Music & Culture
This Detroit-born superstar is known as the "queen of soul" and gave us the hit "Respect"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
In 1983 this man was elected as Chicago's first African American Mayor.
Who is Harold Washington?
Lonnie Johnson invented this wildly popular water toy in 1989.
What is the Super Soaker (water gun)?
This person is the wealthiest Black entrepreneur in the U.S. as of 2026.
Who is David Steward (World Wide Technology)?
In 2024, this city had the largest black population in absolute numbers.
What is New York City?
This global pop icon's 1982 album Thriller remains one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This Haitian man is commonly referred to as the founder of Chicago.
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?
This agricultural scientist developed hundreds of products from peanuts, sweet potatoes, and other crops.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This City in the U.S. has the most Black-owned businesses by percentage and number.
What is Atlanta, GA?
This city is the birthplace of Jazz.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
This late singer starred in The Bodyguard and received 6 Grammys.
Who is Whitney Houston?
This Chicago neighborhood was home to one of the city's earliest Jazz clubs, the Sunset Cafe. Although the club is now closed the landmark building still stands at 315 E 35th St.
What is Bronzeville?
In 1897, Alexander Miles patented an automatic version of this device that opens and closes in buildings.
What is the elevator door?
Financial district founded by O.W. Gurley in 1906 in Tulsa, Oklahoma became known as “Black Wall Street”.
What is The Greenwood District?
Between 2010 and 2024, this state saw the largest percent growth in its Black population.
What is Utah?
This Grammy-winning artist is known for hits like "Ordinary People" and "All of Me."
Who is John Legend?
Between 1910 and 1960, hundreds of thousands of African Americans moved from the rural South to Chicago. This movement was known as?
What is The Great Migration?
Lewis Latimer improved this invention by developing a longer-lasting carbon filament, making it more practical for everyday use.
What is the light bulb?
First African American to build a billion-dollar company through one of the largest LBO deals of its time.
Who is Reginald F. Lewis?
In 2024, this city had the largest proportion of black people.
What is South Fulton, Georgia?
This visionary producer founded Motown Records in 1959, launching the careers of Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Temptations, and many others.
Who is Berry Gordy?
This prominent journalist conducted her pioneering work in Chicago, was a founder of the NAACP, and has a street named after her.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
This mathematician, Gladys West, developed mathematical models of the Earth’s shape that became critical to the development of this satellite-based navigation system.
What is GPS (Global Positioning System)?
Chicago-based Firm founded in 1983 and is the first Black-owned Mutual Fund Company in the United States.
What is Ariel Investments?
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in this county.
What is Shelby County, Tennessee?