WDYK 100 Influential Black Americans

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Black History education starts here! Experience the compelling life stories and view outstanding videos for 100 of the most influential African Americans in history, all in the palm of your hand. Dont wait for Black History Month, heres your opportunity to become better acquainted with the artists, activists, political thinkers, sports figures and entertainers who have played significant roles in shaping the African American experience.

Check out these innovative, video-enhanced flashcards and create your own personal stack of favorites for further study or review. A quiz feature tests your knowledge about the accomplishments of these inspirational and sometimes controversial figures. Organize lists alphabetically, chronologically, or by field of endeavor. Full-length informative biographies are provided for every entry. Each biography is exclusive.

Best of all; enjoy archival and educational videos carefully selected by educational experts that reflect the best available on YouTube, without exiting the application.

See and hear inspiring leaders, achievers and artists such as James Farmer, Alice Walker, Miles Davis, and 97 others. See who made the list! Do you agree or disagree? Share your thoughts by reviewing this essential black history app.

This app is free while we continue to perfect it. Look for upgrades and new titles in the WDYK (What Do You Know) Series.

100 Influential Black Americans

Hank Aaron
Ralph Abernathy
Alvin Ailey
Muhammad Ali
Richard Allen
Marian Anderson
Maya Angelou
Louis Armstrong
Arthur Ashe
James Baldwin
Benjamin Banneker
Amiri Baraka
William "Count" Basie
Mary McLeod Bethune
Julian Bond
Ed Bradley
Carol Moseley Braun
Edward W. Brooke
Gwendolyn Brooks
Blanche K. Bruce
Ralph J Bunche
Cab Calloway
Stokely Carmichael
George Washington Carver
Wilt Chamberlain
Ray Charles
Shirley Chisholm
Jewel Plummer Cobb
John Coltrane
Bill Cosby
Angela Davis
Miles Davis
Benjamin Oliver Davis, Jr.
Frederick Douglass
Dr. Dre
Charles Drew
W. E. B. Du Bois
Joycelyn Elders
Duke Ellington
Ralph Ellison
Medgar Evers
James Farmer, Jr.
Ella Fitzgerald
Marcus Garvey
Whoopi Goldberg
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Frederick D. Gregory
Patricia Roberts Harris
Jimi Hendrix
Matthew Henson
Gregory Hines
Billie Holiday
Lena Horne
Langston Hughes
Zora Hurston
Reggie Jackson
Shirley Ann Jackson
Jesse Jackson, Sr.
Mae C. Jemison
Magic Johnson
James Weldon Johnson
Marion Jones
Quincy Jones
Barbara Jordan
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Ernest Just
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr
Carl Lewis
Joe Louis
Thurgood Marshall
Oscar Micheaux
Toni Morrison
Jelly Roll Morton
Walter Mosley
Elijah Muhammad
Barack Obama
Jesse Owens
Rosa Parks
Colin Powell
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
Richard Pryor
Condoleezza Rice
Paul Robeson
Jackie Robinson
Wilma Rudolph
William Still
Mary E. Church Terrell
Sojourner Truth
Harriet Tubman
Madame C.J. Walker
Alice Walker
Booker T. Washington
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Phillis Wheatley
Oprah Winfrey
Granville T. Woods
Tiger Woods
Richard Wright
Malcolm X
Andrew Young