Gospel
This artist performed at Barack Obama’s first presidential inauguration
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This R&B artist was killed by his father in 1984
Who is Marvin Gaye?
This show was centered around the Ewing family
What is Dallas?
This man is known as the Father of Black History
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This is the longest street in Chicago
What is Western?
In 1932, he wrote “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and is known as the “Father of Gospel Music”
Who is Thomas Dorsey?
This pop star comes from a famous musical family and held a recurring role in the 1970s TV Sitcom “Good Times”
Who is Janet Jackson?
This soap opera starred Susan Lucci?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany
Who is Jesse Owens?
This mayor served as the longest Chicago Mayor
Who is Richard M. Daley?
Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond were in this group together
Who is Commissioned?
Lionel Ritchie was a member of this famous funk band in the late 1970’s through the mid 1980’s
Who are The Commodores?
This tv show featured the Kramdens
What is the Honeymooners?
The first Black female writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Toni Morrison?
First major downtown Chicago street named in honor of an African American woman
Who is Ida B. Wells?
“What a fellowship, what a joy Divine, leaning on the everlasting arms;”…
“what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms”
This black artist has a total of 25 Grammy’s
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This sitcom has 253 episodes and started in 1975
What is the Jeffersons?
The first person to refuse to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This was the year of the Great Chicago Fire
What is 1871?
At least 3 singers of the group The Caravans
Who are Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Cassietta George, Loleatta Holloway, Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, Delores Washingto?
This artist is considered the first Black country music superstar
Charley Pride
This Chicago pastor appeared on the sitcom “Amen”
Who is Pastor Hudson?
This Chicago neighborhood became a major destination for Black migrants arriving from the South during the Great Migration
What is Bronzeville?
This church was moved to make room for the Dan Ryan expressway
What is Progressive Baptist Church?