Celebrity
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Music
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100
The first African-American woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress.
What is Halle Barry
100
Often referred to as a spokesman for African Americans and women through her many works.
What is Maya Angelou
100
The first rap act to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone and make a video appearance on MTV.
What is Run-D.M.C.
100
The first black golfer to take home the U.S. Amateur, in 1994.
What is Tiger Woods
100
This show became the highest ranking sitcom for 5 years in a row. The program aired for eight years.
What is The Bill Cosby Show.
200
The first female U.S. billionaire in 2003
What is Oprah Winfrey.
200
The first black MVP, winning the award in 1949, and the first African-American Hall of Famer, inducted in 1962.
What is Jackie Robinson
200
The first African-American actress to star in her own television series where she did not play a domestic worker.
What is Diahann Carroll
300
The first African-American woman on the covers of GQ magazine and the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
What is Tyra Banks
300
A prolific writer known for his colorful portrayals of Black life from the 1920s-1960s
What is Langston Hughes
300
The most Grammy-nominated artist in the history of the awards with 76 nominations and 26 awards.
What is Quincy Jones
300
The first black athlete to participate in the Olympics.
What is George Poage
300
The only black Academy Award winner to win both lead and supporting actor Oscars
What is Denzel Washington
400
The owner of Black Entertainment Television, became the first black billionaire in America in 2001.
What is Robert L. Johnson
400
The first science fiction writer to win the MacArthur fellowship.
What is Octavia Butler
400
This artist was named the most awarded female artist of all time by the Guinness World Records.
What is Whitney Houston
400
The first African-American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics (2002).
What is Vonetta Flowers
400
The lead Actors in the play fences.
What is Danny Glover and Whoopi Goldberg
500
The rock 'n' roll pioneer that concluded that his music was the Devil's work, so he became a traveling preacher.
What is Little Richard
500
The author of the books Monster and Bad boy.
What is Walter Dean Myers
500
The first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
What is Aretha Franklin
500
The first black basketball player inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
What is Bill Russell
500
The lead Actress in Stormy Weather.
What is Lena Horne
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