Black History Month- Key Figures

The first African American president of the USA who was elected in 2008

She made history as the first female, African American, & Southeast Asian vice president elected to office

Titled the Queen of Soul, she has won 18 Grammys & is the first female inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

A leader of the Harlem Renaissance, he wrote countless poems, novels, plays, and more

Track and field star who took home four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics

First African American woman to write bestselling nonfiction- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

The first Black woman who was a self-made millionaire by inventing a line of hair products for African-American women

Nicknamed the Black Mamba, he won five titles as a Los Angeles Lakers and a member of the US Olympic basketball team

She became the first black female host of a nationally broadcasted daily talk show

Who is this? *Hint* He was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball

Famous Jazz musician  is career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s,

 In 1968; First African American to run for president.