Black History Month Women
Diana Ross was a member of this Motown group
The Supremes
This man had a dream that all people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Truth Hurts was the first major single by which artist?
Lizzo
This is the month of Black History Month?
What is February?
In the wake of the assassination of Black nationalist Malcolm X, a political organization founded in 1966, dressed in black berets and black leather jackets.
The Black Panthers, also known as the Black Panther Party
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man.
Who is Rosa Parks?
He was the first black President.
Who is Barack Obama?
This is the first African American in the major Leagues?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This is an annual celebration of the Black heroes in history.
What is Black History Month?
This is a diner or restaurant featuring dishes like chili con carne, either as a house specialty or a selection of various different recipes.
What is a chili parlor?
Who helped 300 slaves escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
Who is the first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
who is Jackie Robinson?
This artist performed Let’s Get It On (1973)
Who is Marvin Gaye?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of
What is ,"The Supremes?"
Which teen movie about cheerleaders did Gabrielle Union get her breakthrough role in?
Bring It On
Who is the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Who is Jesse Owens?
This state is where Tulsa is located, which was the epicenter of more than 35 city blocks of thriving shops, hotels and theatres which were black-owned.
What is Oklahoma?
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of
The Supremes
She starred as Annalise Keating in How To Get Away With Murder
Who is Viola Davis?
This was Muhammad Ali’s nickname
What is, "The Greatest."
This music artist has the most Grammy's of all time (32 total)
Beyonce
Who is the first Black vice president of the United States.
Kamala Harris
Discrimination against African Americans continued after Reconstruction is called
Segregation
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport
What is gymnastics?
Eddie Murphy played Prince Akeem in this movie
What is Coming to America?
She has won seven Grand Slam titles in tennis. Her sister Serena, ties her for fourth of all-time.
Who is Venus Williams?
This tv show is known for highlighting historically black colleges where the student attended Hillman University
a. A Different World
b. Fresh Prince
c. The Cosby Show
What is:
a. A Different World?
Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have A Dream’ speech?
Where is Washington, D.C?
She was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine
Who is Tyra Banks?
This is Tiger Woods’ given name
Who is Eldrick?
Who was the first African-American to win the masters golf tournament?
Tiger Woods
The Apollo Theatre was opened in this city
What is Harlem?
Who was the First African american woman to win the academy award for best actress
Halle Berry
She is an attorney, author and political personality. She served as the First Lady of the United Stated during her husband's presidency.
Who is Michelle Obama?
Barack Obama was senator of this state before his presidency?
What is Illinois?
Michael B. Jordan's character in "Just Mercy" attended college here
What is Harvard?
The year Interracial marriage was legalized in the U.S.
a. 1964
b. 1952
c. 1973
d. 1967
What is:
d. 1967?
This movie starred Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson
What is Just Mercy?
What was Whitney Houston’s greatest-selling hit
What is "I will always love you."
Who developed his stage name as a reference to New York's J/Z Subway which has a stop in Brooklyn?
Jay-Z
Who is named the King of Pop?
Michael Jackson
Who wrote the poem "Still I Rise"?
Maya Angelou
Who Is the first female African-American Billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey
She is an advocate for people in recovery and works in Ontario County's Drug Treatment Court?
Who is Lucile Mallard?
He played for the Los Angeles Lakers for 12 years, until he retired in 1991 due to his HIV diagnosis.
Magic Johnson
What is Rogers Nelson's stage name?
Prince
Who was one of the first African-American women to appear on the cover of Seventeen magazine?
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin acted in only one movie, What is the name of that movie?
The Blues Brothers