General
This is the month that Black History Month celebrated.
What is February?
What album sold 32 million copies in the short span of 2 years, with songs like Human Nature and The Girl is Mine?
What is "Thriller" by Michael Jackson?
This athlete made history in 1947 as the first Black player in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This talk show host and media mogul became the first Black female billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This civil rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
This famous document, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared that enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
Dubbed the "Queen of Soul," this legendary singer was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Named the greatest athlete of the 20th century, and given the nickname "The Greatest," this heavyweight boxing champion was also a civil rights activist.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
In 1963, this legendary actor became the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field.
Who is Sydney Poitier?
In 2008, this politician made history as the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This is what the NAACP, a civil rights organization that is one of the oldest and most influential in fighting racial injustice, is an acronym for.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
This musician, known as the "Godfather of Rap," is credited with pioneering hip-hop with his 1979 song Rapper’s Delight.
Who is Grandmaster Flash?
This track and field star won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler’s racist ideology.
Who is Jesse Owens?
In 2002, this actress became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster’s Ball.
Who is Halle Berry?
She escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is the year that Black History Month was nationally recognized.
When was 1976?
This talented artist was the first African-American woman to win 5 Grammy awards in one year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
In 2012, this gymnast became the first African-American woman to win the Olympic all-around gymnastics title.
Who is Gabby Douglass?
This filmmaker and actor is known for creating the Madea film franchise and for being one of the most successful Black filmmakers in Hollywood.
Who is Tyler Perry?
This Black abolitionist, writer, and speaker was born into slavery and later wrote the autobiography Narrative of the Life of _______, an American Slave.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
The first historically Black college and university (HBCU), founded in 1837, is located in Pennsylvania and is named after an abolitionist.
What is Cheyney University?
This prolific composer and bandleader, who led a big band for over 50 years, wrote over 1,000 compositions, including Take the ‘A’ Train and Mood Indigo.
Who is Duke Ellington?
This trailblazing tennis player became the first Black man to win a Grand Slam singles title and later founded a foundation to promote education and social justice.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
This groundbreaking sketch comedy show, created by Keenen Ivory Wayans, launched the careers of stars like Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez in the early 1990s.
What is In Living Color?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case ended racial segregation in public schools in the United States.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?