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This holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the US and was declared a federal holiday in 2021.
What is 'Juneteenth'?
100
"Hey Auntie."
What is Black Panther (2018)?
100
This infamous artist, actor and worldwide superstar has just been named as the most awarded artist in Grammy history, with 32 Grammys in total.
Who is Beyoncé?
100
This NBA GOAT is an Akron native and currently passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the #1 spot on the NBA's all-time regular-season scoring list with 38,390 points.
Who is Lebron James?
100
This inventor was the first black female, self-made millionaire. She invented a line of hair care products for Black women and pioneered a national corporation based on the "Walker system".
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
200
This person was the first black person to run for president of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
200
"Ain't nobody coming to see you, Otis."
What is The Temptations (1998)?
200
This artist is an American rapper was born as Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. and is known for his iconic name and ties to Dr. Dre.
Who is Snoop Dogg?
200
This nickname belonged to this individual who played for Chicago Bulls as a shooting guard and also played baseball.
What is "Air Jordan"?
200
This inventor was an agricultural chemist and the reason that we have peanut butter as a resource.
Who is George Washington Carver?
300
This organization is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 by W.E.B. DuBois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey and Ida B. Wells.
What is the NAACP or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
300
"Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions."
What is Friday (1995)?
300
This record label was one of the first large Black-owned music companies in America and was founded in 1959 by Berry Gordy Jr.
What is Motown Records?
300
This baseball player was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era and win baseball's MVP award.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
300
Created a unique piece of furniture called the cabinet bed. A pull-out sofa to sleep on. She received a patent for her invention in 1885.
Sarah E. Goode
400
This individual served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, making them the first African American justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
400
"Yeah, that brother's starvin'."
What is Malcolm X (1992)?
400
Recognized as the queen of jazz, this singer is noted for her purity of tone, scat singing, and "horn-like" improvisational ability.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
400
This person was considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time and the most 'colorful'. They also won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and went on to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
400
This household laundry product was invented to assist pressing clothes and was invented by Sarah Boone in 1892.
What is an ironing board?
500
This amendment of the US Constitution is recognized by many as the formal abolition of the slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment?
500
"Sit yo' five dollar *ss down before I make change!"
What is New Jack City (1991)?
500
This American R&B group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts was formed by Bobby Brown in 1978. Their name derived from their fresh take of the Jackson 5.
Who is New Edition?
500
This athlete was the first black woman to play and win a tennis championship at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Who is Althea Gibson?
500
This inventor was the first black woman to receive a patent in the United States, which she received for developing a cornhusker.
Who is Martha Jones?