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Three rappers from Brooklyn, New York
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Who is...
Jay Z, Mos Def, Lil Kim, Biggie Smalls, Pop Smoke, Bobby Shmurda, J.I., Fivio Foreign, Sheff G, 22Gz, Tekashi69
Granted the patent in 1821 for his novel method of dry cleaning, this gentleman has the distinction of being the first African-American patent-holder in history
Who is...
Thomas L. Jennings
Setting of "Everybody Hates Chris"
Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn (NY)
On March 2, 1955, this girl was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
Who is...
Claudette Colvin
Two African countries that have never been colonized
What is...
Liberia & Ethopia
The guitarist who performed the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock
Who is...
Jimi Hendrix
What is...
the ironing board
Little brother of K.C. Cooper from KC Undercover
Who is...
Ernie Cooper
The Little Rock Nine, a group of nine black students who enrolled at formerly all-white Central High School, resided in this state during 1957.
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Arkansas
Langston Hughes wrote this 1922 poem in which a mother is speaking to her son about her life, by describing it "ain't been no crystal stair"
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Mother To Son
This Michael Jackson album was the best selling album of all time before being surpassed by The Eagles' greatest hits album
What is... Thriller
The first African American woman to receive a doctorate degree in zoology.
Who is...
Roger Arliner Young
What is..
A pastor
The only effective, sustained slave rebellion in U.S. history.
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
The HBCU Oprah Winfrey attended
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Tennessee State University
This Detroit music group released the hit song "My Girl" in 1965
Who is...
The Temptations
Graduating from Harvard University in 1980, this well-known Black physicist is known for his show, Startalk, and for being close friends with scientist, Bill Nye.
Who is...
Neil Degrasse Tyson
University of Southern California film graduate, Ryan Coogler directed this movie, the highest-grossing superhero movie in the U.S.
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Black Panther
Brown v Board of Education reversed this 1896 Supreme Court case that ruled as long as segregated facilities were equal in quality, African-Americans could be served separately from the white population.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
Rachel Renée Russell wrote this book series that follows a teenage girl named Nikki Maxwell
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Dork Diaries
Recite the first four lines of the Black National Anthem
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Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring,
Ring with the harmonies of liberty;
Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies,
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea
At the age of 33, this young woman became the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
Who is...
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Robert L. Johnson saw an opportunity to reach African American audiences through this cable TV channel
What is...
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
This political scientist received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel. He was also the first Black person to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is...
Ralph Bunche
List the rights the Miranda Rights protects
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1.) You have the right to remain silent. (Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.)
2.) You have the right to an attorney. (If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to you)