Famous People
Which man was a former slave, an abolitionist, and friend to President Lincoln?
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black Colleges and Universities?"
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
During his 1976 campaign, this future U.S. President popularized the derogatory "welfare queen" stereotype, which depicts an African American woman supposedly exploiting welfare programs.
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This award-winning hip hop artist was the first to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show as a solo act.
Who is Snoop Dog?
Who invented the three light traffic light and the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This 14-year-old’s 1955 murder in Mississippi after allegedly whistling at a white woman helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Emmett Till?
He is known as the Father of Black History
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This company was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Who is Halle Berry
Who was known for new researches on Peanuts and other crops and was referred to as the "Peanut Man".
Who is George Washington Carver?
Known as a giant of jazz, famous as a composer, pianist, and bandleader who pioneered big band and swing.
Who is Duke Ellington?
She's the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Who is Kentanji Brown Jackson?
When was the NAACP Founded?
When is February 12, 1909
He becomes the first African American male that achieved winning all four major American entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony in 2018
Who is John Legend
This person contributed to the invention of the telephone, streetcar, and invented the induction telegraph. they are referred to as "The Black Edison"
Who is Granville Woods?
Only all black all female overseas us army unit during WW2.
Who are the 6888?
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
What Ivy was the first to establish a black fraternity (Alpha Phi Alpha).
What is Cornell?
Total number of HBCU's that exist.
What is 107?
1887 Alexander Miles created what automatic invention?
What is automatic elevator door?
invented The Carbon Filament for the Light Bulb.
Who is Lewis Latimer?