The Arts
This "King of Pop" has the best selling album of all time?
Who is Michael Jackson
Name a famous African American who has advocated for themselves or others.
Various Answers. MLK, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglas Ect.
Maya Angelous briefly dropped out of dance school in order to work as a __________.
Cable car conductor
He's the first Black player to win Major League Baseball’s Rookie of the Year Award
Who is Jackie Robinson
Abraham Lincoln issues this in 1863 freeing slaves
What is Emancipation Proclamation
My autobiography is entitled; I know why the Caged Bird Sings?
Who is Maya Angelou
Self-esteem is an important part of being an effective self-advocate. Name 2 ways that you can raise your self-esteem if it is low.
Answers will vary. Repeat positive affirmations, make a list of positives about yourself, appreciating yourself ect.
How many languages did Maya Angelou speak?
6 languages
In 1974, this Milwaukee Brave broke Babe Ruth’s homerun record of 714?
Who is Hank Aaron
This amendment to the constitution was ratified, defining citizenship.
What is 14th amendment
The God Father of Soul who proudly sang, “Say It Loud, I’m Black and I’m Proud?”
Who is James Brown
Knowing the facts are an important part of being a self-advocate. What ways are you able to get the facts before speaking to your audience.
A peer, a friend, books, the library, the internet, ect
In Maya Angelous youth she was sexually assaulted by her mother's boyfriend. After his trial he was murdered and Angelou blamed herself. What did she do after the man's death?
She did not speak for 5 years
First and only African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl
What is Doug Williams
This amendment was ratified giving African Americans the right to vote
What is 15th amendment
In 1986, who won her first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Perform – Female for “Saving All My Love For You?”
Who is Whitney Houston?
Strategizing is important when it comes to developing a plan. What is something that can help you keep track of your progress and help motivate you to achieve your goals in a timely manner.
Create a timeline
Which president's inauguration did she speak at?
President Bill Clinton
The week of February 25, 2002, she became the first African-American woman to reach the #1 ranking on the Women Tennis Association tour
Who is Venus Williams?
President Johnson signed this act, which prohibits discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion, or national origin
What is Civil Rights Act
The first African- American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Who is Toni Morrison?
Give an example of how to assert yourself calmly with a partner.
Answers will vary.
Angelou left a role lead role on a Broadway production in order to travel throughout Europe in a small play for ____________.
Porgy and Bess
He won four gold medals in the Berlin, Germany games in 1936?
Who is Jesse Owens
This was the city in which Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968
What is Memphis, TN