Stars of Purple Friday
The name of the first Muslim-American Female Superhero in the Marvel Universe
Ms. Marvel
The celebration of the end of slavery in the united states
Juneteenth
Civil Rights Movement leader Rosa Parks was from this Michigan City
Detroit
A recording company founded by Barry Gordy in 1959 that became one of the most influential record companies and black owned businesses in American history.
Motown
Studied Shakespearian Literature at Oxford University
Marcus
Betty Reid soskin, a 100 year old _____ (pre-retirement) who worked with the NPS on a grant funded by PG&E to uncover untold stories of African Americans on the Home Front during WWII
Park Ranger
This 1921 event destroyed a thriving African American Neighborhood and Business District known as "Black Wall Street"
Tulsa Massacre
Michigan is fortunate to have the largest percentage of this racial minority population in the united states
Arab-Americans
This "material girl" was born in Bay City, Michigan
Madonna
Learned how to ride a motorcycle as a teen
Kim
Inventor of the first home security system
Marie Van Brittan Brown
A police raid on this gay bar in New York City prompted protesting from the LGBTQIA+ community demanding decriminalization of homosexuality
Stonewall
"The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History", one of the world's largest African-American history museums, is located in this city.
Detroit
This famous Mexican-American artist is most well known for painting a mural depicting the Detroit automotive industry
Diego Rivera
Was an extra in the movie "Whip It" starring Drew Barrymore
Tameika
She invented the illusion transmitter & was responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA's Landsat program
Valerie Thomas
This convention held in 1848 in New York launched the women's suffrage movement in the United States
Seneca Falls
Mishigami, a word from the ____ tribe, is the origin of our state's name
Chippewa
This Detroit based singer was a member of The Supremes before having a solo career
Diana Ross
Was born in Canada
Kristina
First Programmer of the Harvard MarkI computer
Grace Hopper
This west coast location was the major entry point for thousands of Asian immigrants during the late 1800's
Angel Island
Michigan Medicine's Associate Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion? (hint, he's also an Otolaryngology doctor)
Dr. David Brown
This late 90's/early 2000's Detroit rock band's music can often be heard at tiger's stadium
The White Stripes
Former Cellist
Kelly Saran