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Which animated Disney movie featured the first Black princess?
Tiana Rogers is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Princess and the Frog (2009).
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Which African-American basketball player became the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft (later went on to become a global)?
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LeBron James was selected first overall in the 2003 National Basketball Association draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and played there until the end of 2009.
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Who had the famous "I have a dream" speech?
I Have a Dream, speech by Martin Luther King, Jr., was delivered in1963, during the March on Washington. A call for equality and freedom, it became one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement and one of the most iconic speeches in American history.
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Who played Black Panther in the Marvel movie?
Chadwick Boseman!
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Who became the first African-American president of the US?
Barack Obama is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
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What iconic song was interpreted by Terry Crews in the "White chicks" movie?
"A thousand miles" by Vanessa Carlton (2002)
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This African-American basketball player is known as "His Airness", leading the Chicago Bulls to 6 championships in the 1990's
Michael Jordan, also known as MJ or His Airness, emerged as a basketball icon, captivating fans worldwide with his exceptional skill and magnetic personality.
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Who was the first African-American first lady?
First Lady Michelle Obama is a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th President, Barack Obama. She is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.
200
What's Beyoncé's nickname?
Queen Bey: This name is a pun that references queen bee, a term used formally to refer to the female leader of a bee colony and informally to refer to a preeminent woman (like Beyoncé).
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The first African-American first lady?
Michelle Obama: she worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating.
300
What celebrity did launch the cosmetics brand "Fenty Beauty"?
Rihanna created Fenty Beauty “so that women everywhere would be included,” focusing on a wide range of traditionally hard-to-match skin tones.
300
Which African- American golfer is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of sport, having won 15 major championships?
Tiger Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and is one of the most famous athletes in modern history.
300
Who was the first African-American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Civil Rights Movement?
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) was an American activist in the civil rights movement, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott, which happened in 1955.
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Who is known as the Queen of Rap?
Nicki Minaj
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Who is the woman with the most Grammys ever won?
Beyoncé made history at the 2023 GRAMMYs by becoming the artist with the most GRAMMY wins — ever: 35.
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What was the name of the first Black-owned newspaper in the US?
1. Freedom's Journal
2. Baltimore Afro-Americano
3.California Eagle
Founded on March 16, 1827 as a four-page weekly newspaper, Freedom's Journal was the first black-owned and operated by African-Americans in the United States.
400
What's Mike Tyson nickname?
Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
400
Who founded the #MeToo movement?
Tarana Burke
400
Viola Davis won an Oscar for which film?
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her film role as suffering mother and wife in the period drama Fences (2016), playing Rose Maxson.
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Who was the first Afro-American woman to win an Oscar, Emma and Tony for leading roles?
Viola Davis
500
Who was the first African-American woman to go into space?
Mae Carol Jemison, a Peace Corps physician, became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
500
How many gold metals did the African-American sprinter Evelyn Ashford win at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics?
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Evelyn Ashford won two gold medals, in 100 meter sprint and in 4*100 meter relay, clocking up a 10.97 in the individual 100m
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Which female Afro-American mathematician calculated the trajectory needed to get the Apollo 11 mission to the moon and back ?
Katherine Johnson
500
In 2000, Dwayne ''The Rock" Johnson became the first wrestler to successfully transition from WWE to lead a major action film franchise. What was the name of the film in which he made his acting debut?
Johnson's motion picture debut was as The Scorpion King in The Mummy Returns (2001). The movie broke a two-year record for the highest-grossing single day in film history by earning $28,594,667.
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Who was the first African-American woman to win a Grammy Award?
1. Whitney Houston
2. Ella Fitzgerald
3. Lauryn Hill
"First Lady of Song" Ella Fitzgerald becomes the first Black woman to win a Grammy at the Recording Academy's inaugural awards show on May 4, 1959.