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The first African American elected president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
He said "A tree without roots is dead."
Who is Malcolm X?
In 1947, he integrated Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Known as the “Father of Black History,” he created an organization called the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In 1926, he initiated the first “Negro History Week” on Feb.
Who is Cater G. Woodson?
This American trumpeter and vocalist is among the most influential figures in jazz.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
Through expansion of trade routes, especially into the Land of Punt, she made her kingdom wealthy, prosperous, and peaceful. Using this new wealth, she built or repaired hundreds of temples and statues across Egypt, restoring Egyptian culture that had been shaky
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Greenwood District was one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the United States.
What is the Black Wall Street?
He was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
In the 1968 Olympics Tommie Smith and John Carlos they did this while the American national anthem played.
What is raised their fists?
According to the 2021 Forbes ranking of the world's billionaires, Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote had a net worth of _______billion and was the world's richest black man
What is $11.5 billion?
The first African American woman to run for president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
This group started the free lunch program that is now used in U.S. public schools.
Who were The Black Panthers?
She has won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man in "open" history.
Who is Serena Williams?
The colors of African Liberation flag is the universal flag of Black people
What is red, black, and green?
Nicknamed "Lady Day," by a close friend, she was targeted by the FBI for performing the song "Strange Fruit."
Who is Billie Holiday?
The first self-made, female African American millionare entrepreneur in the U.S.
Who is Madame C. J. Walker?
He led a slave rebellion that resulted in the killing of approximately 55 white people in 1831.
Who is Nat Turner?
Later by known by his alias Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, Shakur is among the best-selling music artists, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide. .
Who is Tupac?
Africa has 54 countries fully recognized by the United Nations, two independent states with limited or no recognition.
What is Western Sahara and Somaliland?
A museum and non-circulating library dedicated to preserving African American history, experiences and culture on 14th Street in Downtown Oakland. It contains an extensive archival collection of such artifacts as diaries, correspondence, photos, and periodicals.
What is the African American Museum and Library?
A native Richmond, Virginian who built her wealth and was the first woman to own a bank in the United States.
Who is Maggie Lena Walker?
She gave her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
In 1990, he became the first NFL player to also become a Major League Baseball player.
Who is Bo Jackson?
A popular ancient name for Egypt was ______ which means the "black land."
What is Kemet?
In 1940, she was the first African American performer to win an Academy Award—the film industry’s highest honor—in Gone With the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?