Love & Marriage (Famous Couples) Flashcards
This couple consists of a Somali-born model/actress and one of the greatest Rockstars of all time
Iman and David Bowie
This couple met on the Broadway Stage, where they starred in countless plays together and separately. They were married in 1948
Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis
One half of this couple became the first African American woman to star in major roles at the American Shakespeare Festival
Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis
In 1995, this couple was awarded the National Medal of Arts and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2004
Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis
This couple wrote the book Friends: A Love Story, that chronicles their story about healthy relationships
Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett
This couple are U.S. Ambassadors for UNICEF
Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett
They live in Southern California with their twins Bronwyn Golden and Slater Josiah
Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett
The husband of this couple is an Ambassador for the Boys & Girls Club of America
Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett
These music moguls are one of America’s wealthiest couples
Jay Z & Beyonce
This couple made tremendous strides in the Pan Africanist movement and community development in the Caribbean and West Africa
Marcus Garvey & Amy Ashwood Garvey
This couple are both accomplished actors and producers, with over 30 years in the industry
Julius Tennon & Viola Davis
This couple created a newsletter that gave birth to Black Enterprise magazine in 1970
Earl and Barbara Graves
This couple created WJSFF, a non-profit organization to improve lives and uplift humanity
Will & Jada Pinkett Smith
After successful Wall Street careers, this couple launched a company that became the nation’s leading minority-owned investment bank, specializing in municipal and corporate finance
Bernard and Valerie Beal
This couple co-founded Black Entertainment Television (BET) in 1979
Robert and Sheila Johnson
This couple sold Fuller hair care products door-to-door and Brooklyn New York, before settling in Greensboro, NC
Joe and Eunice Dudley
This couple is best known as one of America’s most successful entrepreneurial couples, owning 17 McDonald’s restaurants
Reggie and Rene Webb
This couple created JuVee Productions, a production company that strives to put an emphasis on producing stories stemming from diverse backgrounds
Viola Davis & Julius Tennon
He is the first hip hop artist to become a billionaire and she is #51 on the Forbes 2019 list of America’s most successful self-made women
Jay Z & Beyonce
He is an actor, rapper and film producer. She is an actor, producer, model, author, and singer-songwriter
Will & Jada Pinkett Smith
With the goal of liberating Jamaica, this couple founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Kingston in 1914
Marcus & Amy Ashwood Garvey
This couple co-founded a holding company that is a $25.5 million dollar media empire that encompasses publishing, digital, and events arms, including the Entrepreneurs Summit, Golf & Tennis Challenge, and Women of Power Summit
Earl & Barbara Graves
This couple’s company managed municipal financings totaling in excess of $400 billion at the peak, and served as financial advisor on over 60 financings worth in excess of $7 billion
Bernard and Valerie Beal
This couple became business owners to provide a legacy for future generations. Their legacy was passed to their kids, Karim & Kiana, are also franchise restaurant owners
Reggie & Rene Webb
This couple manufactured and sold their own hair care product line (started in 1967), marketing their products directly to salons rather than retailers
Joe & Eunice Dudley
This couple’s company was among the first Black-controlled companies to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1991
Robert & Sheila Johnson
Today, although divorced, this couple is ranked among the wealthiest African Americans in America
Robert & Sheila Johnson
By 1975, this enterprising couple had a sales force of more than 400, a beauty school, and a chain of beauty supply stores
Joe & Eunice Dudley
