Musicians
How many Grammys does Kendrick Lamar have
22 and nominated 57 times
A physician and engineer, Jemison became the first African American woman to travel to space, orbiting Earth 127 times
Mae Jemison
He was the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Jackie Robison
used his writing to advocate for human rights and equality, fighting against the injustice he faced as a former slave
Fredrick Douglas
refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 sparked the Montgomery bus boycott and the Civil Rights Movement.
Hint: (NOT THE MONTGOMERY BRAWL)
Rosa Parks
Was the first African-American woman, and the first woman, to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. She is also known as the "Queen of Soul"
Aretha Franklin
mathematician, Johnson played a crucial role in NASA's early space program, making calculations for flight paths and trajectories.
Hint: In hidden figures played by Taraji P Henson
Katherine Johnson
She is considered the most decorated gymnast in history, with 37 Olympic and World Championship medals
Simone Biles
world-renowned poet, memoirist, singer, dancer, actress, and civil rights activist. Her 1969 autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, made history as the first nonfiction bestseller by a Black woman.
Maya Angelou
Was a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his nonviolent approach to social change and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
MLK
They were the first black person to win a Grammy
Ella Fitzgerald
A mathematician, Vaughan was a supervisor at NASA, managing the "human computer" team that made crucial calculations for space missions
Also in hidden figures: Octavia Spencer
Dorothy Vaughan
She was the first African-American to win a Grand Slam title (the Australian Open) and the first to compete in the pro-world tennis tour.
Althea Gibson
published "The Souls of Black Folk," a collection of essays that explored the concept of "double consciousness"
W.E.B Du Bois
was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom in the North
The Underground railroad
Who are the pioneers of jazz/blues
Robert Johnson and Bessie Smith
A physicist, Bouchet was one of the first African Americans to earn a doctorate in physics and made contributions to the field of optics.
Edward Bouchet
They were the first African-American players in the National Football League
Name at least 1/2
Fritz Pollard and Bobby Marshall
was the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize: for her poetry collection, "Annie Allen
Gwendolyn Brooks
Became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court, appointed in 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
led the campaign to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a national holiday
Stevie Wonder
A mathematician, West's work on satellite modeling contributed to the development of the Global Positioning System (GPS).
Gladys West
She was the first Black athlete to win a medal at the Winter Olympics and the first and only African-American Figure skating champion in the US
Debi Thomas
is a celebrated author known for her complex characters and powerful storytelling, exploring themes of race, history, and identity.
Toni Morrison
the first Black person to win an Academy Award for her role in "Gone With The Wind".
Hattie McDaniel