Music/TV/Celebs
African-American Athletes
Slavery
Civil Rights Movement
Poets/Authors
100
The Cosby Show
An American Television sitcom starring Bill Cosby which aired for eight seasons
100
Muhammad Ali
This athlete was born Cassius Clay and was a former professional boxer
100
False
True or False; African-Americans were the only people who were enslaved.
100
Martin Luther King JR
This African-American man was a leader during the Civil Rights Movement. He was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel room.
100
Langston Hughes
This poet was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance
200
Tina Turner
This woman is a singer, dancer, actress and author who has a stage name. Her biological name is Anna Mae Bullock
200
Jackie Robinson
This man was the first African-American to play in the Major leagues of Baseball in the Modern Era
200
Dred Scott
What was the name of the African-American Man who sued for his freedom?
200
Rosa Parks
This African-American woman was a Civil Rights Activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus one day after work.
200
Maya Angelou
This woman was an African-American author& poet. She wrote the infamous poem "Still I rise" and the book "I Know Why the Cage Bird Sings".
300
A Different World
An American television sitcom that took place at an Historically Black College.
300
Magic Johnson
This man played in the NBA for 13 seasons. He contracted HIV and played for the LA Lakers
300
The foreign slave trade ended on January 1st 1808
When did the foreign slave trade end in the United States?
300
Malcolm X
This African-American man was a Muslim minister and Human Rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of Blacks.
300
Zora Neale Hurston
This woman is a Novelist, short story writer who created the novel "Their Eyes are Watching God", she also played a part in the Harlem Rennaissance
400
Billy Holiday
This woman is a Jazz singer and song writer. Her songs are "Strange Fruit" & "I will be seeing you".
400
Althea Gibson
This Female athlete was an African-American tennis player and professional golfer. In 1956 she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title.
400
ON june 19th 1865, two months after the Civil War ended, Gen. Gordon Granger of the Soviet Union Army informed the Citizens of Galveston Tex that all slaves were free.
What was the significance of June 19th, 1865 which is known as "Juneteenth"
400
Thurgood Marshall
This man was an African-American associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was the first lawyer to argue before the Supreme Court against Brown VS Board of Education, he was also the first African-American Justice
400
(1906–1983)[1] was an African-American journalist, civil rights activist and author.[2] She was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials,[3] and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries
Who is Allison Alice Dunnigan?
500
Dre Johnson has it all, a great job, a beautiful wife, Rainbow, four kids and a big home in a classy neighborhood, but as a black man, he begins to question whether all his success has brought too much cultural assimilation for his family. With the help of his father, he begins to try to create a sense of ethnic identity for the members of his family that will allow them to honor their background while preparing them to embrace the future.
What is the show "Blackish" about?
500
Steve Nash; 1996
Who is the oldest African American Male in the NBA? What year did he start in the NBA?
500
Church bombing which caused the death of four African-American school girls.
What took place in 1963 at church in Birmingham, Alabama?
500
Toni Morrison
Howard University Graduate. Writer of Beloved [1987], The Bluest Eyes [1970] and Songs of Solomon.
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