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Who was the first Black heavyweight boxing champion?
Jack Johnson
Who was the first Black player in the NBA?
Earl Lloyd
Who won 23 Grand Slam tennis titles?
Serena Williams
Who was the first Black Oscar-winning actor?
Sidney Poitier
Who was the first Black NFL quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
Doug Williams
Who was the first Black coach to win an NBA championship?
Bill Russell (1968, Boston Celtics)
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier (Lilies of the Field, 1963)
Who was the first Black player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Jackie Robinson
Which African American gymnast became the first to win the all-around Olympic gold medal?
Gabby Douglas (2012)
Who was the first Black woman to win the Best Actress Oscar?
Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball, 2002)
Who was the first African American to host a nationally syndicated TV show?
Nat King Cole
Who was the first Black American to win an Olympic decathlon gold medal?
Rafer Johnson
Who was the first Black country music star to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Charley Pride
Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé (2018)
Who was the first Black artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year?
Stevie Wonder (Innervisions, 1974)
Who was the first Black director to win the Academy Award for Best Director?
No Black director has won yet, but John Singleton was the first nominated (Boyz n the Hood, 1991)
Who was the first Black woman to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?
Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder, 2015)
Who was the first African American coach to win a Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy (2007, Indianapolis Colts)
Who was the first Black model to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine?
Beverly Johnson (1974)
Who was the first African American to play professional golf in the PGA Tour?
Charlie Sifford
Who was the first African American woman to win a singles title at Wimbledon?
Althea Gibson
Who was the first Black woman to have a No. 1 country music hit?
Linda Martell
Who was the first Black WWE Champion?
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
Who was the first Black actress to star in her own TV drama series?
Diahann Carroll (Julia, 1968)
Who was the first African American recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes?
Sidney Poitier