Arts
What section of New York City became the capital of urban Black American culture?
Harlem
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey
For what type of music was Bob Marley famous?
Reggae
What famous Black American founded the National Rainbow Coalition and Operation PUSH?
Jesse Jackson
This athlete was a running back for the Chicago Bears. He ran 1,852 yards to help the team reach the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. What was his name?
Walter Payton
What type of folk art was seen on the New York subway cars in the 1970s that was a phenomenon among the urban youth?
Graffiti
For what is Wally Amos famous?
Chocolate chip cookies
Portrayed by Diana Ross in the film Lady Sings the Blues, what was the name of the singer whose song “Strange Fruit” became her signature piece?
Billie Holiday
Who founded the first major Black American nationalist movement that called for Blacks to move back to Africa?
Marcus Garvey
Who holds the record for most points scored in a single basketball game (100)?
Wilt Chamberlain
Noted sports editor Edward Clayton was the first editor of what popular magazine?
Jet
In 1991, what became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange?
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
This former beauty queen from Ohio started her career as a model. In 2001 she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. Who is she?
Halle Berry
Where did the “sit-in” movement begin?
Woolworth‟s
She was a forward who scored 47 points in the final game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament in 1993. She led Texas Tech to the national championship. Who is she?
Sheryl Swoopes
Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were innovators of what type of music in the early 1940s?
Bebop
What company‟s popular commercial featured a tape recording of Ella Fitzgerald‟s voice shattering a glass?
Memorex
What was the name of the music and dance television show hosted by Marilyn McCoo?
Solid Gold
Who was recognized as the “First Lady of Civil Rights”?
Fannie Lou Hamer
In 1997 who became the first African American basketball coach at the University of Kentucky?
Orlando "Tubby" Smith
Who wrote the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What famous Black American was a reporter on the CBS television program 60 Minutes
Ed Bradley
Dionne Warwick had numerous hits on the Billboard music charts. Say A Little Prayer and I’ll Never Love This Way Again went gold. She recorded Then Came You with a popular male group and it went gold as well. What is the name of the group?
The Spinners
After Martin Luther King Jr‟s death, who succeeded him as the head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
Ralph Abernathy
What basketball superstar became the first Black American to manage a major league sports team?
Bill Russell