Inventions
He devised over 100 products using one major crop — the peanut — including dyes, plastics and gasoline.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This NBA player scored 81 points in a game.
Who is Kobe Bryant? (R.I.P.)
He defeated Sen. John McCain in the general election on November 4, 2008, and was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009.
Who is President Barack Obama?
She has been called the "Mother of the Freedom Movement."
Who is Rosa Parks?
What does "HBCU" stand for? (Correct phrase)
What is "Historically Black Colleges & Universities"?
She created specialized hair products for African-American hair care and was one of the first American women to become a self-made millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This player said "I can accept failure, but what I cannot accept is not trying."
Who is Michael Jordan?
She became the first black woman federal judge in 1966.
Who is Constance Baker Motley?
In 2015, she made history by becoming the first African-American woman to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama series.
Who is Viola Davis?
In July 1881, this famous college opened in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as its first principal.
What was Tuskegee?
Sarah Boone improved this horizontal "wooden block" to make it easier to use, in the morning or at night.
What is an ironing board?
Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player, was signed by this team in 1947.
Who was the Dodgers?
What was 1991?
While attending Spelman, this actress majored in Sociology and became a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Who is Keshia Knight Pulliam?
This 1972 graduate of Morehouse College was charged with a felony for holding members of the Board of Trustees hostage on the campus, demanding reform in the school's curriculum and governance.
Who is Samuel L. Jackson?
This innovation by Garrett Morgan (the first black person in Cleveland to own a car) added a "yield" component.
What is the three-light traffic light?
This "greatest of all time" boxer, activist, and philanthropist was named after his father. (Must give his real name)
Who is Cassius Clay Jr.?
This woman is best known for her 1972 bid to win the Democratic presidential nomination; She was first black woman to make this attempt in a major political party.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This woman used her college experiences at Howard University as inspiration for the production and direction of the TV show A Different World.
Who is Debbie Allen?
This school (which was originally called the Institute for Colored Youth) was founded in 1837, and is currently recognized as the oldest HBCU in the United States.
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
Patricia Bath became the first African-American female doctor to receive a medical patent in 1988 when she invented the Laserphaco Probe, improving treatment for patients with this.
What is cataracts?
This rapper played in the NBA with the Charlotte Hornets during the 1998 preseason and the Toronto Raptors during the 1999 preseason.
Who is Master P?
The first black male and the first black female to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice?
Often overlooked, this civil rights movement leader desegregated the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Who is Daisy Bates?
The number of historically black law schools. Name two of them.
What is 6? What is Howard University School of Law; North Carolina Central University School of Law; Thurgood Marshall School of Law; Southern University Law Center; Florida A&M University College of Law; David A. Clarke School of Law?