Whose Line Is It? (Womenâs Black History Quotes)
A famous singer said: âIâm not bossy. Iâm the bossâ
Who is BeyoncĂ©?đ đ
This doctor and astronaut became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?
When you ask for Mcdonaldâs your mom says: âDo you have ____?â
What is McDonald's money?
This Howard University alum became the first Black woman Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This civil rights icon refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
An influential black woman said: âThink like a queen. A queen is not afraid to failâ
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This chemist developed the first successful treatment for leprosy using chaulmoogra oil but died before receiving credit for her discovery.
Who is Alice Ball?
What does your mom say when you play with her too much?
What is âIâm not one of your little friends.â
Who was the first Black woman to achieve the âTriple crown of actingâ (Oscar, Emmy, and Tony Awards)
Who is Viola Davis?
This woman built the "Underground Railroad" network, rescuing hundreds of enslaved people, and served as a spy and nurse for the Union Army.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
An influential Black woman said: âWhen they go low, we go high.â
Who is Michelle Obama?
This mathematicianâs work on GPS satellite technology helped develop the hidden figures behind the navigation system you use every day.
Who is Gladys West?
What does your mom say when you donât fix your attitude?
What is âFix your face before I fix it for you.â
This legendary filmmaker and actor graduated from Howard University before creating the Madea film franchise and building a major entertainment studio.
Who is Tyler Perry?
This Mississippi sharecropper was beaten, jailed, and shot at for registering Black voters â and still showed up to the 1964 Democratic National Convention to testify.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
What actor from black panther said "What I've learned for myself is that I don't have to be anybody else and that myself is good enough."
Who is Lupita Nyong'o?
This biological researcher became the first Black woman to earn a PhD from MITâs biology department and later pioneered work in sickle cell disease.
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
What does your mom say when youâre confused?
What is âIf you can huh, you can hear?â
This Howard University alum wrote âTheir Eyes Were Watching Godâ and became a cornerstone of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
What Black woman was critical in early U.S. space missions as well as helped the Apollo 11 safely on the moon?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
What famous entrepreneur said âI had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it!â
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This entrepreneur founded a successful line of hair-care products and became one of the first Black women in the United States to become a millionaire through her own business, Poro Products.
Who is Annie Turnbo Malone?
What does your mom say when you're acting out?
What is âI brought you into this world, and I can take you out.â
This Bennett College alum became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in mathematics from an American university.
Who is Euphemia Lofton Haynes?
This 15 year old refused to give up her bus seat BEFORE Rosa Parks but was not recognized as the face of the movement due to her young age (15), working-class background, and later pregnancy.
Who is Claudette Colvin?