Notable Black UMich Alumni
American former professional basketball player and current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines men's team
Juwan Howard
What is Madame C.J. Walker known for?
“The first Black woman millionaire in America” and made her fortune thanks to her homemade line of hair care products for Black women.
This is a contemporary civil rights movement that began in 2013, in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an African American teenager.
The Black Lives Matter Movement
What is Michael Jordan's nickname?
Air Jordan
Which is the chemical name for common salt?
NaCl
American sports analyst and former professional basketball player who was a member of the University of Michigan Wolverines' "Fab Five"
Jalen Rose
What is George Washington Carve known for?
Developed and promoted numerous products made from peanuts to increase wealth for poorer farmers.
This was a major historical event that occurred from the 16th to the 19th century, where millions of Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and transported to the Americas to be sold into slavery.
The Transatlantic Slave Trade
In which team did Shaquille O’Neill finish his basketball career?
Boston Celtics
Which of these celebrities is the youngest: Jojo Siwa, Millie Bobby Brown, or Willow Smith?
Millie Bobby Brown
A notable actor/voice actor who won three Tony Awards (out of five nominations), two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Grammy Award. Famous for voicing in Star Wars and Lion King
James Earl Jones
What is Lewis Latimer known for?
Creator of the Carbon Light Bulb Filament used to perfect the lightbulb by Thomas Edison.
The name of the event in the Civil Rights Movement that began on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
How old was Serena Williams when she claimed her first Grand Slam title?
17
What is pi, written out to 6 decimal places?
3.141592
Former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as well as Former Presidential candidate
Dr. Ben Carson, Sr.
What is Garrett Morgan known for?
Inventor of the Three-Light traffic signal
The year that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered this iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech at the March on Washington
1963
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
5
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, and Amy Winehouse all died at what age?
27
Award-winning actor who appeared on Broadway as well as in movies such as “Boomerang” and “Jumanji."
David Grier
What is Mary Van Britten Brown known for?
The co-inventor of the home security system
The Tulsa Race Massacre
This was a tragic event that took place in 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where a white mob attacked the prosperous black neighborhood of Greenwood, also known as "Black Wall Street". The violence resulted in the deaths of hundreds of black residents and the destruction of their homes and businesses.
In 1968, Bob Beamon set an Olympic record in what track event?
Long Jump
In the human body, what is the hallux?
Big toe