Sports
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is: Tiger Woods
Who said, "Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going."
Who is Harriet Tubman
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Who is: Lauryn Hill
In 1955 this person helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United State when she refused to give her up seat on a public bus in Montgomery, AL. Who was is?
Who is: Rosa Parks
Who were the three brilliant African American women at NASA who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: The launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
Who is: Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson
In which team did Shaquille O'Neill finish his basketball career?
Who is: The Boston Celtics
Who said, "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
Who is: Martin Luther King Jr.
As a student at Baltimore School of Performing Arts, rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes.
What is Ballet and Poetry
On February 12, 1909, the nation's largest and most widely recognized civil rights organization was born. What was the organization?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Which sports movie did Michael B. Jordan star in?
What is: Creed
On April 5, 1947, this person became the first African American to play Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is: Jackie Robinson
Who said, "I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it."
Who is: Maya Angelou
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip hop?
What is: The Bronx, New York
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous 'I have a Dream' speech?
What is: Washington, DC
Who was the first African American model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?
Who is: Tyra Banks
Booker T is regarded as one of the greatest of all times in which sport?
What is: Professional Wrestling
Which famous athlete said: "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong."
Who is: Muhammad Ali
To date, this artist has sold over 200 million records worldwide as a solo artist, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Who is: Beyonce Knowles
On September 9, 1957, this president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into Law allowing federal prosecution of anyone who tried to prevent someone from voting based on skin color.
Who is: President Eisenhower
Who was the youngest African American to win a Nobel Prize?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal?
Who is: Alice Coachman
Alice grew up in the segregated South. She overcame discrimination and unequal access to inspire generations of other black athletes to reach for their athletic goals.
Who said: "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American History."
Who is: Morgan Freeman
Born in Saginaw, Michigan this artist became blind shortly after birth. After learning to play harmonica, piano, and drums by age 9 and singing and other musical skills by 10, this artist was soon given a recording contract when he was only 12 years old.
Who is: Stevie Wonder
Arguably one of the most famous evens of the civil rights movement: The March on Washington, took place on what date/year?
What is: August 28, 1963
Who was the first African American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice?
Who is: Thurgood Marshall
Mr. Marshall was confirmed into the Senate on August 30, 1967.