Game Changers
Known for breaking Babe Ruth's all home run record. in 1982, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his famous 755 total home runs.
Who is Hank "Hammer" Louis Aaron?
He pioneered the genre of soul music. He was blinded as a kid during childhood.
Who is Ray Charles?
Studied at Howard University. Played a major role in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
First African American First Lady ever of the United States.
Who is Michelle Obama?
The youngest judge to be appointed or elected in the US history at age of 25.
Who is Jasmine Twitty?
First African American to play in the Major League Baseball in the modern era.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
An American trumpeter, composer, vocalist, and actor who was an influential figure in jazz music.
"Hello Dolly!"
Who is Louis Armstrong?
An American actor, director, and narrator. He is known for his distinctive deep voice.
Who is Morgan Freeman?
An escaped slave who turned into an activist. He was a leader in the abolitionist movement.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
First black woman in the United States to earn a Ph.D in chemistry
Who is Marie Maynard Daly?
First team in NCAA history to start five black players in an NCAA tournament game.
Who are the Texas Western Miners basketball team?
An opera singer who received a full scholarship to Juilliard School of Music. She went to sing with a black opera group, "Four Saints & Three Acts".
Who is Leontyne Price?
She began her career as a model and was a runner up in the Miss USA pageant. She also won an Oscar.
Who is Halle Berry?
An American politician and civil rights advocate who served in the United States House of Representatives.
Who is Elijah Eugene Cummings?
An American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. First black woman to travel into space.
Who is Mae Carol Jemison?
A long jumper and runner who set a world record in long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin.
Who is Jesse Owens?
West Coast Rapper who's musical talents lead him to a better life.
An American and British actor and playwright. One of 33 to be honored at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Who is Frederick Aldridge?
He organized registration for Black voters and investigated black crimes. He helped James Meredith to become the first black student at University of Mississippi.
Who is Medgar Evers?
The first African American child to desecrate the all white William Frantz Elementary school in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Nell Bridges?
American tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles title. Only black man to win a title at Wimbledon, the US Open and Australian Open.
Who is Arthur Robert Ashe Jr.?
He denounced gun violence through his music and influence. He give "giving solutions and inspiration" to young black men like himself.
Who is Nipsey Hustle?
An actress and producer that started her career on Broadway. First black woman to win an Emmy and two Tony Awards.
Who is Viola Davis?
The first black woman to be elected into congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Opened her own flying school after being rejected due to race. The Coffey School of Aeronautics was the first black owned flying school.
Who is Willa Brown?