Firsts
This man was the first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
"No, no, no"--this originally four member group did eventually dwindle, not all of them were "Survivors", however the remaining were some "Independent Women".
What is Destiny's Child?
These are the people who brought Mardi Gras to the Americas when they explored the upper Gulf of Mexico in the late 1600s.
Who are the French?
This is Africa's oldest republic and it was settled by freed slaves.
What is Liberia?
This female athlete was recently praised on Twitter for being one of the few athletes "better than Tom Brady". She has won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era.
Who is Serena Williams?
Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This person has a royal stage name, but was born with the name Dana Owens.
Who is Queen Latifah?
This is the name of the religious day that follows Mardi Gras?
What is Ash Wednesday?
This crop still grows wild in Caffa, Ethiopia where it was originally used and gets it name from.
What is Coffee?
This famous singer actually made her film debut in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Who is Beyoncé?
This first vice president was a DJ in college.
Who is Mark Gould?
This flamboyant Public Enemy rapper made wearing a necklace consisting of clocks and timepieces a fashion statement in the 1980's. He also contributed to the reality TV show industry with his show on VH1 looking for love.
Who is Flavor Flav?
These are the three colors of Mardi Gras: "violet," "or," and "vert".
What are purple, gold, and green?
She won the French Legion of Honor Award for entertaining WWII allies. Maybe she did it in a banana costume, maybe not.
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison?
What was the first black show on Disney Channel?
What is The Proud Family?
What is the French Quarter?
This famous astrophysicist is African American and Puerto Rican.
Who is Neil DeGrasse Tyson?
This jazzy woman was the first African American woman to win a Grammy in 1958.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Who is Misty Copeland?
In this coming of age romantic movie, the male lead asked, "Who you going to the dance with any way: Spalding?"
What is Love and Basketball?
This is the year of the first Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans - and the first in America. Name this year within 10 years.
What is 1937?
This country recently added racial categories to their census to be able to account for the presence of those from the African Diaspora.
What is Mexico?
In 1953, the song "Hound Dog" was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley's 1956 version. The song peaked at #1 on the R&B charts and remained there for seven weeks.
Who is Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton?