Black Figures
This self-made woman gained her own talk show in the 90’s and since then has also come to own her own magazine and TV network. She was also an actress in the movie, “The Color Purple”.
Who is Oprah?
The Dodgers retired his NO. 42 jersey in 1972 and all of MLB did in 1997.
Who is Jackie Robinson
This person was the first black millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J Walker
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana 1901, this man is known as the father of Jazz for his amazing talent at the trumpet
Who is Louis Armstrong?
If mama sent you to the store with $5, what were you suppose to bring back?
What is her change?
The man who proposed African-Americans return to Africa due to the hardships waiting for the African-American community in the United States.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This person was known as Moses, they believed she was sent from god to help free the slaves.
Who is Harriet Tubman
He be the first U.S track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single olympiad.
Who is Jesse Owens
Known as the queen of Rock N’ Roll, this phenomenal woman made grammy winning songs, “Proud Mary” and “What’s Love Got To Do With It”
Who is Tina Turner?
Approximately, how long did Sophia have to fight?
What is all her life?
an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who advocated for black empowerment, black supremacy, and the separation of black and white Americans
Who is Malcolm X?
What was the name of the African American fighter pilot group formed during World War II.
Who is Tuskegee Airmen
She was the first African American woman elected to the U.S Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Born on the east coast but made a name for himself on the west. This person was a 90’s rapper and actor, and had ties to the Black Panther Party.
Tupac
You know the man over the grill can cook if he is wearing this.
What are the BBQ sandals?
An African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s rights activist and author who escaped slavery and was also the first black woman to sue a white man and win in the late 1820’s
Who is Sojourner Truth?
He was the youngest African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the first African American to dine at the White House.
Who is Booker T. Washington
Well known as “The Genius”, this artist was born in Georgia 1930, blind at 6, and then went on to pioneer the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel styles into the music he recorded.
Who is Ray Charles?
Why shouldn't a woman put her purse on the floor?
What is she will stay broke?
Born in Alabama 1927. This influential, college educated woman dedicated her life to speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice during the civil rights era and contributed heartily to the start of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Who is Coretta Scott King?
He's one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's, which celebrated black life and culture
Who is Langston Hughes
She was the first African American female astronaut and also the first black woman to travel in space.
Who is Mae Jemison
Who wrote the Negro National Anthem?
Who was the eldest member of the Jackson 5?
Who is Jackie Jackson?