HBCU
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Who was the first Black woman to serve as vice president of the United States?
Kamala Harris
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
Gymnastics
Caleb McLaughlin played who in Stranger things?
Lucas Sinclair
Barack Obama was the president of the United States of America from what years?
2009-2017
What percentage of Black public school teachers in the U.S. attended an HBCU.
50%
Who was the most famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
5
He was the star of Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
Washington DC
When was the first HBCU established ?
1837
What is Ruby Bridges famous for?
Being the first Black student to attend an all-white school
Jesse Owens is considered one of the greatest athletes of his time in which sport?
Track and Field
What actor won an Academy Award for his portrayal of singer Ray Charles in the movie Ray?
Jamie Foxx
When did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
1955
Martin Luther King, Jr., filmmaker and actor Spike Lee and actor Samuel L. Jackson attended the what prestigious HBCU
Morehouse College
Who was the first African American and Native American woman to hold a pilot license?
Bessie Coleman
Willie O'Rhee was the first Black player in the National Hockey League. On what team did he play?
Boston Bruins
He holds the record for being the highest-grossing actor of all time. He has appeared in many billion-dollar movies, including all four Avengers films, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Captain Marvel.
Samuel L. Jackson
When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
1926
What was the first HBCU to be registered as a national historic landmark and the only HBCU to be a national historic site?
Tuskegee University
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown
Who was the first African American to coach a professional sports team?
Bill Russell
Who was the first Black man to be nominated for a best actor Oscar in 1958 for “The Defiant Ones,” and the first one to win one five years later for “Lilies of the Field."
Sidney Poitier
Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph Bunche