Black Fashion and Beauty
This supermodel was the first Black supermodel to be a Victoria’s Secret model. She also created, produced, and hosted the TV hit “America’s Next Top Model”
Who is Tyra Banks?
He became the first Black President of South Africa in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 1954 Supreme Court decision declared school segregation unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
She invented the modern home security system.
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
The movement in 1920s and 1930s that celebrated Black art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This singer turned business mogul founded Fenty Beauty, an inclusive makeup brand with over 40 shades of foundation.
Who is Rihanna?
He became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in 1967.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This amendment, ratified in 1870, granted Black men the right to vote.
What is the 15th Amendment?
He developed hundreds of agricultural products using peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The actor who portrayed the roles of Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and Thurgood Marshall on film.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This fashion designer became the first Black artistic director of Louis Vuitton menswear in 2018.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
She was the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
This organization, founded in 1909, has long used legal strategy to challenge racial discrimination.
What is the NAACP?
He invented the three-light traffic signal in 1923.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
First Black EGOT winner.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
With their 2018 hit “Drip Too Hard”, these American rappers popularized the word “drip” to describe impressive/stylish/expensive apparel (One answer is acceptable).
Who is Gunna? or Who is Lil Baby?
He was known for founding the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
In what year did Juneteenth become a U.S. federal holiday?
What is 2021?
He created automatic elevator doors in 1887.
Who is Alexander Miles?
Jay-Z’s entertainment company that produces the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime show.
What is Roc Nation?
This model was the first Black model to walk a major runway in the US, making her debut in 1966.
Who is Naomi Sims?
She became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This 1963 event featured the “I Have a Dream” speech.
What is the March on Washington?
He created the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
The American cable network and media group designed to target Black audiences.
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?