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In 1881 he was named as the first leader of the new Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
100
Stand-up comedian and actor. Had his own television show named after him.
Who is Bernie Mac?
100
First African American female bank president and the first woman to charter a bank in the United States
Who is Maggie L. Walker?
100
Was an American novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the new literary art form jazz poetry. He is best-known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
100
In 2010, this singer debuted her first album "Pink Friday"
Who is Nicki Minaj?
200
Researched and promoted the growth of peanuts to replace the decreasing cotton production.
Who is George Washington Carver?
200
Famous actor. Won an academy award for his role in "Million Dollar Baby."
Who is Morgan Freeman?
200
Started a school for African American girls in Daytona Beach. Also was an advisor to President Roosevelt.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune
200
Best known for her 1937 novel Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
200
He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America having had a net worth of over $450 million in 2010. He has sold approximately 50 million albums worldwide, while receiving ten Grammy Awards for his musical work, and numerous additional nominations.
Who is Jay-Z?
300
In 1909, he founded the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois
300
Was the first African American female to star in a major motion picture and to integrate an American concert hall, and to become a world-famous entertainer
Who was Josephine Baker?
300
Big time music producer, famous for his production of Michael Jackson's "Thriller"
Who is Quincy Jones?
300
Is a Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, editor, and professor. Known for her novel, "Beloved."
Who is Toni Morrison?
300
Plays running back for the NFL for the New Orleans Saints.
Who is Reggie Bush?
400
First African-American woman secretary of state
Who was Condoleezza Rice?
400
First black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
Who is Sydney Poitier?
400
After going to court to recover her son, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
400
Was an African American journalist, newspaper editor and, with her husband, newspaper owner, an early leader in the civil rights movement. She documented the extent of lynching in the United States, and was also active in the women's rights movement and the women's suffrage movement.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
400
The tv host for the most highly-rated show of all time.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
500
First African American to become secretary of state.
Who was Colin Powell?
500
Was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young
Who is Billie Holiday?
500
He researched in the field of blood transfusions, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and applied his expert knowledge to developing large-scale blood banks early in World War II. This allowed medics to save thousands of lives of the Allied forces.
Who is Charles Drew?
500
Famous African American writer and poet. Most famous for her autobiography, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
Is an African American author of young adult literature. Wrote the short story, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown."
Who is Walter Dean Myers?