Black Girl Magic
The first Black woman to own a TV studio
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This Black agricultural chemist invented 518 new products from crops, including ink, dye, vinegar, and synthetic rubber — but is most known for his work with peanuts
Who is George Washington Carver?
This ancient civilization was continually ruled by native pharaohs for approximately 2,500 years
What is Egypt (or Kemet)?
Mantra "by any means necessary"
Who is Malcolm X?
This Supreme Court case ruled prohibitions on interracial marriage unconstitutional, overturning laws in 16 states, including Virginia (bonus points for the correct year!)
What is Loving v. Virginia (1967)?
The first Black ballerina to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet
Who is Misty Copeland?
The first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
The Boy Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
Who is King Tut?
"Get in good trouble, necessary trouble"
Who is civil rights leader and former representative John Lewis?
Founder of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Who is Justice Thurgood Marshall?
This Black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This Black astronomer, inventor, and commercially successful abolitionist author was free-born, self-taught, and annually-published; had beef with Thomas Jefferson; and was commissioned to survey the land for Washington, D.C. in 1791
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
One of the greatest military strategists in history, this warrior famously commanded an army of African war elephants (full name Chenu Bechola Barca)
Who is Hannibal of Carthage?
"But race is the child of racism, not the father"
Who is author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964, proposed by President Kennedy just before his assassination in 1963, was ultimately signed into law by President Johnson in 1964 because it had been opposed in the Senate by this procedure
What is filibuster?
The first female candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This popular cookie brand was founded by Black entrepreneur Wallace Jr. — with the help of a $25,000 loan from Marvin Gaye
What is Famous Amos?
Considered the Father of the Western Church, this white-washed Christian theologian was born in Thagaste, Numidia in North Africa and was known during his life as an “Aethiops” (Roman word for a dark-skinned African person)
Who is St. Augustine of Hippo?
"The whole world opened to me when I learned to read"
Who is stateswoman, humanitarian, and womanist Mary McLeod Bethune?
This Black attorney (1816-1894) was the first to become a lawyer, the first argue before a jury, and the first to hold a judicial position in the U.S.
Who is Macon Bolling Allen?
The first Black woman to serve as a judge in the United States
Who is Jane Bolin?
This lawyer became the first Black mayor of Chicago
Who is Harold Lee Washington?
In the 14th century, this city became the commercial, religious, and intellectual center of West Africa, famous throughout Europe and Asia for its merchants and scholars. Its golden age came to an end after an invasion supported by England.
This city is still home to "lost libraries" containing hundreds of thousands of ancient African manuscripts dating back to the 8th century.
What is Timbuktu?
"The legal system can force open doors and sometimes even knock down walls. But it cannot build bridges. That job belongs to you and me"
Who is Justice Thurgood Marshall?
Black disability rights attorney Haben Girma broke down this barrier in 2013
What is being the first deafblind woman to graduate from Harvard Law?