Black Actors/Actresses
This famous actor is known for his roles in movies like Seven Pounds, Wild Wild West, and The Pursuit Of Happiness
Will Smith
This famous Musician is known for such songs as When Doves Cry and Purple Rain
Prince
This person is famous for saying “Wakanda Forever”
T'Challa
This United States president was responsible for addressing the disenfranchisement of Black people, which further led to the Civil Rights Act
John F. Kennedy
This was the set of laws in the South that disenfranchised Black rights
Jim Crow
This famous actor is known for his roles in movies like Training Day, Manchurian Candidate, and Remember the Titans
This famous musician is known for such songs as I Wanna Dance With Somebody, and for singing the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl
Whitney Houston
Who said this quote..."Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions, Smokey."
Big Worm
This famous jazz band composer helped to make the Cotton Club in Harlem famous
Duke Ellington
This Supreme Court case was crucial for Black, and minority, students to have equal education opportunities. Not Affirmative Action
Brown vs. the Board of Education
This famous actor is known for his roles in movies like Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, and Beverly Hills Cop
Eddie Murphy
This famous musician is known for being the "Architect of Rock n' Roll"
Little Richard
What movie was this quote from... “You know him as Joe the policeman on the What’s Going Down episode of That’s My Mama. Put your hands together for Jackson Heights own, Randy Watson”
Coming to America
This was the first person killed in the American Revolutionary War
Crispus Attucks
This Black leader’s assassination happened on February 21, 1965
Malcolm X
This famous female Emmy-nominated choreographer starred in Fame, and also played the role of Dr. Catherine Avery in Grey's Anatomy
Debbie Allen
This famous musician was once a Supreme, and starred in The Wiz and Mahogany
What movie is this quote from...“And then, I did it...I exhaled”
Waiting to Exhale
Native Americans gave this regiment of Black soldiers this name during the Indian Wars
Buffalo Soldiers
This is the Black National anthem
This actress was the first Black woman to win an Oscar, but was not allowed to attend the award ceremony due to her color
This musician is known as the King of Ragtime who composed the famous song, The Entertainer
Scott Joplin
What movie is this quote from...“I’m poor, black, I might even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here. I’m here!”
The Color Purple
This was the first Black congresswoman from Houston, Texas elected to the House of Representatives
Barbara Jordan
This Austin park was created for the celebration of Juneteenth. What is the name of the park? Either the former name, or the current name will do
Emancipation Park or Rosewood Park