COMEDIANS
INVENTORS/ DOCTORS
SPORTS FIGURES
CIVIL RIGHTS
ENTERTAINERS
PILOTS AND ASTRONAUTS
MUSICIANS
100
SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE COMEDIANS ON THE "CHITLIN CIRCUIT"
WHO IS MOMS MABLEY?
100
HE INVENTED MANY PRODUCTS FROM PEANUTS INCLUDING COOKING OIL, PAPER, COSMETICS, SHAMPOO, SOAPS AND WOOD STAINS
WHO IS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER?
100
ONE OF THE MOST MEDALS (MOST DECORATED GYMNASTS) OF ALL TIME
WHO IS SIMONE BILES?
100
SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PORTRAY A SINGLE PROFESSIONAL WOMAN (NURSE) ON TELEVISION.
WHO IS DIAHANN CARROLL?
100
SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN/NATIVE WOMAN TO HOLD AN INTERNATIONAL PILOTS LICENSE. NO ONE WOULD TEACH HER HERE SO SHE WENT TO FRANCE.
WHO IS BESSIE COLEMAN?
100
WELL KNOWN MUSICIAN WAS A TRUMPETER AND VOCALIST. HIS NICKNAME WAS SATCHMO. HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
LOUIS ARMSTRONG
200
HE HAD HIS OWN SHOW FOR 5 SEASONS ON FOX FROM NOV 2001 TO APRIL 2006
WHO IS BERNIE MAC?
200
HIS PARENTS TOOK THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TO CANADA. HE DEVELOPED LUBRICANTS FOR STEAM ENGINES.
WHO IS ELIJAH MCCOY?
200
ONE OF THE BEST POINT GUARDS OF ALL TIME. HIV SURVIVOR. NOW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN THAT INVESTS IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
WHO IS EARWIN "MAGIC" JOHNSON?
200
SHE GREW UP TO HOST ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TALK SHOWS OF ALL TIME. SHE ALSO HAD HER OWN PRODUCTION STUDIO IN CHICAGO
WHO IS OPRAH WINFREY?
200
These men were the first Black fighter pilots in WWII at a time when it was believed that Black men were not smart enough to fly. They flew 15,000 mission and helped win the war.
WHO ARE THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN?
200
THIS AMERICAN BAND HAS WRITTEN AND PERFORMED R & B, SOUL, FUNK, JAZZ, DISCO POP AND LATIN. ONE OF THE MOST COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL ACTS IN HISTORY
WHO IS EARTH WIND AND FIRE?
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300
HE HAS HAD MULTIPLE HBO SPECIALS. WAS IN "A DIFFERENT WORLD", HOUSEGUEST, JINGLE ALL THE WAY, FIRST KID
WHO IS SINBAD?
300
BEFORE THE WILLIAMS SISTERS, THIS WOMAN WAS BOTH A SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONAL GOLFER AND THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO WIN A GRAND SLAM
WHO IS ALTHEA GIBSON?
300
HE SUCCESSFULLY ARGUED MANY CIVIL RIGHTS CASES, THE MOST FAMOUS "BROWN VS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THIS ESTABLISHED THAT IT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL TO SEGREGATE CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. HE HIMSELF BECAME A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE.
WHO IS THURGOOD MARSHALL?
300
HE STARRED IN 42, THE STORY OF JACKIE ROBINSON; GET ON UP, THE STORY OF JAMES BROWN AND HIS LAST MOVIE WAS BLACK PANTHER
WHO IS CHADWICK BOSEMAN?
300
BEFORE DYING IN THE CHALLENGER ACCIDENT, HE WAS A RENOWNED PHYSICIST AND PROFESSOR.
WHO IS RONALD MCNAIR?
WHO IS RONALD MCNAIR?
300
"THE QUEEN OF SOUL" WAS A CHILD PRODIGY IN HER FATHERS CHURCH IN DETROIT MICHIGAN. SHE HAD MULTIPLE HIT SONGS AND RECENTLY HAD A MOVIE MADE ABOUT HER LIFE.
WHO IS ARETHA FRANKLIN?
PLAY ARETHA SHORT
400
This comedian had one of the first weekly variety shows created and hosted by an African American. His favorite character was "Geraldine", a sassy, hilarious, purse carrying piece of work
Who is Flip Wilson?
400
HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PHD AFRICAN AMERICAN CHEMISTS. HIS PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY WAS PURCHASED FOR 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS (21 MIL TODAY)
WHO IS PERCY JULIAN?
400
SHE COMPETED IN THE SPORT OF FIGURE SKATING, WON WORLD CHAMPION 1986 AND IN 1988 BRONZE MEDAL AT THE OLYMPICS. SHE GRADUATED AS A DOCTOR FROM NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
WHO IS DR. DEBBIE THOMAS?
WHO IS DR. DEBBIE THOMAS?
400
SHE IS A FAMOUS SINGER SONGWRITER WITH INCREDIBLE POWER AND RANGE. SONGS INCLUDE "NEW ATTITUDE", "ON MY OWN" AND THE MOST POWERFUL RENDITION OF SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW I HAVE EVER HEARD
WHO IS PATTY LABELLE?WHO IS PATTY LABELLE?
400
This mathematician was the one to determine the trajectory for the manned rocket to the moon. John Glenn trusted her to check the math before he flew into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
400
HE WAS PART OF THE RAT PACK WHICH INCLUDED FRANK SINATRA AND DEAN MARTIN
WHO IS SAMMY DAVIS JUNIOR?
500
He had a raunchy stage show but his primetime show was strictly family and strictly funny. He loved to call on his deceased wife, Elizabeth
Who is Redd Foxx/ John Elroy Sanford?
500
AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, HE ASSISTED BOTH EDISON AND ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL IN THEIR INVENTIONS OF THE LIGHT BULB AND THE TELEPHONE.
WHO IS LOUIS LATIMER
500
HE WAS A 4 TIME GOLD MEDALIST IN FRONT OF ADOLPH HILTER AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN 1936. HILTER HAD DECLARED ALL OTHER RACES INFERIOR TO HIS OWN.
WHO IS JESSE OWENS?
500
HE BROKE THE COLOR BARRIER IN MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN SPITE OF DEATH THREATS AND RACIAL SLURS
WHO IS JACKIE ROBINSON?
500
THIS ICONIC VOICE IS FROM THE 1960S. SHE IS ONE OF THE 100 GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME. SHE GREW UP IN DETROIT THE DAUGHTER OF A BAPTIST PRACHER.
500
SHE IS THE FIRST US COAST GUARD BLACK FEMALE TACTICAL FIGHTER PILOT
WHO IS JEANINE MENZE?
500
"THE QUEEN OF GOSPEL MUSIC" SOLD OUT CONCERTS AT CARNEGIE HALL, ONE OF THE MOST COVETED VENUES IN THE US. SHE WAS AT MLK SPEECH AT THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON
WHO IS MAHALIA JACKSON?
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