BPN
Legrand's Black Professional Network was established in this month and year
What is July 2020
Name the first Black President
Who is Barack Obama
Alfred L. Cralle invention of a new kind of scoop changed the way this frozen dessert was served
What is Ice Cream
Hattie McDaniel became the first Black performer to win an Academy Award for her performance in this film
What is Gone with the Wind
AKA Lady Soul, name this artist who holds the honor of being the first ever woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Who is Aretha Franklin
Name the executive sponsor for BPN
Who is Hoyt K Webb
Starting with $1.50 in cash and five students, what college did Mary McLeod Bethune found?
What is Bethune-Cookman
Drivers can thank Garrett Morgan for creating the modern version of this device, which can be found hanging above roadways and intersections
What is the traffic light?
Name this Black director, famous for the "double dolly" shot, has an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and two Peabody Awards?
Who is Spike Lee?
Beyonce made history in 2023 by becoming the first artist to win this award 32 times
What is a Grammy?
This tragedy sparked the foundation of Legrand's BPN
The murder of George Floyd
Name this location where MLK delivered his “I have a dream” speech
What is the Lincoln Memorial
Sarah Boone became the second African American woman to obtain a patent for her redesign of this ironing appliance
What is the ironing board
Name this director/film producer who made history in 2014 when his film became the first Best Picture winner to feature a Black director
Who is Steve McQueen?
Your favorite singer's favorite singer, name this artist who in 2016, set a record for the most songs to appear on the Billboard Top 200 one time with 19.
Who is Prince?
Name this city where the first BPN conference was held
What is Dallas, TX
What landmark Supreme Court case did Thurgood Marshall help orchestrate in 1954?
Brown v. Board of Education
It's in couches, it's in walls, large families in hotels may be especially thankful to Sarah E Goode for patenting this flexible furniture piece
What is a folding bed
Sidney Poitier made history in 1963 by becoming the first Black actor to take home an Oscar in this category for his performance in Lillies of the Field
What is Best Actor?
Founded by Berry Gordy Jr and crucial to the desegregation of the pop music industry, name this Detroit based record label
What is Motown
Name this speaker who presented the “Secrets of Happiness” last month for mental health month.
Who is Chena Blanchard
Who was the first African American mayor in Chicago?
Harold Washington
Philp B. Downing really delivered in 1872 by modernizing the design of this postal receptacle
What is the mailbox?
Name this individual who is credited for being the first African American to produce a feature-length film? (1919)
Who is Oscar Micheaux?
Marian Anderson made history January 7, 1955 by becoming the first Black singer to perform at this prestigious New York based music venue (name the venue)
What is the Metropolitan Opera?