Athletes
He is the first African American golf champion to tour the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.
Who is Tiger Woods
She is the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show and she is also the first African American woman billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
A drama about a family dynasty set within the glamorous and sometimes dangerous world of hip-hop.
What is Empire
She was the first African American female millionaire with her own revolutionary black hair products.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker
This African American man was a prominent minister and leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Dr.Martin Luther King Jr
He said, "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating."
Who is Muhammad Ali
American actress and singer who was the first African American to win an Academy Award.
Who is Hattie McDaniel
A feel-good sitcom about a streetwise teenager from Philadelphia who throws the serene life of his well-off relatives for a loop when he goes to live with them in Bel-Air.
What is Fresh Prince of Bel Air
This famous African American inventor developed peanut products and 400 plant products.
Who is George Washington Carter
The first African American president of the United States.
Who is Barak Obama
He was a member of the 1992 Olympic Dream Team and the Chicago Bulls basketball team. He is credited with making the NBA internationally known.
Who is Michael Jordan
Powerhouse American actor, director, writer and producer known for creating the immensely popular Madea character.
Who is Tyler Perry
1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis about a prince of a wealthy African country and wants for nothing, except a wife who will love him in spite of his title.
What is Coming to America
She was known as a pioneer in aviation and was the first African American woman to obtain a pilot's license and fly a plane.
Who is Bessie Coleman
This famous African American woman refused to give up her seat to a white man which helped start the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks
Female African American runner that broke two U20 world records on the same day at the NCAA Division.
Who is Sha'carri Richardson
African American singer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist. Known as "the Voice".
Who is Whitney Houston
The story of the brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
What is Hidden Figures
African American male emancipated from slavery, and became the first Black inventor to be granted a U.S. patent.
Who is Thomas L. Jennings
During a ten-year span this African American female made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
African American sisters that grew up in Compton that became the two most successful and well known professional tennis players.
Who is Serena and Venus Williams
African American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer know to create many popular African American sitcoms.
Who is Ice Cube
After the death of his father, this character returns home to his African nation to take his rightful place as king.
What is Black Panther
This famous African American inventor invented the traffic signal.
Who is Garret Morgan
This famous man was the first African American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is General Colin Powell