EDU & ORGS
What was the first Black Greek collegiate sorority founded at Howard University?
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Who co-wrote Malcolm X's autobiography?
Alex Haley
How many African American Military men earned the Medal of Honor for heroism in the Civil War?
The Medal of Honor was given to 16 Union Army and 5 Navy members
What recording, performed by Count Basie and sung by Frank Sinatra, was played on the moon by US Astronauts on July 20, 1969?
"Fly Me To The Moon"
This man became the first African-American to head a major technology company in 1999. What was his name and what was the company?
John W Thompson and the company was Symantec
Where is Bennett College located and when was it founded?
Greensboro, North Carolina and it was founded in 1873.
Who is the author of Tar Baby?
Toni Morrison
How much per month were men paid for being a part of the Civil War?
Whites $13.00 and Blacks $7.00.
Sidney Poitier won an Oscar for best Actor in 1963. What was the name of the movie?
Lilies of the Field
This woman was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1951. She became a judge in 1969 and also served as president of the National Council of Negro Women. What was her name?
Lillian W Burke
Where is Morgan State University located?
Baltimore, Maryland
Who was the first Black woman poet to be published in America?
Phillis Wheatley, 1773
In 1971 who was the first African American to head a major airline and what airline was it?
James O Plinton Jr, Eastern Airlines
What is Spike Lee's first name?
Shelton
Thomas M Peterson of New Jersey was the first black ever to cast a constitutionally protected ballot. It was just one day after the passage of the 15th amendment allowing black men to vote. What year was it?
1870
Which school was originally called the state normal school for college students?
Alabama State University
Who was the first known African American bookseller?
Journalist and lecturer David Ruggles
In 1978 Jean Young (the wife of Andrew Young Jr) was named director of what organization by President Jimmy Carter?
Chairwoman of the National Commission of the International Year of the Child
Where was Oprah Winfrey born and in what year was she born?
Kosciusko, Mississippi in 1954
What mayor of Washington DC was the first national chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
Marion Barry
Who was the first Black person to receive a PhD from what school and year?
W.E.B. DuBois received his PhD from Harvard in 1895.
Who was the founder of Mohammed Speaks, the Muslim newspaper?
Malcolm X
In his second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Jesse Jackson received over 1200 votes a the 1988 Democratic Convention but lost the contest. Who won?
Michael Dukakis
She witnessed the East St. Louis riots in 1917 and immigrated to France just six years later. She was a singer, dancer, nightclub owner and member of the French resistance during World War 2.
Josephine Baker
What organization was founded by Marion Right Edelman?
The "Children's Defense Fund"