Chicago!
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Philly!
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200
This was Chicago's first Black Mayor
Who is Harold Washington? 
200
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This woman is cited as being the first Black self-made Millionaire in the United States
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
200
During this outbreak in 1793, it was mistakenly believed that Black people were resistant to this illness, and were the ones in the front lines treating afflicted White people
What is Yellow Fever? 
200
This TV show shares a name with the movie its based off of, set at fictional Ivy League school called Winchester University
What is Dear White People?
200
This author of Parable of the Sower is quoted with saying "Why aren't there more SF [science fiction] Black writers? There aren't because there aren't. What we don't see, we assume can't be. What a destructive assumption. "
Who is Octavia Butler?
400
This Black magazine was first published in Chicago in 1951
What is Jet? 
400
Though his stake in the company was bought out in the 1990's, this famous boxer's name can still be found on a line of mini grills
Who is George Foreman?
400
In 1985, Philadelphia Police dropped a bomb on a compound for this group founded by John Africa, destroying over 60 homes and killing members and their children
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400
Created by Childish Gambino/Donald Glover, this show set in Georgia follows rapper Paper Boi and his cousin/music manager Earn in their journey to make it in the music industry
What is Atlanta?
400
This author of If Beale Street Could Talk is quoted with saying, "Neither love nor terror makes one blind: indifference makes one blind."
Who is James Baldwin?
600
The murder of this Chicago native in Drew, Mississippi during the summer of 1955 sparked new interest in the American Civil Rights movement
Who is Emmett Till? 
600
He invented the Super Soaker in 1989, a small footnote including a background in the US Air Force, and over a decade working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
600
This first house of Christian worship created by and for Black people was established in 1792.
What is the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas (AECST)?
600
Set in Chicago, this sitcom ran for 9 seasons, and gave us one of the most iconic characters to wear glasses in Steve Urkel
What is Family Matters?
600
Born in Joplin, Missouri, this author would go on to be one of the influential writers of the Harlem Renaissance, saying, "Hold fast to your dreams, for without them life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly."
Who is Langston Hughes?
800
Chicago was a popular destination for Black Americans following the end of slavery in the United States, with millions of people relocating in this movement
What is the Great Migration?
800
The son of a slave, this man is credited with inventing the modern Traffic Light in 1923 and the precursor to the modern gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan? 
800
This Jazz singer, popular for her rendition of the poem Strange Fruit was born in Philadelphia in 1915
Who is Billie Holiday?
800
This tv show's famous mansion isn't located where the title would have you believe. Exterior shots were all recorded in Brentwood, CA
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
800
Born into slavery in 1700's New England, this poet is quoted with saying "wisdom is higher than a fool can reach". They were also cited by abolitionists at the time that Black people were capable of being intellectual and artistic
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
1000
Etta James' hit Come a Little Closer was recorded and produced by this South Side Record Label
What is Chess Records? (Or Argo Records)
1000
Often dubbed "The Bushwick Berkin", this popular bag comes from this Black owned business based in Brooklyn
What is Telfar?
1000
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This Philly native was the first African-American to go to space in 1983
Who is Guion Bluford?
1000
Often cited as being a funnier version of Friends, this sitcom followed 6 Black 20-somethings and their misadventures in Brooklyn for 5 seasons in the 1990's
What is Living Single?
1000
This author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family is quoted with saying, "In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep, to know our heritage, to know who we are and where we came from.”
Who is Alex Haley? 