Dinners
The icing on this cake combines shredded coconut and pecans?
German chocolate cake
She sang gospel before Chain chain chain and was known as the
The Queen of Soul
She ran for president, she represented Brooklyn, NY in Congress for seven terms, 1969 to 1983
Shirley Chisholm
She grew up in North Michigan Park DC, earned her Master’s degree in Public Policy from American University and became the second female mayor elected in Washington, DC.
Muriel Bowser
A premier American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader born 1899 in Washington DC
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy ellington ii
What meat did Mama commonly cook for the New Year?
Pork (a variety)
Nine students who integrated a HS in 1957 were named
The Little Rock Nine
Born in 1879, she was young when she moved to Washington, D.C. with her formerly enslaved mother, she has a street named after her in NE DC
Nannie Helen Burroughs
She’s born in Washington DC, shes a congressional delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives for the District of Columbia since 1991
Elenor Holmes Norton
The HS in DC focuses on the ARTS and is named for
Duke Ellington whose real is Edward Kennedy Ellington
A side dish commony served alongside baked ham and green beans
Potato salad
She is most famous for her historic 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert with the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, she was a contralto and civil rights icon
Mirian Anderson
This civil rights leader has a star on Hollywood’s walk of fame, her actions also sparked a year long bus boycott
Rosa Parks
She was born and raised in DC, attended Howard University and became the 1st female Mayor of Washington, DC from January 2, 1991 – January 2, 1995
Sharon Pratt Kelly
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Name two DC landmarks named to honor a Kennedy (past and current)
RFK Stadium and The Kennedy Center
What fried bread became a staple in Southern Black American cuisine used to stretch limited rations
Hot Water Cornbread
In 2009, the 1900 block of 7th Street NW, in Washington, D.C., between Florida Avenue and T Street, was renamed to honor of which DC musician
Chuck Brown Way - Chuck Brown
A 2016 a movie about the Untold Story of these 4 Black Women Who worked at NASA, name the movie
Hidden Figures
She has helped lead the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center where youth in Washington, DC can learn about tennis
Cora Masters Barry
He was elected as the 1st Mayor of Washington DC since Reconstruction, sworn in by Justice Thurgood Marshall on January 2, 1975
Walter E. Washington
What vegetable needs several washings before cooking for Sunday dinner
Collard greens
World renowned 🎺 trumpet player out of New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
Who is the author of the book Phenomenal Woman
Maya Angelou
She wants every customer to feel at home, you can begin to see why Martin Luther King, Jr. chose to spend many of his DC lunchtimes at her restaurant that’s been around for more than 65 years…. Name the restaurant
BEN’s Chili Bowl
She attended Howard University. In 1968, she began singing professionally performed regularly at Mr. Henry's Restaurant, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Roberta Flack