Who's Who?
She is known as "Queen Bey" and one of the most powerful women in music.
Answer: Beyonce'She is known as "Queen Bey" and one of the most powerful women in music.
Beyonce
Who is known as the "Queen of Soul"?
Aretha Franklin
__________ was known for discovering many uses for the "peanut".
George Washington Carver
What does the words R&B mean?
Rhythm and Blues
Elected as the first female African American Vice President of the United States of America.
Kamala Harris
She used her platform to raise over $500,000 for her Flint Kids projects, including giving over 16,000 backpacks stuffed with school supplies.
Mari Copeny
Who was the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Madame C.J. Walker was known for her invention of _______ products.
Hair
When is African American Music Appreciation Month?
June (created by President Jimmy Carter in 1979).
She is known as the first black multi-billionaire of the 20th century. She's a television producer, actress, author, and more.
Oprah Winfrey
Who is known as the wealthiest man in hip-hop?
Jay-Z
What is the longest-running Black-owned TV show?
Soul Train
__________ was known for modernizing and improving machinery and the steam engine, which improved train travel.
Elijah McCoy
Who was the first African American to host his own television show?
Nat King Cole
In 2018, who became the first athlete and black person to win an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, Dear Basketball?
Kobe Bryant
Who launched this record label with only $800 from family members. It was called Tamla Records, but now it's called Motown Records.
Berry Gordy
This song became one of the most listened to songs in pop music. Ben E. King was the singer, and this song was also the name of a popular movie.
Stand by Me
__________ was one of African American women to receive a United States patent in the 1800s.
Sarah E. Goode
In 2002, she became the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
Halle Berry
In the 19th century, he was the very first African-American music celebrity, and he was blind. He began touring at the age of 8 and at age 10 became the first Black musician to give a headline performance at the White House.
Thomas Wiggins
Who was blinded shortly after birth and sung one of the greatest pop songs of all time. His birth name was Stevland Hardaway Morris.
Stevie Wonder
In 1934, this theater opens and becomes the main attraction for culture and music in Harlem NYC.
The Apollo Theater
Benjamin Banneker, a brilliant Astronomer and Mathematician, was known for publishing his own _______.
Almanac
In 1964, he made history as the first Black man to win a Best Actor Oscar for Lillies of the Field.
Sidney Poitier
She was the first black singer to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera.
Marian Anderson (1955)