BLACK HISTORY
List 3 HBCUs, who have higher than ever enrollment numbers!
(Howard, Spelman, Tuskegee, Alcorn state, Morehouse, Alabama State, Clark Atlanta University)
The first black president of South Africa?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This athlete holds the most Tennis Championships in Women's tennis History
Serena Williams
Who was the first Black superhero in mainstream comic books?
Black Panther
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Oprah Winfrey
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
In what year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?
2021
The first Black Vice-President
Kamala Harris
Black History Month is in February because two famous abolitionists have a Birthday in this month. Name one.
Frederick Douglass or Abraham Lincoln
Which state has the highest black population today?
Texas
Other than the US, name two other countries that celebrate black history month
How many days did the Montgomery Bus boycott last? (+/- 5)
381
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This famous couple, both of whom are famous artists in hip-hop, has given over 150 million to black-owned small businesses and criminal justice reform.
Jay-Z and Beyonce
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
Hidden Figures
Which two famous civil rights activist led the Montgomery bus boycotts?
Rosa Parks and MLK Jr.
A guidebook for Black travelers, helping them find safe places to stay and eat during segregation, was created by Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker.
The green book
Abraham Lincoln and ________ had a real friendship, where slavery and civil rights were discussed.
Frederick Douglass
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
BET (Black Entertainment Television)
An African American man named Wallace Jr made millions selling cookie and founded this popular cookie brand
Famous Amos
Which revolutionary organization in the 1960s also created many social programs (free breakfast for kids, health clinics, and education programs) that were later adopted by the federal government
Black Panther Party for Self-Defense (the black panthers)
Who was the first black person to show up on a piece of US Currency
Booker T Washington (1946 half dollar coin)
The spread or dispersion of people from their original homeland
What is Diaspora?
Which American national monument was supposed to be a monument to freed slaves, but had its design changed before it was gifted to the US
Sttue of Liberty
Who was the first African American supreme court justice?
Thurgood Marshall