Black Figures
This black woman led over 300 slaves to freedom
Harriet Tubman
This artist is known as "Queen Bey"
Beyonce Knowles
When is Juneteenth
June 19th
This actor is the face behind the black panther mask
Chadwick Boseman
This black inventor is famous for his work with peanuts
George Washington Carver
Who is the first black president
Barack Obama
All Eyez On Me was an album by this rapper
Tupac Shakur
How long was Black History Month originally?
(Hint: Its not a month)
One Week
This cult classic movie series stars recording artist Ice Cube & Comedian Chris Tucker
The Friday Series
The California city from which the Black Panther Party originated
Oakland
This man led the civil rights movement
Martin Luther King Jr
This artist is know as "The King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
Before Rosa Parks, this was the first person to refuse to give up their seat.
Claudette Colvin
What does BET stand for?
Black Entertainment Television
This woman was the first black woman to be elected to US Congress
Shirley Chisholm
This baseball player was the first to break the color barrier into major baseball
Jackie Robinson
This genre originated in the black south and combines elements of spirituals, work songs, and the blues
Gospel
In this decade, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
1955
Which actress plays the role of Katherine Goble Johnson in the move Hidden Figures
Taraji P. Henson
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What was Maya Angelou's first body of work
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
This was the first black person to receive a grammy
Ella Fitzgerald
This court case deemed segregation in schools as "Unconstitutional"
Brown v. Board of Education
This actress is the first black woman to win an EGOT(Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
Whoopi Goldberg
This HBCU was the first to be established in the US
Cheyney University