Innovators and Entrepreneurs
This self-made millionaire created a line of hair care products for Black women and became one of the first female entrepreneurs in America.
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This genre of music, which originated in the Bronx in the 1970s, includes elements like MCing, DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti.
What is Hip-Hop?
This basketball legend, often called "His Airness," won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls and became one of the greatest players of all time.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This iconic D.C. restaurant, founded in 1958, is famous for its half-smokes and has served presidents, celebrities, and civil rights leaders.
What is Ben's Chilli Bowl?
This famous music producer and entrepreneur co-founded Beats by Dre, which was later sold to Apple for $3 billion.
Who is Dr. Dre?
This civil rights activist was known for her work investigating and speaking out against lynching in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her legacy lives on in many ways, including a Washington, D.C. middle school named in her honor.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This popular sitcom, starring Will Smith, followed a teenager from Philadelphia who moved in with his wealthy relatives in Bel-Air.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This tennis superstar has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles, making her one of the most dominant athletes in tennis history.
Who is Serena Williams?
This Washington, D.C. landmark, named after a famous abolitionist and orator, was once his home and is now a National Historic Site.
What is the Frederick Douglass House?
This Black inventor created the automatic oil lubricator for steam engines, which improved machine efficiency and led to the phrase "the real McCoy."
Who is Elijah McCoy?
This civil rights leader, known for his role in the Selma to Montgomery marches, was beaten by police on "Bloody Sunday" and later served as a U.S. Congressman for over 30 years.
This television network, founded in 1980 by Robert L. Johnson, became the first Black-owned cable network and is known for shows like 106 & Park and its own awards show.
What is BET?
This NFL quarterback became a symbol of protest when he kneeled during the national anthem to raise awareness about police brutality.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
Once known as "Black Broadway," this historic D.C. street was once home to jazz clubs, theaters, and cultural hubs that showcased legends like Duke Ellington.
What is U Street?
his entrepreneur and media mogul became the first Black woman to own a television production company and launched one of the most successful talk shows in history.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The tragic killing of this unarmed Black teenager in 2012 and the subsequent acquittal of his shooter led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Who is Trayvon Martin?
This R&B singer gained fame in the early 2000s with hits like Love and Heaven Sent and starred in her own BET reality show, The Way It Is.
Who is Keyshia Cole?
This track and field legend shattered world records and won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, defying Adolf Hitler’s claims of Aryan superiority.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 1995, this historic event brought hundreds of thousands of Black men and women to the National Mall to promote unity, justice, and empowerment.
What is the Million Man March?
This Black inventor improved public safety with his inventions, including the three-light traffic signal and an early version of the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This civil rights leader became the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972, famously saying, "Unbought and unbossed."
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This groundbreaking 1991 film, directed by John Singleton, starred Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Laurence Fishburne and depicted life in South Central Los Angeles.
What is Boyz n The Hood?
This Olympic gymnast made history in 2012 as the first Black woman to win the all-around gold medal in gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
Due to its predominantly Black population and rich Black culture, Washington, D.C., earned this nickname in the 1970s.
What is Chocolate City?