Inventors
Gerald A. Lawson invented what, now popular device, which included the use of interchangeable cartridges?
At Home Gaming System
Who was the first rapper to visit the white house?
Eazy E
Who delivered the famous "I Have A Dream" Speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What is cited as one of the primary factors in beginning the Civil Rights Movement?
The murder of Emmett Till
Which comedian, who then became an actor, has been noted for playing multiple different characters within the same film?
Eddie Murphy
Marie Van Brittan Brown invented what safety feature?
Home Security System
"Forever My Lady" is a song made by what group?
Jodeci
Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King JR., along with many others were noted for being involved in what famous protest which saw the indictment of about 90 people?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Who was the first African American woman to play a lead role in a television drama?
Nichelle Nichols
Garrett Morgan invented the what?
Traffic Light
Motown music derives its name from which U.S. city?
Detroit
What state was the first African American President, Barack Obama, senator of before winning the presidency?
Senator of Illinois
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
Which husband and wife appear in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever and Do the Right Thing?
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Thomas Jennings, was the first Black Man to receive a patent in 1821 for inventing what?
Dry Cleaning
William Grant Still was a famous what?
Composer
She was a leader of the Black Liberation Movement and taught at many universities across the country.
Angela Davis
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the _________ which legally ended the segregation that had been institutionalized by Jim Crow laws.
Civil Rights Act
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Hattie McDaniel
Who was known for inventing the electric microphone?
James Edward West
Who has won the most Grammys (22) for a male solo artist?
Stevie Wonder
Leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party who was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department
Fred Hampton
Who is considered the "father of Black History"?
Ava Duvernay directed which Netflix documentary special which won multiple Critics' Choice Documentary Awards?
13th