Black Queens taking over the economy
Madame C.J. Walker became the USA's first black female millionaire with a method of doing this to hair
what is STRAIGHTENING?
In 1997 Will Smith rapped up the year by marrying this actress
This Montgomery seamstress was thrown off a bus one other time before her famous Dec. 1 1955 incident
who is ROSA PARKS?
In 1933 this future Supreme Court justice was first in his class at Howard University Law School
who is THURGOOD MARSHALL
During the 1996 Summer Olympics this boxer was given a new gold medal to replace one from 1960. FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A BEE.
who is MUHAMMAD ALI?
The first black female billionaire
who is OPRAH WINFREY?
This author of I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings won the NAACP's Spingarn Medal in 1994
Who is MAYA ANGELOU?
This one-time black Muslim leader was assassinated February 21 1965 in New York City
who is MALCOLM X?
He filled the Supreme Court seat vacated by Thurgood Marshall
who is CLARENCE THOMAS?
To date he's the only black tennis player to win the Wimbledon men's singles title
who is ARTHUR ASHE?
In 1988 this novelist won a Pulitzer Prize for her book Beloved
who is TONI MORRISON?
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
who is LAURYN HILL?
The bus boycott protesting segregation in this Alabama city lasted for more than a year
where is MONTGOMERY?
A nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army?
who is HARRIET TUBMAN?
The first African American second basemen
who is JACKIE ROBINSON?
n 1773 she put out the first book of poetry by an African American
who is PHILLIS WHEATLY
This NYC venue where Ella Fitzgerald was discovered opened in 1914 as Hurtig & Seamon's New Burlesque Theater
Where is THE APOLLO?
In 1968 this Baptist minister succeeded Martin Luther King Jr. as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
who is RALPH ABERNATHY?
Once White House director of public liaison she became the USA's first black Secretary of Labor in 1997
Who is ALEXIS HERMAN?
In 1988 this novelist won a Pulitzer Prize for her book Beloved
who is CHARLES BARKLEY?
Who was the first black American women bank president?
who is LENA WALKER?
With $800 borrowed from his family this songwriter founded Motown Records
who is BERYY GORDY JR.?
This phrase of protest coined by Alicia Garza has become a hashtag & a movement
what is BLACK LIVES MATTER?
Who was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard?
who is W.E.B Du Bois?
On Feb. 2 1996 these 2 M.J.s went head-to-head for the first time since the '91 NBA Finals
who are MAGIC JOHNSON AND MICHAEL JORDAN?