BLACK HISTORY
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
What is the Dred Scott case?
First Black woman to enter space
Who is Mae Jemison?
The first woman and first Black American to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This African American 16-year old girl led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, Virginia
What is Barbara Johns?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
He started the "Back to Africa Movement" and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
invented the gas mask and the 1st traffic signal
Who is Garrett Morgan ?
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
What is Hidden Figures?
The youngest person to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Quvenzhane Wallis?
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first African-American graduate of Longwood University
N.H. "Cookie" Scott
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
The first Black governor of Virginia
Who is Douglas Wilder
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
The first group of students integrated a high school located in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?