The "First"
The first Black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
In 1997, He became the first Black golfer to win the Masters Tournament, one of the most prestigious events in the sport.
Who is Tiger Woods?
The first South-Asian Black female Vice-President of the United States of America
Who is Kamala Harris?
The first Black TV Show on Disney Channel
What is Proud Family?
The Black National Anthem
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
The first Black person to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell?
Muhammad Ali's original name
Who is Cassius Clay?
This Supreme Court case decreed that a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This Black comedian holds the longest career on Saturday Night Live
Who is Kenan Thompson?
The NAACP stands for
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
The first Black female millionaire
Who is Madame C.J Walker?
Jackie Robinson's jersey number
What is 42?
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This immensely popular music genre was heavily inspired by the blues of the Black Deep South
What is Rock and Roll?
The number of Black Upper, Middle, or Lower School Directors that Country Day has had since it was established
What is Zero?
The year the first Africans were brought to America to work as slaves
What is 1619?
The amount of championship rings Lebron James and Kobe Bryant have combined
What is 9?
This Black political organization was labeled by the FBI as a “terrorist organization
What are The Black Panthers?
The first four Black women who occupied the top two spots on the Billboard Hot 100 last year in May
Who are (1) Doja Cat x Nicki Minaj - "Say So" & (2) Megan Thee Stallion x Beyonce - "Savage"?
A 155-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery in the U.S. It is celebrated on June 19 because on that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas and informed slaves that the Civil War had ended and slavery had been abolished.
What is Juneteenth?
The first Black person to be invited to dine at the White House
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This cause was the reason that Colin Kaepernick took a knee for
What is Police Brutality?
This bill prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment.
What is the C.R.O.W.N (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act?
- It was passed in the HOR in 2020, but not yet in the Senate
Black History Month was originally called
What is Negro History Week?
This alum is the first Black/Female student-body president at Massachusetts Institutes of Technology
Who is Danielle Geathers?