African-Americans in Film
This movie director released a 2022 horror film starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as horse-wrangling siblings.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This African American civil rights activist was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee April 4th of 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
These two artists released the song "The Boy is Mine" on May 19th, 1998
Who is Brandy and Monica?
This African American celebrity released a self-titled book in 2023 called "Finding Me...."
Who is Viola Davis?
This American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
Who is Geoge Washington Carver?
This 1995 film follows Craig Jones and Smokey, two unemployed friends who face troubles after becoming indebted to a drug dealer.
What is "Friday"?
Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, Muslim minister and human rights activist. However, Malcom X was not his birthname.
Who is Malcolm Little?
At the 67th Annual Grammy Award show, who was the first African American artist to win Country Album of the Year.
Who is Beyonce?
This African American celebrity was the first to grace the covers of Time and Vouge France.
Who is Naomi Cambell?
Granville T. Woods, an African American inventor, patented what on October 11, 1887. He was often described as the "Black" Edison.
What is the Telephone System and Apparatus?
This film was the first Black Marvel superhero film released in 1998.
What is "Blade"?
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century leading this party.
What is Republican?
This artist was born in May of 1944 and named the "Godmother of Soul."
Who is Pattie LaBelle?
What does the B. in Michael B. Jordan stand for.
What is Bakari?
This African American inventor patented a rotary drum-style clothes dryer in 1892. His design involved a frame that suspended clothing over a heat source, such as a stove.
Who is George T. Sampson?
In 1940. this actress was the first African American to win an Oscar for her performance in "Gone with the Wind."
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
These two individuals lead the Black Panther Party in the 1960s.
Who is Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale?
Stevie Wonder was the first African American artist to win Album of the Year in 1974 for what album.
What is Innervisions?
This celebrity was the first African American to achieve EGOT status over 20 years ago.
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
Sarah Boone, an African American inventor, designed this to improve the quality of ironing the sleeves and bodies of women's garments.
What is the ironing board?
This actor was the first leading African American actor in Hollywood in the movie "Lilies of the Field" in 1963.
Who is Sydney Poitier?
This aerospace engineer made history on August 30th, 1983, by being the first African American in space.
Who is Guion Stewart Bluford Jr.?
Bert Williams was the first African American to perform on Broadway in "In Dahomey" in what year.
What it 1903?
Sha'Carri Richardson's signature style is characterized by her bold hair and long nails, inspired by what legendary track and field star.
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner?
George Carruthers, an African American inventor, invented this, which was used by NASA when it launched Apollo 16 in 1972.
What is the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph?