BLACK HISTORY
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
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 famous Black tennis player won her first U.S. Open at age 17.
Who is Serena Williams?
The first Black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This 1857 case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that Black people were not U.S. citizens and had no right to bring suit in a federal court.
What is the Dred Scott case?
The first Black President of South Africa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This song was Whitney Houston's greatest-selling hit.
What is "I Will Always Love You"?
The youngest known inaugural poet who spoke at the 2021 presidential inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This track & field athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
The first Black model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine.
Who is Tyra Banks?
The first Black woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
The second Black Greek sorority for college students.
What is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated?
The first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He invented the gas mask and the first traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of this educational institution.
What is the Tuskegee Institute?
The first Black person to play in Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
The first Black man to have a national park named after him.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
The inventor of the Illusion Transmitter, the device that creates the 3D effect in movies.
Who is Valerie Thomas?
The first group of students to integrate a high school located in Little Rock Arkansas in 1957.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?