Name a movie Will Smith was in.
Men in Black, Bad Boys, Independence Day, Spy, Shark Tales, Hancock, I am Lengend
Who was one of the 1st Black Millionaires?
Robert Johnson, Oprah Winfey or Michael Jordan
She was an early pioneer of laser cataract surgery.
Patricia Bath
Who was the first African American in professional baseball?
Jackie Robinson
She is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Madam C.J. Walker
Who inspired the Montgomery bus boycott?
Rosa Parks
Why is Mae Jemison important?
She was an engineer, doctor and NASA astronaut! She was the first African-American woman to travel to space
He was an American inventor and patent draftsman for the patents of the incandescent light bulb
Lewis Latimer
Born in 1918 she was a mathematician who worked for NASA. Her calculations of orbital mechanics helped early U.S. crewed spaceflights
Katherine Johnson
What did Lewis Latimer have patents for?
He was an American inventor and patent draftsman for the patents of the incandescent light bulb
Is Titus Kaphar an inventor, doctor, artist or scientist?
artist
He is an American painter whose work reconfigures and regenerates art history to include the African-American subject
Titus Kaphar
He is the only actor to gross $100 million domestically with eight movies in a row
Will Smith
Who was the first African American to be elected to the US Senate?
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Name something Garrett Morgan invented.
traffic light, sewing machine, hair-straightening product, breathing device
Who was the first Black player in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd
Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
He is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.
Who was the first Black man to become a lawyer & uncle to Langston Hughes??
John Mercer Langston
What did George Washington Carver discover?
He was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
What was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
He is an American astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator.
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Born in 1877 and only having an elementary education, he invented the traffic light and a hair-straightening product
Garrett Morgan
What is Shawn Carter's stage name?
Jay Z
Who participated in the Nashville sit-ins, lead the Montgomery marches & lead the incident known as Bloody Sunday?
John Lewis
This famous doctor opened the first hospital with an integrated staff (which means both black and white nurses and doctors worked there)
Daniel Hale Williams
Who was the first World Heavy Weight Boxing Champion?
Jack Johnson
Who was the first Black woman to run for president and first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives?
Shirley Chisholm
Who wrote "Thank You Ma'am"?
Langston Hughes
Born in 1956, she was an engineer, doctor and NASA astronaut! She was the first African-American woman to travel to space
Mae Jemison
Who did Katherine Johnson work for?
NASA
Who as the first Black female US Vice President?
Kamala Harris
What is Mary Eliza Mahoney known for?
She was the first African-American in the US to earn a professional nursing license
What did Daniel Hale Williams accomplish?
This famous doctor opened the first hospital with an integrated staff and The first African American cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart
What was Louis Armstrong known for?
Jazz Music
What is Patricia Bath known for?
Laser cataract surgery
He was an American artist with Haitian and Puerto Rican roots.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Born in 1845 she was the first African-American in the US to earn a professional nursing license
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Who was the first African American to win a Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
What is Jean-Michel Basquiat famous for?
art
She's won 24 Grammys, dabbled in acting, producing, and directing, and launched an activewear collection.
Beyonce
One of the most influential Jazz musicicans of all time, he helped to make Jazz music popular across the U.S. and the world
Louis Armstrong
Name one thing Madam C.J. Walker invented.
Black hair products, shampoo, pomade,
He grew up as Shawn Carter in the projects of Brooklyn, New York. He's one of the greatest rappers of all time, he's worth 610 Million Dollars. He's married to Beyonce
Jay Z
Who started Negro History week which turned into Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
He was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
George Washington Carver
Who was the first Black president of the US?
Barack Obama
Name one song by Beyonce.
Single Ladies, Crazy in Love, Irreplaceable, Si yo fuera un Chico, etc.