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She recently made history as the first Black female nominated for the Supreme Court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Appointed by George W. Bush in 2005, this former Secretary of State has returned to Stanford University to lead the Hoover Institution
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
After being nominated for Best Supporting Actor twice, Denzel Washington scored his first (of 7 to date) Best Actor nominations for this historical role
What is Malcolm X?
With 23, she tops the list of players with the most Grand Slam wins in the Open Era
Who is Serena Williams?
Informally known as Beyonce & Them, this girl group first charted in 1997 with the single "No, No, No"
Who is Destiny's Child?
Before joining the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall argued several cases in front of them - including this landmark one that deemed segregation in public schools as unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Edward R. Dudley, the first African-American appointed as an ambassador in 1949, was based in this country's capital of Monrovia
What is Liberia?
He was the first African-American - and youngest person ever - to be nominated for Best Director in 1991
Who was John Singleton?
Before he became a star on the silver screen, he reigned supreme on the mat as the WWE's first Black champion in 1998
Who is The Rock?
Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and Paul Robeson are just a few icons that came out of this early 1900's cultural collective
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
Benjamin Hooks was an ordained minister and practicing attorney in Tennessee before leading this civil rights organization from 1977 to 1992
What is the NAACP?
On February 14, 2022, the embassy and consulates in this South American country raised the Black Lives Matter flag to commemorate Black History Month and the birthday of Frederick Douglass
What is Brazil?
In 2006, she was the youngest African-American to win an Academy Award for her role as Effie White
Who is Jennifer Hudson?
Not only was he the first heavyweight boxing champion, he was also one of the first to secure lucrative product endorsement deals
Who was Jack Johnson?
This is the colloquial term for the National Pan-Hellenic Council
What is the Divine Nine?
Also a civil rights activist and professor, this attorney used a legal lens to examine racism in multiple articles and books including Faces At the Bottom of the Well and Afrolantica Legacies
Who is Derrick Bell?
This statesman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950 for his work in Arab-Israeli conflict resolution
Who is Ralph Bunche?
Halle Berry is the only African-American to win Best Actress but this Carmen Jones star paved the way with her historical nomination in 1954
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
People may argue whether MJ or LeBron are the GOAT, but with 11 NBA championship rings, it's hard not to include this superstar in the conversation
Who is Bill Russell?
In the 1998 TV mini series about this legendary Motown group, Leon (as David Ruffin) famously said, "Ain't nobody coming to see you Otis"
Who are The Temptations?
After becoming the first Black woman to earn a PhD in the US in 1921, this superwoman turned around and became the first Black woman admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1927
Who is Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander?
In 1977 Carolyn R. Payton became the first African-American and first female to lead this volunteer program whose mission is to provide international social and economic development assistance
What is the Peace Corps?
In 2020, Jon Batiste's work on this animated movie's Original Score earned him an Oscar
What is Soul?
Simone Manuel was the first to win gold, but this Afro-Latina was the first African-American swimmer to win an Olympic medal after she set American & world records
Who is Maritza Correia?
We were introduced to the Flossy Posse in this 2017 film
What is Girls Trip?