History
What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for black youth?
YMCA
What Black American lit the Olympic torch at the 1984 Summer Games?
Rafer Johnson
Who was the first black female awarded a medical degree?
Rebecca Lee Crumpier
After his friend and musical partner Tammi Terrell died of a brain tumor, this well-known artist left the music industry for two years. Name him
Marvin Gaye
Who was the first African American woman to earn licensure as a veterinarian?
Aflreda Webb
What state was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont
What was the name of Wilma Rudolphs relay team, which finished first at the 1960 Olympics?
Tennessee Tigerbelles
R.F Fleming was a Black inventor who received a patent for what instrument
Guitar
This legendary singer performed in front of a televised audience in Boston the day after Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated. Who is he?
James Brown
Frederick Douglas founded this weekly newspaper in 1847?
The North Star
Who was the first African American women to go to space?
Mae Jemison
What was Earl Monroes nickname during his basketball career?
The Pearl
Shirley Ann Jackson was the first Black American to earn a PhD from M.I.T. in what subject?
Physics
Gordon Parks was the first African-American to write, direct, and score a major Hollywood film in 1969.What is the name of this work?
The Learning Tree
Available since 1884, what is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States?
Philadelphia Tribune
How did Denmark Vessey gain his freedom in 1799?
Won money in a lottery and purchased his freedom
Satchel Paige played for 22 years in what baseball league?
Negro League
What Black American patented the corn harvester?
Henry Blair
Mamie Smith
In 1908 Ethel Hedgemen founded the first Black sorority on the campus of Howard University. Name the sorority.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Who was the first African American too receive the Congressional Medal of Honor?
William Carney
Bill Russell was the first Black American coach in what professional sports league?
NBA
What did Lewis Howard Latimer and Hiram S. Maxim invent?
Incandescent Electric Light
At the very peak of his fame, this rock 'n' roll pioneer concluded that his music was the "devil's work," and became a traveling Evangelical preacher instead. When the Beatles revived several of his songs in 1964, he returned to the stage. Name him
Little Richard
This American businesswoman is the president of Ariel investments and the current Chair of the Board of Directors of DreamWorks Animation.
Mellody Hobson