Blacks in Politics
This Harvard Law School graduate was the first African American man elected to the US Senate in the state of Illinois and later went on to become the 44th president of the United States from (2009 - 2017)
Who is Barack Obama
(1961)
This late actor who graduated from Howard Universary played Prince T'Challa in the hit movie Black Panther
Who is Chadwick Boseman
(1976 - 2020)
This woman is famous for becoming the first African American self made millionaire with her invention of black hair products
Who is Madam CJ Walker
(1867-1919)
This man was the first black player to play in Major League Baseball (MLB)
Who was Jackie Robinson
(1919 -1972)
This singer was known as the God Father of Soul
Who is James Brown?
(1933 - 2006)
This woman is the first female vice president and the highest ranking female official in U.S. History.
Who is Kamala Harris
(1964)
This entertainer was the host of the long standing hit show Soul Train
Who is Don Cornelius
(1936 - 2012)
This man is credited for inventions such as ink, dye, soap, cosmetics, flour, vinegar & peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver
(1864-1943)
This lady was the first black figure skater & World Champion in 1986 and won an Olympic bronze in 1988
Who is Debra Thomas
(1967)
This singer, song writer composer lost his eyesight in his childhood but went on to make hit music in country r&b & pop with hits like Georgia on My Mind
Who is Ray Charles
(1930 - 2004)
In 1967 this person was the first black to be appointed as a Surpreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
(1908 - 1993)
Who was the first African Amerian actor/comedian to host his own late-night talk show popular from 1989 - 1994
Who is Arsenio Hall
(1956)
In 1922 this inventor patented what we now know as the traffic signal, he was also credited with inventing the breathing device that became the gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan
(1877 - 1963)
This 6'6 Hall of Famer holds 6 NBA championship rings 4 gold Olympic medals and became the first billionaire player in NBA history
Who is Michael Jordan
(1963)
This singer, songerwriter, dancer & producer won over 100 awards including 39 Guinness World Records, 13 Grammy's & 26 American Music Awards he is also known as "The King of Pop"
Who is Michael Jackson
(1958 - 2009)
In 1972 this woman became the first black person to run for president through a major party. She was also the first black woman elected to Congress in 1968
Who is Shirley Chisholm
(1924 - 2005)
This civil rights activist worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr & Malcolm X, she spoke six languages, was a singer, writer, dancer, but most famous for her writings and poetry
Who is Maya Angelou
(1928 - 2014)
Born in 1946, this woman lead the inventions of products such as the touch tone phone, portable fax machine, caller ID & call waiting. She was also the first African American woman to earn her doctorate at MIT
Who is Shirley Jackson
(1946)
6ft 3inches tall with a 78inch wing span, he was nick named "The Greatest" and was regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
Who is Muhammad Ali or Cassius Clay
(1942 - 2016)
Known as "the Voice" this singer tuned actor sold over 220 millions records. She was the first female solo artist to go Diamond for two albumn when her soundtrack to The Bodyguard was certified ten times platinum
Who is Whitney Houston
(1963 - 2012)
This civil right activist participated in the Freedom Riders & worked along side Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for civil rights. He went on to become a U.S. Representative from Georgia (1987 - 2020)
Who is John Lewis
(1940 - 2020)
Named the richest African American in the 20th century, this person was born in Mississippi, raised in Milwaukee, moved to Tennessee where she begin her career as a journalist.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
(1954)
This man invented the Super Soaker in 1990 while working for NASA which earned over a billion dollars in retail sales
Who is Lonnie Johnson
(1949)
This track and field athelete is known as the fastest women ever recorded. She broke the world record in 1988 for the 100 & 200 meter sprints
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner
aka "Flo Jo" (1959 -1998)
In 2014 this artist recieved the Presidental Medal of Freedom award from Barack Obama. Dispite is disability he has won 25 Grammy's and is the only African American to recieve the Grammy for Album of the Year three times
Who is Stevie Wonder
(1950)