Significant People
Who gave the "I have a dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
Which hairstyle dates back to Ancient Africa and remains popular to this day?
Locs / Cornrows
What African-American made millions selling cookies?
Wally “Famous” Amos
When you were younger, how did you know it was time to head back into the house?
"Before the streetlights come on"
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who didn't give up their seat to a white man on a Montgomery Bus in 1955?
Rosa Parks
What US Supreme Court decision created the legal fiction of "separate but equal"?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Madame C.J. Walker became America's first self-made female millionaire in 1910. What item or items lead to her accomplishment?
Beauty and hair products for black women
"I'm not one of your little (lil) friends"
Who is the American gymnast that became the first African American in Olympic History to win the individual all-around event at the 2012 Summer Games?
Gabby Douglaus
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Dr. Karen’s created this cultural observance (holiday) designed to celebrate African- American heritage.
Kwanzaa
The first black-owned radio station was based in?
Atlanta, GA
When you cry about something that is silly to your parents, but important to you, what's their favorite thing to say?
"You better stop crying before I give you something to cry about"
Who was the basketball player who in 15 NBA seasons, claimed 6 NBA titles, in 6 trips to the Finals, with six Finals MVPs?
Michael Jordan
Which person was born in Massachusetts, was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard, and wrote 'Souls of Black Folk'?
W.E.B DuBois
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
U.S. Senator
In what year was the Black Panther Party founded?
1966
When you show too much emotion when talking to your parents, what do they love to say?
"Fix your face before I fix it for you"
Who was the tennis player that won the 2017 Australian Open, and played tennis while pregnant?
Serena Williams
Who was the first black woman poet to have her work published in the U.S.?
Phillis Wheatley
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
Garret Morgan is responsible for which two inventions?
Traffic Lights and Gas Masks
When you happen to know the song lyrics a little too well and fluently, what are you expected to know as well?
"You better know that school work the same way you know those song lyrics"
Who changed the role of athletes in activism by simply boxing?
Muhammad Ali