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Strongly influenced by Alice Walker's The Color Purple, this award-winning author created the enduring character of Easy Rawlins featured in a series of novels
Who is Walter Mosley?
This person became the first African American billionaire in 2001
Who is Robert "Bob" Johnson?
In 2001, Denzel Washington become the second African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for what film
What is Training Day?
The name of the network of hiding places which helped slaves to escape to freedom
What is the Underground Railroad?
The first Black American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
The author of "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This person became the first African American female billionaire in 2004
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Boasting twelve number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, this female singing group was the most successful American vocal group of all time.
Who are The Supremes?
Benjamin Banneker assisted in the survey of this major US city.
What is Washington DC?
Established by Congress in 1866 as the first peacetime all black regiments in the regular U.S. Army, these soldiers were originally members of the U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?
Known for his social and political views, he published The Souls of Black Folks in 1903
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
The occupation that Iman, Beverly Johnson, and Naomi Sims have in common
What is modeling?
The first rap song to achieve commercial success was “Rapper‟s Delight.” What was the name of the group who recorded this single in 1979?
Who is The Sugar Hill Gang?
The Civil Rights leader from Mississippi who was slain in 1963
Who is Medgar Evers?
In 1997 she became the third woman to chair the Congressional Black Caucus. Name this woman who has us all "reclaiming our time"
Who is Maxine Waters?
The first Black American woman chosen as Miss America
Who is Vanessa Williams?
The sales of innovative beauty products sold throughout the United States and the Caribbean led her to become the first African American female millionaire
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
The nickname of Louis Armstrong
What is Satchmo?
On January 1, 1863 the significant declaration that President Lincoln issued
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
He became Atlanta‟s first and youngest black mayor in 1974, a position he held for three terms. Name him.
Who is Maynard Jackson Jr?
The name of the Harlem club where many famous Black American entertainers began their careers
What is the Cotton Club?
Established in 1945, this publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines is the world's largest black-owned publishing company. Name it.
What is Johnson Publishing Company?
Name the hip-hop group that created the theme song “Fight the Power” to Spike Lee‟s film Do The Right Thing.
Who is Public Enemy?
The name of the system in which Black Americans farmed someone else's land and received a split of the season's crop
What is sharecropping?
After an early childhood spent in Barbabos and a successful career as a teacher, she was elected to the New York Assembly. She then became the first black woman to serve in the U.S. Congress where she worked for 13 years. Name her
Who is Shirley Chisholm?