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Which 2020 global movement, sparked by the murder of George Floyd, reignited calls for racial justice and police reform?
A. Me Too movement
B. Civil Unrest movement
C. Black Lives Matter movement
D. Unity movement
C. Black Lives Matter movement
Who became the first Black woman to host her own nationally syndicated talk show in 1986, revolutionizing daytime television?
A. Tyra Banks
B. Oprah Winfrey
C. Whoopi Goldberg
D. Wanda Sykes
B. Oprah Winfrey
Which two pivotal figures in the fight for equality, has their birthdays in February?
A. Abraham Lincoln/Frederick Douglass
B. Rosa Parks/Martin Luther King Jr
C. Langston Hughes/Harriet Tubman
D. Marcus Garvey/Benjamin Banneker
A. Abraham Lincoln/Frederick Douglass
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech?
A. New York City
B. Boston
C. Washington D.C
D. Philadelphia
C. Washington D.C
Which state did Barack Obama serve as a senator from before to becoming president?
A. California
B. Illinois
C. New York
D> New Jersey
B. Illinois
Who was the first Black woman to hold a justice position on the US Supreme Court?
A. Condoleezza Rice
B. Ketanji Brown
C. Kamala Harris
D. Shirley Chisolm
B. Ketanji Brown
How many Grammys has Beyonce won?
A. 18
B. 35
C. 50
D. 62
B. 35
What city and state were home to Black Wall Street, a thriving early 20th-century Black business district?
A. Tulsa, OK
B. Kansas City, MO
C. Dallas, TX
D. Chicago, IL
A. Tulsa, OK
Who holds the record of 100 points scored in a single NBA game?
A. Wilt Chamberlain
B. Kobe Bryant
C. Lebron James
D. Earl "the Pearl" Monroe
A. Wilt Chamberlain
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to do what?
A.) Play major league football
B.) Play major league baseball
C.) Hit a home run at Yankees Stadium
D.) Received the most touchdowns ever
B.) Play major league baseball
Which comedian and actor created and produced Everybody Hates Chris, inspired by his childhood?
A. Chris Tucker
B. Chris Brown
C. Chris Martin
D. Chris Rock
D. Chris Rock
What service did the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provide?
A.) Food distribution
B.) Investment advice
C.) Beauty products
D.) Cleaning business
C.) Beauty products
In what year did the final state recognize MLK Day as a holiday?
A. 1948
B. 1973
C. 2000
D. 2017
C. 2000 (South Carolina)
Who declared, “I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to—liberty or death,” in her 1851 speech?
A. Sojourner Truth
B. Harriet Tubman
C. Alice Walker
D. Audre Lorde
B. Harriet Tubman
She was the first African American to publish her writings...
A. Phyllis Wheatly
B. Ida Wells
C. Marion Shea
D. Maya Angelou
A. Phyllis Wheatly