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What was the original name for Ford Heights?
East Chicago Heights
Who is the first African-American chosen as Miss America?
Vanessa Williams
Who was the first African American to travel in space?
Guion Stewart Bluford
Who was the first African American to win the championship at Wimbledon tennis?
Althea Gibson
Which two male African American athletes won 4 gold medals each in the Olympics?
Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis
Why is Bloom High School considered a National Historic site?
Murals in the entrance-way and the staircase
What does COVID-19 stand for (mean) ?
Coronavirus disease 2019
Who was the first African-American president?
Barack Obama
Who was the youngest boxer to win the Heavyweight title?
Mike Tyson
Who’s the first African American to own a professional sports franchise?
Robert L. Johnson - Founder of BET
What’s the name of the south suburban native that created the show Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy?
Shonda Rimes
What was the first Historical Black College in America?
Cheyney University founded in 1837
Who sparked the Montgomery boycott of 1955 when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American to win the World Heavyweight title?
Jack Johnson
What NBA team was the first to be owned by an African American?
Charlotte Hornets
What was the original name for Steger?
Columbia Heights
Taraji Henson played Katherine G. Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?
Her calculations helped NASA’s space program
Who became the first woman candidate for president?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first African American to play Major League baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Who are the only two brothers to ever hold the Heavyweight boxing title?
Michael and Leon Spinks
What was the name of the black owned and operated newspaper in Chicago?
The Defender
Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
Who was responsible for starting Black History week?
Carter G. Woodson
Who’s the only man to win the Heavyweight Boxing Title 3 times?
Muhammad Ali
Which African American basketball Hall of Famer became the first African American coach for a professional sports franchise?
Bill Russell