BLACK MUSIC ARTIST
She was the first African American female to win a GRAMMY Award
Ella fitzgarerald
Who was a “conductor” of the underground railroad and served as a spy?
Harriet Tubman
He suggested alternative crops to cotton and created other methods to prevent the depletion of soil. You likely have him to thank for peanut butter.
George Washington Carver
In 2001, he began acting and occasionally returned to the ring. His primary focus, as of 2011, is his acting career. _______'s first leading role as an actor was in The Scorpion King in 2002. For this film, he received the highest salary for an actor in his first starring role, earning $5.5 million
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnso
What music artist had the #1 song of 2019 and has created shoes?
Lil naz x
Who was famous for giving up her seat on the bus?
Rosa parks
He was an aerospace engineer who invented the Super Soaker, otherwise known as the water gun.
Lonnie Johnson
American actress and singer who won legions of young fans as the winsome star of the Disney television series Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–12) and as a pop vocalist.
Selena Gomez
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
Martin Luther King jr. was awarded what medals?
The Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal
Who invented the first home security system (hint: it was a black nurse)?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
In 2010 ______ won the part of Raquel (“Rocky”) Blue, one of the lead characters in the Disney Channel’s Shake It Up,
Zendaya
American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz
Stevland Hardaway Morris (stevie wonder)
What black woman has a daily talk show?
Oprah Winfrey
She was a physical therapist who taught amputee soldiers (that had lost a limb) how to use other parts of their body since they’d lost the ability to use their hands.
Bessie Blout Griffin
_______ was nominated for another Oscar for her portrayal of the no-nonsense computer programmer Dorothy Vaughan in the acclaimed 2016 film Hidden Figures.
Octavia spencer
A blind American singer, songwriter, pianist and alto saxophonist
Ray Charles Robinson
Who was an attorney and chief of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund?
Thurgood Marshall
Before his invention, a shoe “last,” which was the mold of a customer’s foot (created from stone or wood) that was used to base their shoe shape, had to be made by skilled human hands
Jan Ernst Matzeliger
He debuted on a Broadway play Hello, Dolly! in 1968. The theater brought him into limelight with his titular role in Coriolanus and other alike which earned him Obie Award.
Morgan Freeman