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This city was home to the original Black Wall Street.
Tulsa, Oklahoma. YOU'VE UNCOVERED A CLUE: What year was the Tulsa Massacre that destroyed Black Wall Street and its residents?
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This artist is now worth $1.7 billion, making her the wealthiest female musician in the world and second only to Oprah Winfrey as the richest female entertainer.
Who is Rihanna? Fun Fact: most of Rihanna's fortune comes from Fenty Beauty, not her music.
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The state with the most Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
What is Alabama? There are 14 HBCUs in AL.
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The first black person to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Ralph Bunche? He received the honor in 1950 for his mediation in Israel in the 1940s.
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The first Black woman to enter space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison? (Your numerical clue is the year she flew on Endeavour on mission STS47)
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This card game is ranked as the second best selling card game in the world and was invented by a black author and inventor, Ken Johnson.
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As of 2020 this musical artist was the only one to have released 3 consecutive albums that all won a Grammy for Album of the Year.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
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This famous black actor was expelled from his HBCU.
Who is
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The first woman and first Black American to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Who is Shirley Chisholm? (1972)
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In the Civil War, she was the only woman to serve in the U.S. Army as a Buffalo Soldier.
Who is Cathay Williams?
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In the Jeopardy Studio, watch the CBM Video to answer this clue.
YOU'VE UNCOVERED TWO CLUES: What year did Constance Baker Motley become the second graduate from Columbia University? How many Supreme Court cases did Ms. Motley win?
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Michael Jordan won 6 NBA championships in his career. Name the number of total seasons he played in the NBA.
What is 15 seasons?
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Wilma Rudolph, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in track and field, graduated in 1963 from this HBCU.
Tennessee State University (Nashville)
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The first Black person to sit on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Who is Thurgood Marshall? (1967-1991)
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This black boxer whose nickname was the Galveston Giant, was the first to win the World Heavyweight Champion title.
Who is Jack Johnson?
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This case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no free black person or slave could be a US citizen?
What is the Dred Scott case? 
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In the 2023 Super Bowl, history will be made because it will be the first time that two black starting quarterbacks play against one another. Name them.
Who are Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes II?
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This HBCUs band is officially known as the Marching 100.
What is Florida A&M University (FAMU) in Tallahassee, FL
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YOU'VE UNCOVERED A CLUE CARD: What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)? Your clue is the year that BET was traded.
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This Delta Educational Development EMBODI Youth leader is an alumna of Mercer University, one of the college we will visit in April.
Who is Ms. Fran George?
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This Southwest Atlanta Tennis Center is the oldest black tennis center in Georgia and hosted matches to two of the most iconic tennis players, Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe.
What is Washington Park Tennis Center? The land was given to the black community by wealthy black businessman Alfonzo Herndon.
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This artist was a straight A student in high school. Can you answer the question in the audio clip below:
YOU'VE UNCOVERED A CLUE CARD: Who is Kendrick Lamar? What year did Kendrick Lamar graduate from high school?
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This university recently announced it will be launching the first ever HBCU gymnastics program.
What is Fisk University? (Nashville, TN)
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The year that Maynard Jackson (Atlanta's first black mayor) was elected and the number of terms he served.
What is 1974 and three terms?
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You must exit the Jeopardy game, go back to the Escape Room, locate the EP video and come back to answer answer this question.
In 1972 she became the first African-American woman radio and television commentator on a national network, working on CBS's program Spectrum.