Black History Basics
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Barack Obama
Which rapper is known as “Queen Bey”?
Beyoncé
Who said, “I have a dream”?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the first Black woman Vice President of the U.S.?
Kamala Harris
What does “OG” usually stand for?
Original / Original Gangster
Black History Month is celebrated in which month?
February
What sport is LeBron James famous for?
Basketball
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on what type of transportation?
A bus
Which Black inventor improved the traffic light and gas mask?
Garrett Morgan
Where did sneaker culture largely grow in the U.S.?
Urban/Black communities
Who is known as the “Father of Black History” and started Negro History Week?
Carter G. Woodson
Who is the first Black woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé
What was the name of the movement that fought to end segregation and discrimination?
The Civil Rights Movement
Who was the NASA mathematician featured in Hidden Figures?
Katherine Johnson
What hairstyle became a symbol of Black pride in the 1960s–70s?
The Afro
What year did Black History Month officially begin in the U.S.?
1976
Which athlete broke the MLB color barrier in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first Black woman to win a Nobel Prize?
Toni Morrison
Which movement popularized the phrase “Black is Beautiful”?
The Black Power Movement
What was the original name of Black History Month before it expanded?
Negro History Week
Who created hip-hop culture in the Bronx in the 1970s?
DJ Kool Herc
Which 1964 law made racial discrimination illegal in public places and jobs?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Who founded the first Black-owned newspaper in the U.S., Freedom’s Journal?
Samuel Cornish & John Russwurm
What’s the name of the African American English dialect often used in music, culture, and daily life?
AAVE (African American Vernacular English)