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What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
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🎤 This controversial chart-topping 20-year-old rapper quickly rose to fame with two consecutive hit albums, 17 and ?. He was tragically shot outside a Florida motorcycle shop while being robbed of $50,000 in cash in 2018.
Who was XXXTentacion?
100
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
100
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
100
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
200
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
200
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
200
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
200
What record label was ...“taking over for the ‘99 and the two thousand”
Who is Cash Money Records?
200
🔹 I sang of a lady who rang like a bell,
🔹 My pies in the store, they sure do sell.
🔹 My voice is strong, my notes soar high,
🔹 In soul and pies, I touch the sky.
Who is Patti LaBelle! 🎤🥧 ?
200
This "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" made history as the first person nominated for both acting and songwriting Oscars in the same year for Mudbound. She also played the ruthless Monet Tejada on Power Book II: Ghost.
Who is Mary J. Blige? 🎤👑
300
📖 This young poet captivated the world with her poem The Hill We Climb at the 2021 presidential inauguration, becoming the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
300
He said, "They not like us."
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
300
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
300
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
300
Who became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Vice President in 2021?
Kamala Harris
400
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Who is Malcolm X?
400
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
What is this a picture of?
When Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech” on September 9, 1965
400
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
400
What were the laws imposed by the South to suppress black citizens?
Jim Crow Laws
400
✈️ This group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II, escorting bombers with remarkable skill. Known as the "Red Tails" because of the distinctive markings on their aircraft, they proved instrumental in breaking racial barriers in the U.S. military.
The Tuskegee Airmen.
500
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
500
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
500
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
500
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
500
After the murder of George Floyd, this group led a worldwide protest of police brutality toward Black people.
Who is Black Lives Matter?
500
This abolitionist and activist, who delivered his famous 1857 speech declaring, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” made Rochester, NY, his home for over 25 years and published The North Star newspaper there.
Frederick Douglass
