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Who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College or University
Who invented the modern traffic light and gas mask?
Garrett Morgan
Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
Michael Jackson
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
What was the name of Barack Obama’s campaign slogan in 2008?
“Yes We Can”
What year was Wiley College founded?
1873
What company did Daymond John, from Shark Tank, found?
FUBU
What Beyoncé song became a symbol of Black pride and empowerment?
Formation
Who refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Rosa Parks
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
What Texas HBCU is known as “The Great Debaters”?
Wiley College
Who created the first home security system and became one of the first Black women inventors to hold a patent?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
What was the first African American sitcom on national TV?
The Amos ’n Andy Show (1951)
Who founded the first successful Black-owned record label, Motown?
Berry Gordy
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Sidney Poitier
Which HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris graduate from?
Howard University
What famous inventor improved the light bulb filament, making it last longer?
Lewis Latimer
Which rapper became the first billionaire in hip-hop?
Jay-Z
What African American woman became the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S.?
Madam C.J. Walker
What famous African American mathematician helped NASA send John Glenn to space?
Katherine Johnson
What is the oldest HBCU in the United States?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
What Black entrepreneur founded BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
Robert L. Johnson
What 2018 superhero film featured a mostly Black cast and became a cultural milestone?
Black Panther
Who wrote the novel The Souls of Black Folk?
W.E.B. Du Bois