African American First
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
Who said, “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
With 32 total Grammys, who is the most decorated artist in history?
Who is Beyoncè?
Who was the first black baseball player to cross over to the MLB?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who can we thank for the creation of peanut butter?
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
When did Martin Luther King Jr. Give his “I Have A Dream” speech?
When is Sept. 9, 1965?
Which childhood Actor starred in both a Disney Channel original series and in the Marvel Movie franchise?
Who is Zendaya?
Who set the record for having the most points scored in NBA history?
Who is Lebron James?
Who was the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair?
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Who is Ralph J. Bunche?
When did Rosa Parks' bus boycott happen?
When is December 1955?
Who were the first black actors to win lead acting awards in the same year (2002)?
Who are Denzel Washington and Halle Berry?
Who was the first Black male to win a NCAA tennis Championship, the first to win a Grand Slam Title, and the first to represent the US in the Davis Cup?
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Who is the engineer that developed the mega water gun, known as the Super Soaker, during his free time while working at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory?
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
Guin (Guy) Bluford was the first Black Astronaut to fly to space. What was the name of the shuttle he was on?
What is Space Shuttle Challenger?
Who was the famous African American child to integrate an all-white Southern elementary school?
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Who attended Elkins High School, M.O. City, Houston by the name of Jacques Wesbster?
Who is Travis Scott?
Who has won the most grand slam tournaments in Women’s Tennis?
Who is Serena Williams?
Who unintentionally created the potato chip in 1853?
Who is George Crum?
Who was the first African American women to be elected to Congress?
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This sit-in protest was started by a group of African American students at a lunch counter in North Carolina. It began a civil rights sit-in movement that spread throughout college towns in the 1960s.
What is The Greensboro Sit-in?
This Houston artist reached national fame with his breakout single “Still Tippin” (featuring Slim Thug and Paul Wall)
Who is Mike Jones?
Who was the first black Quarterback to both start and win a Superbowl?
Who is Douglas Lee Williams; Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII?
Who created the traffic signal that was the first to offer a “caution” signal, now known as the yellow light?
Who is Garrett Morgan?