Civil Rights & Activism
Who was known as the “Moses of her people” for helping enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
Which NASA mathematician helped calculate flight paths for the Apollo missions?
Katherine Johnson
Which Caribbean-born global superstar founded the beauty brand Fenty Beauty?
Rihanna
Which gymnast is the most decorated gymnast in World Championship history?
Simone Biles
Which actress created and starred in the HBO series Insecure?
Issa Rae
Who was the first Black woman to run for President of the United States?
Shirley Chisholm
Whose cancer cells were taken without consent and became the famous HeLa cell line?
Henrietta Lacks
Who was America’s first self-made female millionaire?
Madam Cj Walker
Which tennis legend has 23 Grand Slam singles titles?
Serena Williams
Which TV producer created hit shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal?
Shonda Rimes
Who was the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans?
Ruby Bridges
Who became the first Black woman to earn a PhD in chemistry in the U.S.?
Marie Maynard Daly
Who founded the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)?
Oprah Winfrey
Which WNBA MVP plays for the Las Vegas Aces?
A'ja Wilson
Which actress played Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series and is a human rights activist?
Emma Watson
Which journalist fought against lynching in the 1800s?
Ida B Wells
Which mathematician contributed to the development of GPS technology?
Gladys West
Who is the first female Vice President of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Which track and field legend set world records in the 100m and 200m in 1988 that still stand today?
Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo Jo)
Which singer released the hit song “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)”?
Beyoncé
Which activist and former Black Panther member later became a political exile in Cuba?
Assata Shakur
Who invented the first home security system with a camera and remote monitoring in 1966?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Who was the first woman nominated for President by a major U.S. political party?
Hillary Clinton
Which American track star won Olympic gold in the 400m hurdles and has broken the world record multiple times?
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Who was the first woman of color to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry