Music
Named after Detroit, this record label produced hits for Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and The Temptations.
What is Motown?
This was invented by Mary Van Brittan Brown to keep her mind at ease while her husband worked late nights, leaving her in an empty house in Queens, NY.
What is a Home Security System?
This 1982 Baseball Hall of Famer was a legend on the Atlanta Braves, still carrying the records for the Most Career RBIsm Extra Base Hits, and Total Bases.
Who is Hank Aaron?
This "Queen of All Media" ended her talk show in 2011 after being on the air for 25 years.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
In 2009, this person became the first Black President of the United States of America.
Who is Barack Obama?
This Lil Nas X song spent a record-breaking 19 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it rode until it couldn't anymore.
What is "Old Town Road"?
Garrett Morgan, the first Black man in Cleveland to own a car, invented this item after witnessing a carriage accident in an intersection.
What is a traffic signal?
This purple and gold player just recently surpassed Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time scorer in the NBA.
Who is LeBron James?
Although he did not invent the peanut, this scientist developed over 300 uses for peanuts, including shampoo and shaving cream.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first Black superhero in mainstream American comic books, this character was portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by the late Chadwick Boseman.
Who is Black Panther?
Nicknamed "The Voice," this artist is the only person to chart seven consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.
Who is Whitney Houston?
Although a primitive version already existed, Sarah Boone could have used this when smoothing out the wrinkles for her 1892 improvements.
What is an ironing board?
This late track and field athlete set two world records in while capturing three gold medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games (and was mentioned in a song by Sir Mix-A-Lot).
Who is "Flo-Jo" (Florence Griffith Joyner)?
Although she helped calculate the path of NASA's first human spaceflight in 1961, many feel that Katherine Johnson did not get the recognition she deserved until the release of this 2016 film.
What is Hidden Figures?
Beginning in this year, every American president has designated February as Black History Month.
What is 1976?
In 1979, this song by the Sugarhill Gang became the first hip-hop song to reach the Top 40 in the United States.
What is Rapper's Delight?
The automated version of this was invented by Alexander Miles in 1887, prompting centuries of people asking others to "hold" them when in a hurry.
What are elevator doors?
Dubbed "The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment," this actor has the distinction of being both one of Time Magazine's Most Influential People as well as a co-owner of the Xtreme Football League.
Who is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson?
Elected in 1968, Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman to serve in this.
What is Congress?
This mogul became hip-hop's first billionaire in 2019 after Dr. Dre erroneously laid claim to it.
Who is Jay-Z?
This group's 1990 album, containing the hits "Can I Kick It?" and "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo," was the first to receive five "Mics" from The Source - the most prestigious rating in hip hop.
What is A Tribe Called Quest?
Used by every artist in our Music category, this invention (created and patented by James E. West in 1964) was more compact and sensitive than its originator, and is still used today in items such as hearing aids, tape recorders, and baby monitors.
What is the microphone?
"The World's Greatest" Muhammad Ali perfected this boxing technique which allowed his opponent to tire themselves out by continuously throwing punches.
What is "rope-a-dope"?
Known as the "Godfather of Rap," Gil Scott-Heron famously stated that this "will not be televised."
What is "The revolution"?
At six years old, Ruby Bridges made history by doing this.
What is entering an all-white school?