African American Celebrities
What black singer won 6 Grammy awards in 2010 the most wins in a single night by a female in the history of the awards show?
Beyonce
This is one of the most famous Supreme Court civil rights cases and resulted in a landmark decision against school segregation.
BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION (1954)
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
Gymnastics
Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955 to 1956?
Rosa Parks
Starred in Space Jam as himself
Michael Johnson
This Supreme Court case in 1962 resulted in prohibiting the racial segregation of interstate and intrastate transportation.
BAILEY VS. PATTERSON
Has been number one in singles tennis?
Serena Williams
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
Alabama Church Bombing
Who played Uncle Phil in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air?
James Avery
In 1978, the Supreme Court ruled in this case that racial quota systems for college admissions were unconstitutional.
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA VS. BAKKE (1978)
Who was the first Black golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament?
Tiger Woods
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first African American female to win an Oscar for a supporting actress role?
Hattie McDaniel from Gone With the Wind
In this case, in 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racially restrictive covenants—promises in property deeds not to sell homes to ‘non-whites’ were unenforceable in a court of law.
SHELLEY VS. KRAEMER (1948)
Which former Boston Celtic Center was voted the NBA's MVP four times?
Bill Russell
What was the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
What African American actor has been most nominated for an Oscar?
Denzel Washington
This Supreme Court case in 1986 established that jurors could not be removed from a trial solely because of their race.
BATSON VS. KENTUCKY (1986)
Who played 20 years with the LA Lakers?
Kobe Bryant
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Malcolm X