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100

This individual participated boycotting the school system in Phoenix, IL with the goal of getting more Black teachers recruited and to end school segregation within the school system.

Joseph (Butch) James Coleman, Sr. 

He was the grandson of Rance and Lucy Coleman. Butch and Vera married in 1936 and moved their family of three young children to Phoenix, Illinois in 1947.

100

Who was Marvin Gaye‘s duet partner?

Tammi Terrell

100

What was the Greenwood area of Tulsa, Oklahoma also known as in 1921?

Black Wall Street

100

Which high school subject did Walter White teach in Breaking Bad?

Chemistry

100

Aunt Kay Mimms attended this all girls college in Greensboro, NC. 

Bennett College

200

What college did Kayrene attend while still in college?

Bennett College in Greensboro

200

____________ wrote the song "I'm Every Woman".

Ashford & Simpson

200

Who didn't give up their seat to a white man on a Montgomery Bus in 1955?

Rosa Parks

200

Which reality show features the following people: Kris, Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, and Kylie?

Keeping Up With the Kardashians

200
CFR Lifetime Member and Treasurer Teloria Stafford attended this HBCU approx. 80 miles outside Charlotte, NC.

Winston Salem State University

300

What was Aunt Sarah's favorite college basketball team?

UNC Tarheels

300

Who was the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Aretha Franklin

300

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

Thurgood Marshall

300

Which duo won the first Grammy for Best Rap Performance?

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

300

The largest HBCU in the US by which family members, Carson Funderburk, Isaiah Funderburk, Mesha Hall, AJ Patton, and Jonathan Lee all attended. 

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, "AGGIE PRIDE"

400

Which sport did Aunt Helen play?

Basketball

400

Where was Earth, Wind & Fire formed?


Chicago, IL

400

Which two members co-founded the Black Panther Party?

Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton

400

What Chicago rap native has a fashion brand named Yeezy?

Kanye West a.ka. Ye'

400

US Army JAG Officer, Major Jonathan Patton attended Law School at this HBCU located in Durham, NC.

North Carolina Central University

500

What is the date of birth for Bertha Coleman?

11/22/1904 

She passed away on 1/12/2001 and is buried at Piney Grove Baptist Church in South Carolina.

500

"Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" was a big hit for this band in 1972.

The Spinners

500

Which person was born in Massachusetts, was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D from Harvard and wrote 'Souls of Black Folk'?

W.E.B. DuBois

500

Who is the godmother of Miley Cyrus?

Dolly Parton

500

Valarie Wilson serves as Director of Admissions and Recruitment at this HBCU located in Tuscaloosa, AL.

Stillman College

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