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I created the first clock every built in the United States.
Who is Benjamin Banneker.
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I was a prominent figure in the African-American community in the United States from 1890 to 1915 for being an educator, author, orator, and political leader.
Who is Booker T. Washington.
100
Founder of the Roc Nation, former CEO of Def Jam/Roc-a-fella records from 2005 to 2007, part owner of the New Jersey Nets, co-owner of The 40/40 Club and Carol's Daughter beauty line.
Who is Shawn "Jay Z" Carter.
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Thurgood Marshall was a very successful lawyer and most known for his victory in Brown v. Board of Education, an American jurist, and the first African American to serve where?
What is the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.
100
Had a successful career as an United States Air Force and NASA scientist, then I invented one of the world's first high-performance, pressurized water gun called the SuperSoaker. Who am I and how much money in sales was earned?
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson, and he earned more than $200 million dollars in sales.
200
Best known for inventing Three Dimensional Viewing Glassess (3-DVG) that displayed 3-D effects from regulare 2-D photos without any type of lenses, mirrors, or optical elements.
Who is Kenneth J. Dunkley.
200
I was born a slave in Missouri in January 1864, but became an American scientist, botanist, educator, and inventor. Who am I?
Who is George Washington Carver.
200
What is Berry Gordy Jr. the founder of?
What is Detroit-based Motown Records that has been noted as the one of the most influential sounds in American music.
200
Professional soldier for 35 years and became the first African-American U.S. secretary of state, under the President George W. Bush.
Who is Colin L. Powell.
200
Born to parents who were slaves in South Carolina and worked the fields at the tender age of five, Mary McLeod Bethune took interest in her education. Due to her education what was she able to accomplish?
What is start a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida (that eventually became the Bethune-Cookman University) and became an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Received 35 patents for inventions that contributed to the development of the transportation and communication industries.
Who is Granville T. Woods.
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I have been the president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone in Harlem, New York, an organization which states its goal is to increase high school and college graduation rates among students in Harlem.
Who is Geoffrey Canada.
300
Chairman and CEO of UniWorld Group that pioneered the concept of multicultural advertising that includes produce advertising, event marketing, public relations and promotions for Fortune 500 companies.
Who is Byron Lewis.
300
Fredrick Douglass' famous quote about knowledge.
What is "Knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom."
300
Magic Johnson retired from the LA Lakers in 1991 after revealing he had the AIDS virus. What were some of Magic Johnson's accomplishments in life?
What is Magic Johnson was a very successful NBA player for 12 years and built a business empire which focuses on developing urban areas.
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Born on September 4, 1848 in Chelsea, Massachusetts and known for inventing the Apparatus for Cooling and Disinfecting which makes rooms more sanitary and climate controlled.
Who is Lewis Latimer.
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Richard Humphreys was born in 1750 on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and became the founder of the oldest historically black university in the United States in 1837. What is the original name of this university, its current name, and why was it established?
What is Institute for Colored Youth, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, and it was established for the descendants of the African race.
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Founded the media company Radio One and later expanded into TV One, making me the first and only African-American female to head a publicly traded corporation.
Who is Catherine L. Hughes.
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Condolezza Rice is the first African-American woman to be appointed Secretary of State. What was her title directly prior to this position?
What is the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (also known as the National Security Advisor).
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Mark Dean, Ph.D. a chief engineer and instrumental in helping IBM make changes in areas ranging from research and application of systems technology circuits to operating environments. What is one of his recent computer inventions and how does it impact today's world?
What is the production of the 1-Gigahertz chip, which contains one million transistors and has nearly limitless potential.
500
What is Jan Ernst Matzeliger known for?
What is create a shoe lasting machine that was able to complete 150 to 700 pairs of shoes a day and founded the Consolidated Lasting Machine Co.
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What did Marva N. Collins believe in?
What is to teach children the values that hold societies together and that presents to student's thoughts that may be interpreted differently through a curriculum based on classical literature, and other subject material that contains ideas, lofty thoughts, and abstract concepts.
500
Founder of television network Black Entertainment Television (BET) and former chairman and chief executive officer, founder and chairman of RLI Development, former majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, the first black person to be listed on any Forbes world's rich list, and the first African American billionaire.
Who is Robert L. Johnson?
500
Shirley Chisholm was the first African-American woman in politics to become ...?
What is the first black congresswoman that represented New York State in the House for seven terms and the first African American woman to make a bid to be President of the United States when she ran for the Democratic nomination in 1972.
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What did Carol Moseley Braun accomplish that lead her to becoming the first African-American woman elected to the Senate in 1992?
What is worked as a prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office, earning the U.S. Attorney General Special Achievement Award, elected the to the Illinois House of Representatives, chief sponsor of the 1985 Urban School Improvement Act, and selected to become the first woman and and the first African American in Illinois history to serve as assistant majority leader.