History/Politics
He founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Who is Richard Allen?
He was credited with discovering scientific methods of extracting products from sweet potatoes, peanuts, pecans and soybeans?
Who is George Washington Carver?
The surname of entertainers of Janet, Michael, LaToya and Jermaine.
What is Jackson?
Who is John Thompson?
Lift Every Voice and Sing, the national Black Anthem, was written by this man in 1900.
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
He is known for saying “Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”
Who is John Lewis?
He predicted the eclipse of the sun in1789.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
The writer of the play A Raisin in the Sun.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
These sisters shattered records in the tennis field at young ages. Some accolades include US Open, Wimbledon championships and Olympic gold medals just to list a few.
Who are Serena and Venus Williams?
Mae Jemison became the first African American woman ______________ in space.
What is an astronaut?
This is the year the U.S. Supreme Court ordered school integration.
What is 1955?
He is credited for inventing the traffic light and gas mask.
Who is Garret Morgan?
She won five Grammys one night in 1998 for her album Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
Paul Robeson, the famed singer and actor, was also a professional ____________ player.
What is football?
This is the year ABC televise the Alex Haley inspired miniseries, Roots?
What is 1977?
What is 300 slaves?
Matthew Henson was the first man to discover this area?
What is the North Pole?
Name the record owned by Berry Gordy, Jr.
What is Motown?
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?
What is 1991?
Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing this Black American magazine.
A. The Nation
B. The Star
C. The Reporter
What is The Nation?
What is TRUE?
A television show that featured African American students dealing with real life issues at a HBCU (historically black colleges and universities)
What is A Different World?
Joe Louis Arena is located in this city.
What is Detroit?
What is the third Monday in January?