Black History and Entertainment

Who was the first Black performer on TV?

• Ethel Waters

• Jean Wilson

• Beyonce

• Oprah

First African-American man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field in 1964.

• Denzel Washington

• Sidney Poitier

• Samuel L Jackson

• Morgan Freeman

Became the first African-American woman, and first woman, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

• Beyonce

• Betty Davis

• Merry Clayton

• Aretha Franklin

Became the first African-American woman to win the ASCAP Pop Music Songwriter of the Year award in 2001.

• Beyonce

• Alicia Keys

• Lauryn Hill

• India Arie

First African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.

• Viola Davis

• Lauren London

• Halle Berry

• Kerry Washington

In 2009, Disney finally gave us the first ever African-American animated Disney princess! Who is she?

• Jasmine

• Moana

• Merida

• Tiana

__________nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He is among the most influential figures in jazz.

• Louis Armstrong

• James Brown

• Jimi Hendrix

• Ray Charles

was once the world's only black billionaire, and the greatest black philanthropist in U.S. history

• Oprah Winfrey

• Rihanna

• Serena Williams

• Beyonce

Who wrote the famous song "Say it Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?

• James Brown

• Ray Charles

• Will Smith

• M.C. Hammer

who was the first African American actor to receive two Academy Awards

• Chadwick Bosman

• Donald Glover

• Will Smith

• Denzel Washington