History
This poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance wrote the famous poem "Harlem," which begins, "What happens to a dream deferred?"
Who is Langston Hughes
Who was the first Black woman elected to Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Which black female artist currently has the highest number of Grammys? (Hint: Her total is thirty five)
Who is Beyonce
Which basketball player is the leading scorer of all time (currently) in his career with the NBA?
Who is LeBron James
Who wrote the novel "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything" was said by which famous civil rights leader?
Who is Malcolm X
What is the highest selling album in the world (with a total of over 65 million copies sold)?
What is Thriller by Michael Jackson
How many grand slams in total has Serena Williams won in her entire career (so far)?
What is 39 total grand slams, consisting of 23 in singles, 14 in women’s doubles, and 2 in mixed doubles.
This 1978 musical film, a retelling of The Wizard of Oz, featured an all-Black cast including Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
What is the Wiz
She is the first-ever National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, appointed in April 2017 at age 19 by Urban Word.
Who is Amanda Gorman
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is the Brown vs. Board of Education case
What is the name of the artist who not only was the first African American artist to reach #1 on the Billboard charts but also was the first African American to host his own television show?
Who is Nat King Cole
Which famous athlete said, "If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it – then I can achieve it"
Who is Muhammad Ali
She became the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball.
Who is Halle Berry
Who was the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for her book Annie Allen?
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks.
He was a prominent civil rights strategist and key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, working closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.. As an openly gay man, he faced discrimination and, in 1982, legally adopted his partner, Walter Naegle, to secure legal protections.
Who is Bayard Rustin
Who was the first African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl?
Who is Doug Williams
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier (1963)
He is the author of nine novels, including his 1999 debut The Intuitionist; The Underground Railroad (2016), for which he won the 2016 National Book Award for Fiction and the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; and The Nickel Boys, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction again in 2020, making him one of only four writers ever to win the prize twice.[
Wo is Colson Whitehead