Misc.
What was the first county to abolish slavery?
The republic of Haiti
Who was the founding president of the Long Island Black Bar Association?
What is the name of Oprah Winfrey's TV production company?
A Harpo
What is the name of the first black church on Long Island?
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of Copiague
The Roaring Twenties introduced an unprecedented outpouring of black art, literature and music. What was this period known as?
Harlem Renaissance
The term “jumping the broom" refers to what?
A Wedding ceremony
Who was the first black woman elected to the United States Congress?
Shirley Anita Chisholm
Starting with $1.50 in cash, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?
Educational and Industrial Training School for Negro Girls
Who wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
A James Weldon Johnson
Who was the first black Suffolk County District Court Judge?
Justice Marquette Floyd
Who was the principal at Tuskegee Institute who recruited and hired George Washington Carver?
Booker T. Washington
What Harlem theater is a showcase for African American talent?
The Apollo
Who was the director of black panther?
Ryan Coogler
Dorothy Height was the president of what organization?
A National Council of Negro Women
What is the stage name of female rapper Dana Owens?
A Queen Latifah