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She is a singer, actress, fashion designer and businesswoman. After a successful music career, she decided to focus on her clothing line and cosmetics brand. She was most recently appointed to be an ambassador of Barbados in 2018.
Who is Robyn Rihanna Fenty?
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This restaurant has remained a destination in D.C., still hosting locals, tourists, late-night revelers and more than a few lawmakers. Its famous mural makes frequent cameos on Instagram. Its owners have launched a charitable foundation, collected awards, and expanded the operation from one location to eight.
What is Ben's Chili Bowl?
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We celebrate this every month of February
What is Black History Month 
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Famous poet and writer. I was friends with Martin Luther King and I spoke at President Bill Clinton inauguration.
Who is Maya Angelou
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This word is commonly used as a 'nickname' for Africa.
What is “Motherland”?
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I decided not to move out of my seat on a bus.
Who is Rosa Parks
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According to Food and Wine Magazine, a Walmart representative said when this famous singer's pies first came out, they sold out in the first 3 days, selling one pie every second during that time frame. This, according to the magazine, breaks down to roughly $1 million in pie sales.
Who is Pattie Labelle?
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The first Black woman to serve as a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
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I directed Malcom X, Mo' Better Blues, Jungle Fever & Inside Man.
Who is Spike Lee
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This book refers to Africa as Cush, Cushitic, or Cushi.
What is “Bible”?
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I am the 44th President of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
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This Food Network star won over audiences when she competed on Bravo's “Top Chef” and “Top Chef: All Stars” and shared her philosophy to always cook with love.
Who is Chef Carla Hall?
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On September 12, 1992, this person became the first African-American woman to go into space.
Mae Jemison
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In 2017, this Nigerian American portrait painter made history when he became the first Black artist to paint an official presidential portrait.
Who is Kehinde Wiley?
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It is the world's longest river.
What is the Nile?
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The first African American to make the Forbes 400 list
Who is John H. Johnson
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Many of the fruits, vegetables, and legumes we now take for granted came to the United States from Africa through the Atlantic slave trade. There are 5 African foods that are commonly considered to be American.
Hint: an ingredient in gumbo and a dish of this on New Year's Day will bring you financial prosperity in the new year ahead
What are black-eyed peas, okra, watermelon, kola nuts, and coffee?
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This group whose mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination" formed in 1909.
What is the NAACP
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This was a period of U.S. history marked by a burst of creativity within the African American community in the areas of art, music and literature. It began roughly with the end of World War I in 1918 and continued into the mid-1930s.
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
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Most of the world's supply of this gem comes from Africa.
What is diamond?
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She is the chairwoman of Starbucks Corporation and she's an NFL co-owner of the Broncos.
Who is Mellody Hobson?
500
This dish is a staple in African American cooking.
What are Collard greens?
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She is an American poet and the first person to be named National Youth Poet Laureate. She graduated from Harvard University in 2020. She read one of her poems “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden which made her the first and youngest female poet to read at an inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
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This museum opened in September 2016, and topped the 1 million mark in visitors in just over four months. The museum’s “dwell time,” the length of time a visitor stays in a museum, is unparalleled averaging six hours or more on weekends, compared to 75 minutes to two hours for most museums.
What is the Smithsonian’s African American Museum of History and Culture?
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This desert is the driest hot desert on earth.
What is the Sahara?
