Black History
What month is Black history Month?
February
Who was the first African American to play for a Major League Baseball team?
Jackie Roberson
This staple item is found in every black household and sometimes in Beyonce's bag
What is Hot Sauce
"To the left, take it back now y'all, Two hops this time, Right foot two stomps, Left foot two stomps"
What is the Cha Cha slide
Who became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products?
Madam C. J. Walker
From what speech is this from, "When we allow freedom to ring—when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, “Free at last, Free at last, Great God a-mighty, We are free at last. "
I Have a Dream
First black girl to join a all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
Who was the Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia.
Pocahontas (Her real name is Motoaka)
This one for the boys with the booming system, Top down AC with the cooler system"
What is Superbass
Who killed Selena Quintanilla?
fan club president Yolanda Saldívar
What is the name of the black national anthem?
Lift Every Voice and SIng
Who was the first person to refuse to give up their seat?
Claudette Colvin
Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise, and Yusef Salaam were all a part of?
They were a part of the Central Park 5
"You made me happy this you can bet, You stood right beside me...."
What is before I let Go
Name 5 HBCU's
Ex: Spellman, Howard, Morehouse, NCAT, FAMU
When was slavery abolished in America?
1865
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
September 15th- October 15th
"Me and yo' daughter, got's this thing going on
(We got a special kind of thing going on), You say it's puppy love, We say it's full grown"
What is Ms. Jackson
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Collin Powell
Which fourteen year old black boy was lynched for whistling at a white woman?
Emmet Till
When is Chinese new year
Between Jan. 22- Feb. 19
Late Jan. to early Feb.
Feb. 1st
"Ever since I left the city, you
You got exactly what you asked for
Running out of pages in your passport
Hanging with some girls I've never seen before"
What is Hotline Bling
Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
The Alabama Church Bombing