Scientists
The first African American Neurosurgeon
Uses crowns as a signature
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat
Best selling book author of 21 books
Kwame Alexander
Won 39 total Olympic and World Championship medals
Who is Simone Biles
First woman to win 6 Grammy awards in one night
Who is Beyonce Knowles
A mathematician for NASA
Who is Annie Easley
He co-founded Dance Theatre of Harlem
Who is Arthur Mitchell
Civil rights activist and poet of "I know why the caged bird sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
Nickname is "Air Jordan"
Who is Michael Jordan
Sang in a junior gospel choir as a teen
Who is Aretha Franklin
Worked in game theory, probability theory, and information theory
Who is David Blackwell
Known as the "Eyes of Harlem"
Who is James Van Der Zee
Best known for blending science fiction with African American Spiritualism
Who is Octavia E. Butler
Won 4 gold medals at a single Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens
A musician who played many genres known as the greatest of his time
Who is Prince
Created items from peanuts such as peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver
Famous for black cut out paper silhouettes
Who is Kara Walker
Was an American novelist, playwright, essayist poet, and activitst
Who is James Baldwin
First African American to play in major league baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson
First Jazz inner of the new best artist award
Who is Esperanza Spalding
She was the first instructor at Harvard.
Who was Marie Maynard Daly
Painted Michelle Obama's official portrait
Who is Amy Sherald
Who was Lucille Clifton
Two professional tennis players with one being a 7 time Grand Slam winner and the other a 23 Grand Slam title winner
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
Sent to prison as a teen for armed robbery
Who is Chuck Berry