Who was the first black man to participate in a spacewalk?
Dr. Benard Anthony Harris Jr.
Who was the first African American male to achieve global recognition as an artist.
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Who became the first African American to serve in Congress in 1870, representing the state of Mississippi as a Republican senator?
Hiram R. Revels
The first black woman to play in both the Women’s Tennis Circuit and the Ladies Professional Golf Association in the 1950s.
Who is Althea Gibson?
Young texas teen that created a lemonade business, which resulted in a multimillion dollar business deal with whole foods.
Who is Mikaila Ulmer?
Who was the first black female billionaire?
Shelia Johnson
These colors constitute the colors on the Pan African flag?
Green, Red and Black
Who is remembered as the first African American lawyer in Ohio and, in 1888, achieved the milestone of being the first African American to win a congressional election in the state of Virginia by securing a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives?
John Mercer Langston
The year that the National Basketball League officially become integrated.
When is 1950?
This is not the holiday to test out your “new cooking skills”
What is thanksgiving?
Who was the first black man to run for President?
Fredrick Douglass
Who was the first African American that earned such esteem that they received an invitation to create a piece for the 1876 Centennial Exposition, and President Ulysses S. Grant personally commissioned a portrait bust from them.
Edmonia Lewis
Who became the first African American to be elected mayor of a major city in 1967, specifically in Cleveland?
Carl B. Stokes
Boxer who was said to “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee…”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Enslaved, Nancy Green, who was chosen to portray the “mammy” stereotype for a famous company that produces syrup, pancake mix, etc.
Who is Aunt Jemima?
Who was the first black man born in America?
William Tucker
Which region of New York gained notoriety for its thriving art scene?
HARLEM
Who, in 1977, became the first African American woman to hold a Cabinet position and the initial African American woman to serve as a U.S. ambassador?
Patricia Roberts Harrison
Boxer who refused to fight in segregated arenas in the 1930s and 1940s
Who is Henry Armstrong?
Traditional food in the african american culture that originated from enslaved people only being given leftovers and undesirable parts of animals.
What is soul food?
Who was the first black woman to win a grammy?
Ella Fitzgearld
Who stands out as the most prominent African American artist from the 1980s in American society?
Jean Michel Basquiat
Who, in 1969, achieved the historic milestone of becoming the first African American congresswoman and later made history again in 1972 by becoming the first African American to be a major-party candidate for president, running for the Democratic nomination?
Shirley Chisholm
Famous baseball player that was once a coach for Huston-Tillotson’s basketball team
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Creole stew from south louisiana usually consisting of rice and seafood.
What is gumbo?