EDUC & ORGS
1. Back to School/Stay in School 2. ACT-SO 3. Stop the Violence, Start the Love 4. National Day of Education
What do the letters for the network BET stand for?
Black Entertainment Television
Name the distinguished 20th century statesman who became Under Secretary General of the UN in 1968.
Motown artists built their music from what three sources?
African American traditional music, Black church choirs and revival meetings
Who was the first African American to vote?
Thomas M. Peterson of New Jersey
Of these 3 years (1899, 1904, or 1910) In which year was the National Urban League founded?
1910
What show was a spin-off of The Cosby Show and took place on a college campus?
A Different World
Provide the year, show name and the name of the first black actress to star in a TV comedy show.
Ethel Waters, 1950, show name, Beulah
Three Times a Lady was a song written by this gifted entertainer and song writer. Who is he?
Lionel Richie Jr
Who was the first African American woman elected mayor of Hartford Connecticut in 1987?
Carrie Saxon Perry
Under what name was North Carolina Central University founded in 1910 by James E. Shephard?
The National Religious Training School of Durham
Which Black musician once said, "Maybe if we play loud enough we can shut out the world?"
Jimi Hendrix, Guitarist
The largest modern-day black business was started in 1975. It is an automotive company. Where is it located and who is the owner?
It's located in Detroit - the owner is Mel Farr
Sang by Diahann Carroll, this song was made popular in the film version of Porgy and Bess. Name it.
Summertime
Who was the first Black Air Force pilot/astronaut accepted by NASA in 1967?
Major Robert H Lawrence
What is the holiday celebrated today marking the day slaves learned about the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth
Who composed the music for the television miniseries Roots?
Quincy Jones
The million man march took place in 1995 in Washington DC what was its goal?
To present unity and solidarity and male bonding as models for young black men
What convinced Barry Gordy to start making and distributing his own records?
Marvin Gaye (He started at Motown as a pianist and drummer, but went on to become one of its biggest singing stars)
Who was the first Black ballerina to appear with the Metropolitan Opera Company in 1951?
Janet Collins
When did the first "Juneteenth" celebrations take place?
June 19, 1985
Who drew the tiger, "Shere Khan" and the python "Kaa" for Disney's The Jungle Book?
Black animator Floyd Norman
The actor played the intimidating private detective in the groundbreaking 1971 movie "Shaft"
Richard Roundtree
What multi-faceted entertainer and 1960s star of Broadway's Golden Boy began his career on the vaudeville stage at age three?
Sammy Davis, Jr.
Who was the first black woman to earn an international pilot's license?
Bessie Coleman