Musicians Who Made History (Current + Historical)
According to Essence Magazine, this celebrity had a beauty line that was ranked as the number one Black Owned Beauty Lines in the World.
What is the name of this celebrity and her beauty line?
Rihanna - Fenty Beauty
This athlete made history when he took the field for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, becoming the first Black man to play in the MLB’s modern era.
Jackie Robinson
the development of a neighborhood in New York City that is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.
The Harlem Renaissance
"By any means necessary"
a) Malcolm X
b) Booker T. Washington
c) Nipsey Hussle
A) Malcom X
This celebrity made history by becoming the first female rapper to top the Billboard Hot 100 without a featured artist in nearly 20 years. She's also the first female rapper to have multiple number-one singles on the Hot 100.
Hits include : Bodak Yellow, Shake it, I Like it like that
Cardi B
In 2019 this rapper was named by Forbes as the first Black Hip Hop Artist that became a billionaire.
Some hits include : Song Cry, Empire State of Mind , Numb/Encore
Jay Z
Widely known at "The Greatest". This athlete was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions. In addition, he was known for his social message of Black pride and Black resistance to white domination and for refusing induction into the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War.
Muhummad Ali
This movement began with a social media hashtag, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. It grew nationally in 2014 after the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri and Eric Garner in New York. Since then it has established itself as a worldwide movement, particularly after the death of George Floyd.
Black Lives Matter Movement
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"
a) Denzel Washington
b) Martin Luther King Jr.
c) Barack Obama
C) Barack Obama
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Y R E W N I F P O H A R
Oprah Winfrey
Although he is not a musician , his poetry was influenced by the music of jazz. He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. He wrote poetry, plays, novels, and newspaper columns. His work often focused on the African American experience. His poetry collection Weary Blues was influenced by jazz music.
Langston Hughes
In 2023 he became the NBA's all-time leading scorer, and in 2024 he became the first NBA player to score 40,000 points. His famous Jersey numbers are : 23 and 6.
Lebron James
This movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country, which most commonly affected African Americans. Some historical leaders of this movement were MLK, Thurgood Marshall , WEB DuBois etc.
The Civils Right Movement
"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships"
A) Maya Angelou
B) Michael Jordan
c) Allen Iverson
B) Michael Jordan
He was a 14-year-old African American youth, who was abducted and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of offending a white woman, and brought the attention of racial violence in Mississippi.
The Murder of Emett Till
This Musician made history as a singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. He broke racial barriers, changed the way people thought about music videos. He became the first artist to win eight GRAMMYs in one night at the 26th Annual GRAMMY Awards.
Hits include : Thriller, Man in the Mirror, Beat It
Michael Jackson
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This Athlete made history by winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, becoming the first American to do so in track and field. His accomplishments challenged Hitler's ideology of Aryan supremacy and helped advance civil rights.
Jesse Owens
Approximately six million Black people moved from the American South to Northern, Midwestern, and Western states roughly from the 1910-1970 , to escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow.
The Great Migration
"I have as much muscle as any man, and can do as much work as any man"
This historical figure was also an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights and women's rights.
a) Sojourner Truth
b) Madame CJ Walker
c) Shirley Chisolm
a) Sojourner Truth
She was the first Black woman to pass THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE EXAM in 1953
A) Ernesta Procope
B) Lilla St.John
C) Angela Davis
B) Lilla St.John
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
This singer and civil right's activist was the first woman to be inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame. Some of her music hits are R.E.S.P.E.C.T and Natural Woman
Aretha Franklin
Widely known as the "The Flying Squirrel" for her high leaps in competition, this athlete is a multiple gold medal-winning world champion and Olympian. In 2012, she made history at the London Olympics when she became the first person of color to become the Individual All-Around Champion
Gabby Douglas
a war between the Union (Northern US States) and the Confederacy (Southern US States) . The reasons for the Civil War were disagreements over slavery, states vs. federal rights, the election of Abraham Lincoln, and the economy.
The American Civil War
"If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going"
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Angela Davis
c) Maya Angelou
A) Harriet Tubman
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
He built the first Black-Owned Business to Surpass 1 billion dollars in revenue
A) Virgol Abloh
B) Reginald F. Lewis
C) Pharrel Williams
B) Reginald F. Lewis