BLACK HISTORY
A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during the 1950s and 1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United StateS
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, most popularly known for his quote “By any means necessary.”
Who is Malcolm X?
The first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
This Toronto native broke the record for the most billboard Hot 100 entries ever
Who is Drake?
This percentage of killings by police from 2013-2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.
What is 99 percent?
The oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865
What is Juneteenth?
Recorded as the first female self-made millionaire
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
Popular form of dance derived from the African Gumboot dance
What is Step?
The first black woman to headline Coachella
Beyoncé
The number of days in the year 2019 where the Police DID NOT kill someone
What is 27 Days?
The first African American to reach #1 on the Billboard charts and the first African American to host his own television show
Who is Nat King Cole?
The First Black Supreme Court Justice, responsible for Brown v. Board of Education
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The iconic cartoon character Betty Boop was inspired by this Black jazz singer from Harlem
Who is Esther Jones?
This Atlanta originated genre of rap music, where the term originated as a reference to places where drug deals are made
This state has the most Police Killings of Black People in the country
What is Utah?
The first institution of higher education founded for African-Americans
What is Lincoln University?
This 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote the novel the Bluest Eye
Who is Toni Morrison?
First African American to win the Oscar for best Animated Short Film
Who is Kobe Bryant?
This musical legend is the most Grammy-nominated artist in the history of the awards show with 79 nominations and 27 wins, most known for his producing of the songs, “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough"
Who is Quincy Jones?
The amount of tax dollars spent to pay off 6,472 lawsuits settled against the NYPD
How much is $230 Million?
Inventor of the Three-Light Traffic Light
Who is Garret Morgan? (1923)
In 2015, she became the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre
Who is Misty Copeland?
This 14 year old is the youngest executive producer of a major Hollywood movie
Who is Marsai Martin?
This record label based out of Detroit, Michigan credited for creating a golden age in music had artist such as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye
What is Motown?
This percentage of people in prison for at least 10 years is a black man under the age 25
What is 20%?