Famous Leaders
Who was a civil rights leader known for fighting for voting rights?
What do we call stories passed down through families and communities?
Oral tradition
What was slavery?
Owning and forcing people to work without pay.
Who was the first Black woman to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year?
Lauryn Hill
Who starred as the MAIN CHARACTER in the movie Creed?
Michael B. Jordan
Who was the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. senator?
Carol Moseley Braun
What is gospel music?
Religious music with strong roots in Black churches.
What was the purpose of the March on Washington in 1963?
To demand jobs and freedom/equal rights.
Who was the first Black woman to serve as a NASA flight director?
Holly Ridings (bonus discussion about diversity at NASA)
Who is the creator of the Marvel character Miles Morales (Spider-Man)?
Brian Michael Bendis (and artist Sara Pichelli)
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks’ arrest?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is a famous Black choreographer and dancer known for Revelations?
Alvin Ailey
What amendment gave Black men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment
Who was the first Black woman to own a TV station?
Oprah Winfrey
Who is a famous Black basketball player known for the Lakers and the nickname “Kobe”?
Kobe Bryant
Who led slaves to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who is a modern Black poet who recited a poem at the presidential inauguration in 2021?
Amanda Gorman
What was the name of the period after slavery when Black Americans built communities and gained political power?
Reconstruction
Who was the first Black woman to lead a Fortune 500 company?
Ursula Burns
Who is a famous Black actor who played Black Panther and starred in 42?
Chadwick Boseman
Who was the first Black woman justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
What is the name of Nipsey Hussle’s Grammy-nominated album released in 2018?
Victory Lap
What was Jim Crow?
Laws that enforced segregation.
Who invented the home security system?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Who is a famous Black track star known as the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt