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Nikki
Nikki
What secret escape system did Harriet Tubman use to lead hundreds of slaves to freedom?
The Underground Railroad
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People
What movie, based off of a true story, focused on three black female scientists who helped launch the space program? BONUS: Name the three women the story was based on:
Hidden Figures: Katherine Johnson, Mary jackson & Dorothy Vaughan
Willie O’Ree was the first black hockey player. What team did he play for?
Boston Bruins
Name the first black female and black male winners of the EGOT?
Whoopi Goldberg & John Legend
Name this lady who was responsible for the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.
Who led the charge on Education Reform in Chicago’s South Side?
Michelle Obama
Dr. Charles Drew’s breakthrough work on the storage of what helped save lives?
Blood
Who was the first black baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first black comic book character? Who played them in the 2018 Blockbuster hit?
Black Panther/Chadwick Boseman
Who wrote “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
Who served as the first black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who invented the first ice cream scoop?
Alfred L. Cralle
What two athletes gave a black power salute at the 1968 Olympic games?
John Carlos & Tommie Smith
What was the first black company to be traded in the NY Stock exchange?
BET
Who was the first African American author to publish their writings?
Phyllis Wheatly
What athlete used his platform to advocate for systemic racism?
Colin Kaepernick
What’s the name of the current Surgeon General?
Jerome Adams
Which pitcher was elected into the baseball hall of fame in 1971?
Satchel Paige
Name the only two black individuals to be members of the Grand Ole Opry
What kind of business did Madame C.J. Walker start in 1910?
Beauty Products
Who is the modern day leader of the Poor People’s Campaign?
Dr. William Barber
Who was the first female astronaut?
Mae C. Jemison
Who was the American track and field athlete and four-time gold medalist in the 1936 Olympic Games?
Jesse Owens
What coined the term, “You’re born naked and the rest is drag”
RuPaul