Athletics
Famous African American basketball player with the nickname "Air Jordan"
Who is Michael Jordan
The first black woman to land three number-one songs on Billboard's streaming charts in a single year, also made songs such as "Savage" and featured in "WAP"
Who is Megan Thee Stallion
An escaped slave who made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman
First African American President of the United States
Who is Barack Obama
NHS sponsor who graduated from UF, former president of Mu Alpha Theta, LOVES Arcadia, and lives in the shadow of his twin sister. (may have had a secret romance with an AP Euro wiz)
Who is Brent
First African American to win baseball's Most Valuable Player award
Who is Jackie Robinson
This Grammy-Award winning quartet from Philadelphia that has sold over four million copies of their album Cooley High Harmony.
Who are Boyz II Men
The first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University, also published widely before becoming NAACP's director of publicity and research and starting the organization's official journal, The Crisis, in 1910
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
The first black women to become vice president
who is Kamala Harris
What executive order, made by Abraham Lincoln, was intended to free slaves
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Amount of gold medals that runner Jesse Owens won at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin (hint: under 5)
What is 4
This famous African American Woman is regarded as the 'Queen of Jazz
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
The inventor of peanut butter
Who is George Washington Carver
A famous black actor who is distinctly known for his voice. He’s been known for his roles in memorable films such as The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en and Million Dollar Baby
Who is Morgan Freeman
This well known holiday, beginning in 1966, celebrates the heritage of African- Americans during the winter time
What is Kwanzaa
This famous Laker won 5 championships during his tenure with the team
Who is Kobe Bryant
In 1953, this well known Elvis Presley song 'Hound Dog' was previously released by this blues singer.
Who is Willie Mae "Big Mama” Thornton
The first African American and Native American woman to be a pilot
Who is Bessie Coleman
This 2016 film tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off of the ground. It highlights the role of African American women in the Space program.
What is Hidden Figures
The first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice
Who is Ketanji Brown
The first African American NFL player
Who is Fritz Pollard
She was only artist to chart 7 consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits (Hint: I will always love you)
Who is Whitney Houston
This civil rights activist, who was also an extremely successful poet and dancer, produced "I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing" as her first body of work
Who is Maya Angelou
Nia DaCosta was the first African American to direct a film for which major cinematic universe
What is Marvel
This association ensures the political, educational, equality of the minority of States and eliminates racial prejudice. They go by the acronym NAACP.
What is the National Association for the Achievement of Colored People