself, she built a hair-care empire and became one of America’s first self-made female millionaires.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This music genre, founded in Black communities in the Bronx in the 1970s, is known for DJing, MCing, and breakdancing.
What is Hip-Hop?
This Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in U.S. public schools in 1954.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This Baptist minister and civil rights leader helped lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott and delivered the iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
Known for redefining luxury through accessibility, this designer founded a unisex fashion brand with the slogan “Not for you—for everyone.”
Who is Telfar Clemens?
This gymnast is the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 41 major international medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping enslaved people escape to freedom.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This Bajan singer launched Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty.
Who is Rihanna?
He is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This rapper popularized the phrase “YOLO,” meaning “You Only Live Once.”
Who is Drake?
This amendment in the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.
What is the 13th Amendment?
This author became the first Black writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
The light bulb itself was perfected by Thomas Edison, but the innovation used to create longer-lasting light bulbs with a carbon filament came from this African American inventor in 1881. This made light bulbs more efficient and accessible.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This tennis champion has won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other player in the Open Era.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Grammy‑winning rapper and singer from Tampa, Florida, whose real name is Jaylah Ji’mya Hickmon, rose to fame after viral TikTok hits and won Best Rap Album for Alligator Bites Never Heal.
Who is Doechii?
He was the first African American to serve as a justice in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first Black female writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This boxer famously declared, “I am the greatest,” and became a global icon for sports and activism.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She became the first Black woman to headline Coachella
Who is Beyoncé?