Politics
Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama Attend for undergrad at this University
Princeton
They were the first African-American military aviators in the United States Armed Forces, and fought during WW2
Tuskegee Airman
He is considered the godfather of soul
James Brown
She was the first African American woman to win an oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Halle Berry
Known for his on-field theatrics, on his 42nd birthday in 1948 this baseball player became the oldest rookie to sign at the time for the Cleveland Indians.
Satchel Paige
He was the first black United States Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
He founded Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to train black teachers
Booker T. Washington
She holds the record of the most Grammys in one night, taking home 6 in 2010
Beyonce
This Actor has received 2 golden globe awards, one tony award, and two academy awards.
Denzel Washington
He became the first man to ever set 3 world records in a single Olympic games
Usain Bolt
This is the city Kamala Harris is from
Oakland California
Inventor Developed About 100 Products made from peanuts
George Washington Carver
They were the first black group to appear on MTV
Run DMC
This was the first African American family sitcom on TV?
Good Times
This older brother of Jackie Robinson won a silver medal in the 1936 Olympics - coming in second to Jesse Owens
Matthew Robinson
She started college at age 15 studying political science at the University of Denver, later she became the 66th US Secretary of State from 2005 -2009
Condoleezza Rice
The NAACP was founded in this year
1909
This Jazz musician nickname was simply "Bird"
Charlie Parker
She was the first African American to win an Academy Award
Hattie McDaniel - 1939
She became the first black woman millionaire and invented hair care products for black women?
Madame C.J. Walker
This New York City born woman became the first black woman to be elected into Congress seven terms and the first Black major-party presidential candidate back in 1972
Shirley Chisholm
He was considered the inspiration for the Lone Ranger as a law enforcement officer he arrested more than 3,000 people
Bass Reeves
Who was the first African American to win a grammy?
Singer Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie the bandleader. They both won awards on May 4, 1959
He was Disneys first African America Animator and even worked with Walt, though the years he has worked at a range of Animation house like Walt Disney Studios, Hanna-Barbera and Pixar. He even has a documentary celebrating his life "__________:An Animated Life"
Floyd Norman
John Baptiste Pointe DuSable is credited as the "Founder of WHAT city"
Chicago