Run Negro Run
this NFL quarterback has won two league MVP awards and led his football team to Super Bowl victories in 2020, 2023, and 2024.
Often referred to as the "Prince of Pop" this singer and actor who achieved fame as a member of the hugely successful “boy band” *NSYNC before establishing a career as a solo performer.
Justin Timberlake
Who rejected the bus driver James F. Blake's order to vacate a row of four seats in the "colored" section in favor of a white passenger
Rosa Parks
What does the term R&B music represent? This term was first used by Billboard magazine in the late 1940's
Rhythm and Blues
What show was produced by record producer Quincy Jones, and brought a young up-and-coming rapper to Hollywood fame?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This basketball legend led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and won the MVP Award five times.
Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" this 3-time champion played 13 seasons with the Boston Celtics, from 1979-80 through 1991-92
Larry Bird
Who is this famous Disney star who said, “I’m tired of being labeled, I’m an American; I’m not an African-American. I’m an American.”
Raven-Symoné
Which musician won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018 for his album ____.
Kendrick Lamar
This cartoon centers on a 14-year-old African American teenager, Penny who navigates her adolescence while dealing with her friends and family.
Considered the greatest athlete of all time, this athlete revolutionized tennis with 23 Grand Slam titles.
Serena Williams
Musician and actor who rose to fame in the mid-1950s—on the radio, TV, and the silver screen and was assumed as black with his rockabilly style.
Former college instructor, activist, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president. Known for presenting herself as a black woman despite being born to white parents.
Rachel Dolezal (Nkechi Amare Diallo)
Which rapper holds the record for the most number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart?
Jay Z
This semi-autobiographical sitcom was inspired by the memories of a comedian as a teenager living in a drug-and-gang-infested Bedford–Stuyvesant, New York.
Everybody Hates Chris
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Muhammad Ali
This English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor publicly challenged MTV at a time when they were only playing white artists and helped force them to add Black artists to their playlists.
Which fourteen-year-old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Emmit Till
Who is the “Queen of Soul” known for hits like “Respect” and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
What popular ’90s sitcom featured a predominantly Black American cast and was set in a Chicago apartment building with a bothersome genius neighbor?
Family Matters
Which Black American baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947?
Jackie Robinson
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
Who was the first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis on November 14, 1960.
Ruby Bridges
Remembered as the ‘queen of jazz, this singer took the stage during the halftime show of Super Bowl VI in New Orleans in 1972 being the first black headliner
Ella Fitzgerald
This 1980s Black sitcom aired for eight long seasons on NBC as a groundbreaking show that portrayed an upper-middle-class African American family, challenging stereotypes and showcasing positive representation on television.
The Cosby Show