African American
Firsts
Firsts
Name the first Black Woman to ride through the US solo on a Motorcycle in 1930
Who is Bessie Stringfield
Name the courageous woman who refused to give up her seat which created a huge boycott for the use of city buses amongst African Americans.
Who is Rosa Parks
What is PAAN at Progressive?
Progressive’s African American Network
“PAAN helps promote an inclusive workplace by raising awareness of issues affecting African American employees at Progressive…”
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
The first boxer to win the heavyweight champion of the world three times
Muhammad Ali
Who was the first and only African American driver to compete in F1?
Who is Lewis Hamilton
Name the Baptist Minister that lead the Civil Rights Movement by organizing peaceful protests. Including the March on Washington D.C.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
What do you think the DEI objective for Progressive in 2025 is?
“We aspire to double representation of people of color in senior leadership, from 10% to 20%, by the end of 2025”
“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women
Hint: Author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Maya Angelou
The first Black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1974 for his album Innervisions.
Stevie Wonder
The first African American pilots to develop in the United States Military during WWI
Who is the Tuskegee Airmen(Red Tails)
Which law ended segregation in public places and ended employ discrimination on the bases of race, color, religion, gender or national origin?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson
“ In 2023, we hired nearly 15,000 new employees, representing about 1.8% of the total applicants for a job at Progressive. Of these new hires 67% were woman and ____% were people of color..”
56%
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”
Hint: Elected Political Figure
President Barak Obama
First woman to own her own television talk show production company, which was founded in 1986.
Oprah Winfrey
USS Miller is the first aircraft carrier named after an African American, ___________, who shot down 4-7 Japanese bombers during Pearl Harbor
Who is Dorie Miller
Name the abolitionist and political activist that led more than 300 enslaved people to freedom in the United States.
Harriet Tubman
“In 2023 10 recipients were awarded the Driving Small Business Forward grant with Hello Alice in support of Black entrepreneurs. Each small business owner has been awarded a $_______ grant for use toward the purchase of a commercial vehicle for their business.”
$25,000
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success”
Hint: Muslim Minister & Human Rights Activist
Malcom X
She is the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Madam C.J. Walker
Who is the first ever Black driver to win NASCAR race?
Who is Wendell Scott
Name the civil rights organization in the United States that was founded in 1909 and works to achieve equality for African Americans and other minority groups?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
In what year was the first black insurance company, African Insurance Company founded in?
1810
"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
Hint: Female Civil Rights Activist
Coretta Scott King
In 1996 this basketball player was the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game, and also the youngest NBA starter.
Kobe Bryant