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100
She is the only billionare African American, biggest African American philanthropist, and is known for her talk show which included a book club.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
He played for the Bulls and was the most famous basketball player ever. Then he decided to try baseball!
Who is Michael Jordan?
100
This term refers to the separation of black and white people in schools and other public spaces.
What is segregation?
100
This American rapper, businessman, and investor is one of the best-selling musicians of all time, having sold more than 100 million records, while receiving 21 Grammy Awards for his music.[
Who is Jay-Z?
100
This method of making blankets uses scraps from old garments, and remains a way that some African American women work together on projects while sharing stories and friendship.
What is quilting?
200
He is an actor, rapper, songwriter, and producer, and was named the most influential person in Hollywood. He starred in "Men and Black" and "Suicide Squad."
Who is Will Smith?
200
He became the youngest heavyweight champion in the world at age 20.
Who is Mike Tyson?
200
This movement to get all kids, regardless of color or background into the same schools occurred mostly during the 1960's and 1970's.
What is integration?
200
This artist is considered to be one of the most critically and commercially successful musical performers of the late 20th century. He signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of 11, and he continued performing and recording for Motown into the 2010s. He has been blind since shortly after birth and was a child prodigy.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
200
This method of weaving grasses and other natural fibers originated in Africa, and is not only an art, but a practical way to create containers to carry items.
What is basketry or basket weaving?
300
African Americans are featured on this specialized TV station which also helps to advocate for equal rights.
What is BET (Black Entertainment TV)?
300
He won NBA Most valuable player six times.
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar?
300
In this landmark United States Supreme Court case the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
300
This American composer, pianist, and bandleader of a jazz orchestra, which he led from 1923 until his death in a career spanning over fifty years, is a pivotal figure in the history of jazz.
Who is Duke Ellington?
300
This holiday which falls near Christmas, was intended to be a celebration of family and friends with gifts that were homemade craft items.
What is Kwanzaa?
400
Often considered the most influential African American poet, he is well-known for the poem "Mother to Son" with the famous line "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair."
Who is Langston Hughes?
400
He won four gold medals in track and field at the Berlin Summer Olympics in 1936.
Who is Jesse Owens?
400
Three schools in Sarasota are named after this woman who founded the first black school in Sarasota.
Who is Emma E. Booker?
400
Nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, this American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz.
Who was Louis Armstrong?
400
This style of street dance that originated primarily among Puerto Rican and African American youth, many former members of the Black Spades, the Young Spades, and the Baby Spades, during the mid 1970s.
What is breakdancing?
500
This freed black slave headed west to live with Native Americans. A famous Western movie was made about him, but ignored the fact that he was really a black man named Bass Reeves with a catchy alias.
Who is the Lone Ranger?
500
He was the only African American to win the singles title at Wimbledon.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
500
She opened the first school for African American girls in Daytona in 1904, which later became the well-known school, Bethune-Cookman College.
Who is Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune?
500
This American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur developed an interest in hip hop after initially disliking the genre for its use of vulgarity and misogyny. In addition to music, he has pursued other business ventures, including fashion. He runs two clothing lines, Righteous Kung-Fu and Trilly & Truly; he has designed sneakers for Reebok.
Who is Lupe?
500
This movement originated in a district of New York City and was known for its influence on both jazz music and the visual arts for African Americans.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
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