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Was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
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Was an African-American surgeon who pioneered methods of storing blood plasma for transfusion and organized the first large-scale blood bank in the U.S.
Who is Charles Drew?
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African-American actress who starred in 'Hustle and Flow' and earned an Academy Award nomination for her role in 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.' She has also won a Golden Globe for her role as Cookie on the TV soap opera 'Empire.'
Who is Taraji Henson?
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This was the name given to the cultural, social, and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars.
What is The Harlem Renaissance?
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A movement that was characterized by major campaigns of civil resistance. Between 1955 and 1968, acts of nonviolent protest and civil disobedience produced crisis situations and productive dialogues between activists and government authorities.
What is Civil Rights Movement?
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African-American leader and prominent figure in the Nation of Islam; he articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the 1950s and '60s.
Who is Malcolm X?
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Was a prominent African-American scientist and inventor. This scientist is best known for the many uses he devised for the peanut.
Who is George Washington Carver?
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He was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
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This 2015 film became the Highest-Grossing Movie From A African-American Director ever.
What is 'Straight Outta Compton'?
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Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at this hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.
What is the Lorraine Motel?
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Famed 19th-century author and orator He was an eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement and the first African-American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
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Was a largely self-educated mathematician, astronomer, compiler of almanacs and writer.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
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There are nine African American Greek letter fraternities and sororities, of which five were founded at Howard University.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority (1908), Delta Sigma Theta sorority (1913), Zeta Phi Beta sorority (1920), Omega Psi Phi fraternity (1911), and Phi Beta Sigma fraternity (1914)?
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Channing Dungey recently became the First Black President of which Major Television Network.
What is ABC?
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These two Universities' rivalry centers around who earns the bragging rights to be called "The First HBCU"
What is Lincoln vs. Cheney?
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He was a proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, inspiring the Nation of Islam and the Rastafarian movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
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Overcame his troubled youth in inner-city Detroit to become a neurosurgeon famous for successfully separating conjoined twins.
Who is Ben Carson?
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In 2014, this number represented the largest doctoral degree class in Howard University history.
What is 105 PhDs?
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Beyonce Knowles is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over _______ million dollars ?
What is 37?
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According to the 2010 census, this city had the largest number of Black or African American Population.
What is New York?
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He was an activist for the Civil Rights Movement. He became a member of Congress, mayor of Atlanta and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Who is Andrew Young Jr.?
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Is the first African-American female astronaut. In 1992, she flew into space aboard the Endeavour, becoming the first African-American woman in space.
Who is Mae C. Jemison?
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Among many firsts, She is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology and the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent. She invented the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment in 1986.
Who is Patricia Bath?
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This Blockbuster Buster Actor won the first ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance, but boycotted because the category was barred from television.
Who is Will Smith?
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This Grammy Award winner won best spoken word album in 2008 from his Audiobooks Dreams From My Father, and The Audacity of Hope.
Who is Barack Obama?
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