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This genre, born from spirituals and work songs, heavily influenced rock, jazz, and basically everything cool.
What is the Blues?
Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls. What was his jersey number?
What is 23?
She was the first Black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This Miami-born rapper founded Maybach Music Group.
Who is Rick Ross?
This quarterback became the first Black starting QB to win a Super Bowl.
Who is Doug Williams?
He invented the three-light traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This HBCU in Daytona Beach was founded by Mary McLeod Bethune.
What is Bethune-Cookman University?
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary hair care products?
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This singer is known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This track and field star won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This NASA mathematician’s calculations were critical to early U.S. space missions.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This university was the first HBCU established in the United States (1837).
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
This Miami neighborhood is known as the “Harlem of the South.”
What is Overtown?
She was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002.
Who is Halle Berry?
This athlete protested the Vietnam War and was stripped of his heavyweight title in 1967.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
He developed over 300 uses for peanuts.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This Florida HBCU marching band is known as “The Marching 100.”
What is Florida A&M University’s band?
This historic Black beach in Miami-Dade was established in 1945 during segregation.
What is Virginia Key Beach?
This director became the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2018.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This Miami native became the first Black woman to win the French Open singles title in 2002.
Who is Serena Williams?
This engineer invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This annual event at many HBCUs is known for alumni reunions, step shows, tailgates, and unmatched school pride.
What is Homecoming?
This organization, founded in 1909, works to ensure political, educational, and social equality.
What is NAACP?