African American Firsts
Who became the first African American female billionaire?
Who is Oprah Winfrey
He is known for skipping college to join the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. He led the Miami Heat to NBA titles in 2012 and 2013, and won a third championship with Cleveland in 2016.
Who is LeBron James
What was the name of the network of hiding places which helped slaves to escape to freedom?
What is the Underground Railroad
I go where I want, I'm good (Good) / play if you want, lets do it (ha), I'm a young CEO, (Yeah)
What is Suge by DaBaby
Which amendment outlawed slavery?
What is the 13th amendment
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
She is an Olympic gymnast best known as the first African American to win the individual all-around event. She also won gold medals for the U.S. in the team competitions at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.
Who is Gabby Douglass
In 1949, what religious movement did Malcolm X join?
What is the Nation of Islam
"Eighteen Years, Eighteen Years. She got one of yo kids, got you for 18 years."
What is Gold Digger by Kanye West
This landmark Supreme Court case desegregated public schools
What is Brown vs Board of Education
Who was the first African-American millionaire?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
He is the NFL's all time leader in receptions, yards, and touchdowns, winning 3 Superbowls while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
Who is Jerry Rice
What does the NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Name the song & artist: "To the left to the left, everything you own in the box to the left."
What is Irreplaceable by Beyonce
In the late nineteenth century there was a system of laws that enforced racial discrimination in the United States. What was it called?
What is Jim Crow
Who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson
He was the first basketball player to score 100 points in a single game, and was also the first to score 30,000 points in the NBA.
Who is Wilt Chamberlin
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale are the founders of this organization?
What are the Black Panthers
"The twenty second of loneliness
And we've been through so many things
I love my man with all honesty,
But I know he's cheating on me"
What is Creep by TLC
The 15th Amendment granted African-Americans the right to______.
What is vote
Who were the first all black military pilots in the United States?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen
She was one of the original players of the WNBA and also the 1st player ever in the league to dunk in a game.
Who is Lisa Leslie
Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), was from where?
Where is Jamaica?
Where the true players at? Throw your Rolies in the sky, Wave 'em side to side and keep your hands high.
What is Mo' Money Mo' Problems by The Notorious B.I.G
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson