Film and TV
What film had the first black person nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director?
Boyz n the Hood
What is the name of the project that inspired Harry Belafonte’s idea and Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie’s writing skills?
We are the World
What is the name of the heavyweight champion who vowed and honored to never deny an autograph?
Muhammad Ali
What is the name of the first college for Black women?
Spelman
What is the name of one of the first black quarterbacks to play against each other in the Super Bowl?
Jalen Hurts
or
Patrick Mahomes
Who was the first black person to win an Academy Award for Animated Short Film?
Kobe Bryant
What brass musician had the nickname Satchmo, which was a shortened version of satchel mouth?
Louis Armstrong
Born as Walker Smith, Jr., what was this boxer’s professional name?
Sugar Ray Robinson
Who was the ship captain that transported free African Americans to Sierra Leone?
Paul Cuffee
Before the NBA was integrated, what was the name of the African American basketball league?
Black Fives
For what film did Steve McQueen win an Academy Award?
12 Years a Slave
Who was the rapper that popularized the clothing line For Us, By Us?
LL Cool J
For what NFL team is Raheem Morris a head coach?
Atlanta Falcons
What is the name of the African American surgeon who performed the first neurological procedure on a fetus inside the womb?
Ben Carson
How many teams were in the initial Negro National League?
8
What is the total number of Academy Awards won by African Americans Best Picture and Best Director?
Thomas Andrew Dorsey is considered the Father of what Music?
Gospel
In what year was the NBA integrated?
1950
Even though most HBCUs are located in the South, Wilberforce University, one of the first, is located in this non-southern state?
OHIO
What was the name given to the all-Black U.S. Army regiment?
Buffalo Soldiers
For what film did Geoffrey Fletcher win an Academy Award for writing?
Precious
What is the name of one of the records for which Roberta Flack won back-to-back Record of the Year Grammy’s?
Killing Me Softly (with His Song)
or
(The) First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Who was the first black NFL head coach to win the Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy
How did African American performer Josephine Baker assist the Allied Powers (U.S., UK, France, etc.) during World War II?
Hid secrets/ smuggled military intelligence (pinning to her dress and in sheet music)
What year was Juneteenth made a federal holiday?
2021