This person beat Frank Bruno in 1989 to become the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world
Who is Mike Tyson?
100
This singer's music video was named video of the century
Who is Micheal Jackson
100
Her refusal to five up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomery, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
100
The first African-American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Tony Morrison
100
This lady was the inventor of hair softeners, grower, and
the straightening comb, that changed the cosmetics
industry in the African-American community?
Who is Madame C. J. Walker
200
She was the first woman to have an athletic shoe named after her
Who is Sheryl Swoopes
200
The first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for best actress for her role in Monster’s Ball
Who is Halle Berry
200
This botanist became famous for his agricultural science involving peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soy beans.
Who is George Washington Carver
200
Born in 1872, this son of ex-slaves was the first African-American to gain national eminence as a poet?
Who is Paul Lawrence Dunbar
200
He invented the carbon filament; the most important part of the light bulb.
Who is Lewis Latimer
300
He broke Babe Ruth’s homerun record when he hit his 715th home run in 1974
Who is Hank Aaron
300
The first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in the movie Gone with the wind.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
300
He recently gave a million dollar donation to the NAACP? (Hint: he owns his own film production company)
Who is Tyler Perry
300
The author of the novel, The Color Purple, that was later
adapted into a movie directed by Steven Spielberg?
Who is Alice Walker
300
This individual invented over 400 plant products, including several uses for the peanut.
Who is George W Carver
400
He was the first African-American to play in the NFL
Who is Fritz Pollard
400
An African-American entertainer was the first to star in his own television series
Who is Nat King Cole
400
This gentleman is the creator of Kwanza
Who is Dr. Maulana Karenga
400
In 1950, this poetess became the first African-American to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks
400
This individual invented the gas mask and the stoplight.
Who is Lewis P. Haslett
500
He was the first African-American to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame (Hint: His name was associated with the historic Liberty Outdoor Classic.)
Who is Arthur Ashe
500
Former director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, he was the only black dancer in the New York City Ballet in 1956.
Who is Arthur Mitchell
500
She was the first African American Miss World
Who is Vanessa Williams
500
His book “Up from Slavery,” published in 1900 was the most successful autobiography written by a post-reconstruction Black writer
Who is Booker T Washington
500
This individual invented a method of eye surgery that restores the sight of people who are blind