History
When is Juneteenth celebrated?
June 19th
In what country is the Giza Pyramid complex?
Egypt
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
Gymnastics
Name a song featuring both Kendrick Lamar and Sza
All the Stars, Luther, 30 for 30, Doves in the Wind
What supreme court precedent did Brown v. Board of Education reverse?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which queer historical figure helped organize the 1968 March on Washington?
Bayard Rustin
What is Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s job?
Astrophysicist
What was Jackie Robinson’s number?
42
What kind of art does Kehinde Wiley make?
Painted portraits
Which Amendment outlawed slavery (aside from as punishment for a crime)?
The 13th Amendment
Where did the first African American published poet Phyllis Wheatley live in the USA?
Boston
Which government agency did Katherine Johnson work for?
NASA
How many times has LeBron James won the NBA’s most valuable player award?
4x
Which artist has won the most grammys? For bonus points, how many grammys has that person won?
Beyoncé has won 35 grammys
How many black women have been on the supreme court?
One. Her name is Ketanji Brown Jackson. Biden appointed her in 2022.
What is Obama’s middle name?
Hussein
Where is the school created by LeBron James?
Akron, Ohio
What original name did Muhammad Ali reject as a "slave name?"
Cassius Clay
Aside from a poet, what is a job Maya Angelou had?
Actress, singer, dancer, streetcar conductor, waitress, and newspaper editor
What state did US representative and voting rights activist John Lewis represent?
Georgia
What did Robert Smalls do to escape slavery in the south?
Smalls hijacked a confederate boat and sailed it north.
Who was the first black woman in space?
Mae Jemison in 1992
In what year did Colin Kaepernick take his first knee to protest police brutality?
2016
At what age did Jean Micheal Basquiat die?
27
What did he die of? I don’t want to tell you but google is free.
Why was activist Angela Davis fired from her professorship?
Her belief in communism is an important part of her opposition to racism/imperialism