History
After a trip to Mecca in 1964, this Muslim leader changed his name to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Who was he?
Malcom X
Established in 1881, what college holds the distinction of being America's oldest historically black college for women?
Spelman College
The first African American in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
inventions include hundreds of products, including more than 300 from peanuts
George Washington Carver
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You, ”The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance with Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
In what state did Nat Turner lead a slave revolt that killed 55 white people?
Virginia
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbledon and other major tennis tournaments. Name them.
Venus and Serena Williams
created specialized hair products for African American hair care and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Madam C.J Walker
Music historians refer to this type of music as the first Black American music
Spirituals
Where was the first "sit-in" at a segregated lunch counter?
Greensboro, North Carolina
After over forty years, who became the second black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Denzel Washington
At the age of 24, this golfer won the 82nd PGA Championship, beating Bob May in a three-hole playoff at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on August 20, 2000. Name him.
Tiger Woods
Who created The Three-Light Traffic Light
Garrett Morgan in 1923
The first African American to be played on MTV
Michael Jackson
What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth?
YMCA
Who directed an award-winning documentary about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina and ways in which the storm's aftermath affected African-Americans?
Spike Lee
Julius Erving played in the NBA for the 76ers in 1976 until he retired. For what ABA team did he play?
Virginia Squires
American inventor and engineer who holds more than 120 patents. He is the inventor of the Super Soaker water gun,
Lonnie Johnson
What term refers generally to the artistic and socio-cultural awakening among black people in the 1920s and early 1930s?
Harlem Renaissance
Who was the first black born in colonial America at Jamestown, Virginia?
William Tucker
He started the "Back to Africa Movement",and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica .
Marcus Garvey
The first African American to win a Super Bowl
Doug Williams
American inventor and patent draftsman for the lightbulb and telephone.
Lewis Howard Latimer
What producer/songwriter originated the New Jack Swing?
Teddy Riley