Women in History
She overcame all adversity to become the first African American self-made millionaire. She specialized in cosmetics and hair care products for African American women.
Who is Madam CJ Walker
In 2017, this gentlemen stepped down from his position as Dow Texas Operations Vice President.
Who is Earl Shipp
This athlete has been the highest paid professional athlete in the world for several years; he has set numerous records in the game of golf.
Who is Tiger Woods.
Who is the first African American women to headline the Super Bowl Half time Show
Who is Janet Jackson
This South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader, and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. His government focused on dismantling the legacy of apartheid by tackling institutionalized racism and fostering racial reconciliation. Ideologically an African nationalist and socialist.
Who is Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
She was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Later to became know as the “MOTHER OF FREEDOM”.
Who is Rosa Parks
He was the 44th President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama
This gentlemen became the first African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player?
Who is Jackie Robinson
In 1999, this athlete won the U.S. Open Women’s Singles Tennis Championship at the U.S. Open. Making her the first African-American woman to reach such an achievement since Althea Gibson won in 1958
Who is Serena Williams
This famous Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his music.
Who is Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley.
She was told that she did not have the "Features" for TV. Now she has her own network and is the wealthiest black women in the US.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first African American to become a Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This famous athlete coined the phrase; "Float like an Butterfly, Sting like an Bee"
Who is Muhammad Ali
This event was held on October 17, 1995. Organized by Minister Louis Farrakhan, the purpose of the march was to teach solidarity
What is the Million Man March
This Afro-Brazilian soccer prodigy, is heavily regarded by many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, as the greatest player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award.
Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better know as Pele
This African American woman invented the ironing board.
Who is Sarah Boone
This gentlemen was a Baptist minister and activist leader known for his nonviolent Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King
This basketball player is an: x6 NBA Champion, x14 All-star, x10 Scoring Champ, 84-85 Rookie of the Year. Plus, many more accomplishments
Who is Micheal Jordan
In 1991, Rodney King was beaten by three officers. This brutality is captured on videotape and three officers are tried for their actions. A year later, when the officers were acquitted of all charges trigger this event.
What is the LA (Los Angeles) Riots
This British Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress gave us hit songs "Sweetest Taboo", "Soldier of Love", "Smooth Operator", and many more.
Who is Helen Folasade Adu, better know as Sade
This NASA mathematician was responsible for many of the calculations that made possible the manned space missions of the early 1960's as well as the 1969 moon landing. Her and her constituents we're the main characters of the film "Hidden Figures".
Who is Katherine Johnson
He is most famous for his founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities. (UNIA - ACL)?
Who is Marcus Garvey
This gymnast is best known as the first African American to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglas
In 1999, this gentleman was appointed to CEO of Fannie Mae, making him the first African American CEO of an Fortune 500 company.
Who is Franklin Raines
This American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. She was recruited by the Deuxième Bureau, French military intelligence, as an "honorable correspondent". Where she collected any information she could about German troop locations from officials she met at parties.
Who is Josephine Baker