History
First African American Woman to go to space.
Mae Carol Jemison
Finish This Lyric:
“It was all a dream..”
“I used to read Word Up! Magazine…”
He is considered the “Peanut Man”
George Washington Carver
First Black Major League Baseball Player
Jackie Robinson
What is the name of Spike Lee's first film?
She's Gotta Have It
A popular movie and an activist group
Black Panther
What does the erm R&B music represent? This term was first used by Billboard Magazine in the late 1940's
Rhythm and Blues
Name of foods that “nourish the soul”
Soul Food
Together they have won 23 Grand Slam Singles & dominate women’s tennis.
Venus Williams & Serena Williams
Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans, Rosie Perez, Jennifer Lopez, and Jamie Foxx got their start on this show.
In Living Color
Who was TV's first African American late-night talk show host?
Arsenio Hall
This artist received over 600 awards in her career
Whitney Houston
This person is most notable for their cookies
Famous Amos
Who was the first African American tennis player to compete at Wimbledon in 1951?
Althea Gibson
Who is the highest paid Black Actress in TV History?
Angela Bassett
Who wrote the Black National Anthem, Lift Every Voice and Sing?
James Weldon Johnson
What was the first major Black-owned record label?
Black Swan Records
Alfred L. Cralle created this to scoop a tasty treat.
Ice Cream Scooper
Which athlete holds the record for the most career home runs?
Barry Bonds
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
What year did Robert L. Johnson and Sheila Johnson launch the first network catered toward African-Americans?
1980
How many brothers were first in the Isley Brothers?
Robert Rillieux created a method of refining what?
Sugar
This athlete was the first African American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Game.
Wilma Rudolph
What was the first movie to have an all-Black cast?
Hallelujah (1929)