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Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?

Aretha Franklin

100

Who is the first African American woman to own her own cable network?

Oprah Winfrey

100

Who was the first black Miss America?

Vanessa Williams

100

What is Jay Z's real name?

Shawn Corey Carter

100

She launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

Rosa Parks

200

Who wrote the famous son "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?

James Brown

200

What African American male starred in the TV series "The Jefferson"?

Sherman Hemsley

200

What was the occupation of Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Campbell?

They were/are fashion models.

200

What is Beyonce's oldest daughter's name?

Blue Ivy Carter

200

He became the first U.S. track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single Olympiad.

Jesse Owens

300

Who sold more than 20 million albums and sang "Too Legit to Quit"?

M.C. Hammer

300

What TV show theme song did this lyric come from? "Keepin your head above water and makin a wave when you can.."

Goodtimes

300

The Four Tops, The Temptations, and Mary Wells came from what major city?

Detroit

300

Who released the album called Heartbreak on a Full Moon?

Chris Brown

300

Considered to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time.

Serena Williams

400

Who won an Oscar for his role in the 1989 film Glory?

Denzel Washington

400

This show starred Phylicia Rashad and she was married to a doctor and she was a lawyer. They had 5 kids.

The Cosby Show

400

What is the name of the businessman that founded the Ebony and Jet Magazines?

John H. Johnson

400

Her debut album was called, "Invasion of Privacy" It won for Best Rap Album.

Cardi B

400

She was a famous jazz singer and her life was played by Andra Day in a recent movie.

Billie Holiday

500

What is the name of the record label started by Berry Gordy,Jr.?

Motown

500

Who played Whitney's mother on A Different World?

Diahann Carroll

500

What black actor starred in "Guest Who's Coming to Dinner"?

Sidney Poitier

500

What does the acronym AAMOF mean? 

As A Matter Of Fact

500

He was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later Secretary of State.

Colin Powell

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