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The first African American mayor of a major city in the Northeastern United States.
Kenneth A. Gibson
100
Who invented the traffic light and gas mask?
Garrett A. Morgan
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She worked as a nurse’s aide and a makeup artist in a mortuary before becoming the first African American to win the E.G.O.T. awards.
Whoopi Goldberg
100
This musical genre was born in the Bronx (early 1970's) that reshaped global music.
Hip-Hop (Rap)
100
Co-founded the NAACP and shaped the Civil Rights legal strategy
W.E.B. Du Bois
100
Before becoming an NBA legend, he worked as a garbage collector in his hometown during the off-season.
Michael Jordan
100
Which movie is this quote from?:
"All my life I had to fight..."
200
The first African American woman elected to Congress ...and run for presidency.
Shirley Chisholm
200
Who invented the first blood banks?
Dr. Charles Drew
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She was an African American mathematician whose calculations were critical to the success of early U.S. space missions.
Creola Katherine Johnson
200
As a trailblazing filmmaker, he became the first African American to direct four films that grossed over $100 million domestically.
Ryan Coogler
200
This musical television program became one of the longest-running shows highlighting Black culture and public affairs.
Soul Train
200
She worked as teacher before becoming a world-famous author, playwright, and Civil Rights activist.
Maya (Marguerite Annie Johnson) Angelou
200
What does this brand's acronym mean?
FUBU = "For Us, By Us"
300
The first African American person to win the prestigious Pulitzer Prize.
Gwendolyn Brooks
300
Who invented the modern ironing board?
Sarah Boone
300
He was an aerospace engineer, astronaut and fighter pilot that become the first African American in space.
Guion Bluford
300
This annual celebration of African American culture and freedom marks the end of slavery in Texas in 1865.
Juneteenth
300
"Black Wall Street" was located in this city before being destroyed in 1921.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
( - Greenwood District)
300
She worked as a tax attorney and founded NOW Corp. before becoming a political leader.
Stacey Yvonne Abrams
300
What's the name of the fictional HBCU from the sitcom A Different World?
400
The first African American woman to be C.E.O. of a Fortune 500 company.
Ursula Burns
400
Who invented the automated elevator doors?
Alexander Miles
400
Leading to major breakthroughs in medical science, cells taken from this woman (without her consent) became the first immortal human cell line.
Henrietta Lacks
400
Becoming the first independent Black republic in 1804, this country was founded by formerly enslaved Africans who overthrew French colonial rule.
Haiti
400
This newspaper, founded in 1905, single-handedly used its economic and political influence to promote the Great Migration and Black economic empowerment.
The Chicago Defender
400
He studied architecture and was included in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2018" before becoming a world-renowned painter.
Kehinde Wiley
400
Which viral sensation once said
“Ain’t nobody got time for that”?
Sweet Brown
500
The first African American to graduate college .
John Chavis
500
Who invented Caller I.D. and call-waiting?
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson
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In 1950, this jazz pianist and singer hosted a 15-minute variety show, becoming the first African American with their own network TV show.
Hazel Scott
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This mutual aid and insurance organization, founded in the late 1800s, helped Black families build wealth when white insurers denied them coverage.
Black Fraternal Societies
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This 19th-century abolitionist became the first Black woman to own AND operate a bank in the United States.
Maggie Lena Walker
500
Before leading the anti-apartheid movement, he worked briefly as a security guard at a gold mine.
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
500
Name all SIX
of the Jackson boys.
Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Michael, and Randy