Scholars
Author of the book Becoming.
Who is Michelle Obama?
Mayor of Pittsburgh
Who is Ed Gainey?
A mathematician, and NASA's first Black manager.
Who is Dorothy Vaughan?
This rappers iconic song "I Just Wanna Rock" saved the 2023 ECHS school dance.
Who is Lil Uzi Vert?
The first African American to play Major League Baseball in the United States during the 20th century
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Playwright best known for a series of ten plays collectively called The Pittsburgh Cycle.
Who is August Wilson?
Activist who wrote a letter from the Birmingham jail where he was imprisoned as a participant in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The first Black woman in the United States to earn a doctorate in the natural sciences in 1933.
Who is Ruth Ella Moore?
The TV show "The Proud Family" came back in 2022 under what new name?
What is The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder?
The first woman to win three consecutive world all-around titles and the first African American to be a world all-around champion.
Who is Simone Biles?
Best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and one of the earliest innovators of the literary art form called jazz poetry.
Who is Langston Hughes?
American political activist, professor, and author who was an active member in the Black Panther Party.
Who is Angela Davis?
A mostly self-educated man in mathematics and astronomy who is best known for building America’s first clock—a wooden device that struck hourly.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
The first female deaf performer for the Super Bowl’s halftime show.
Who is Justina Miles?
The first African American woman since Althea Gibson in 1958, and the first ever in the Open era, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Who is Serena Williams?
Which poet read her poem "The Hill We Climb" at Biden's 2020 inauguration?
Who is Amanda Gorman?
A civil rights activist who fought for the rights of Black teachers in Pittsburgh.
Who is Homer S. Brown?
The first African American woman in the United States to become a neurosurgeon.
Who is Alexa Irene Canady?
The first Black woman to win the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. This actress was also featured in our Morning Meeting.
Who is Viola Davis?
Quarterback who protested racial inequality, social injustice, and police brutality by kneeling during the national anthem.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
In the book and film The Hate U Give, what is the main characters name?
Starr
FIRST Black Congresswoman in PA history
Who is Summer Lee?
The first African American cardiologist who performed the first successful open-heart surgery.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
The name of the artist who painted Former President Obama's official portrait.
Who is Kehinde Wiley?
Who is Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes?