Boxer Muhammad Ali was originally named after this 19th century abolitionist and politician.
Who is Cassius Marcellus Clay?
100
In 2006 this singer, songwriter and actress was named the most awarded female artist of all time by the Guinness World Records.
Who is Whitney Houston?
100
The 15th amendment prohibiting the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous status as a slave was ratified in this year
What is 1870
100
Wanda Sykes
What is Hampton University?
100
Warren M. Washington is the former chair of this organization.
What is the National Science Board?
200
This athlete was the first black player selected to the U.S. Davis Cup team.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
200
This musician earned the nickname "Satchmo" which was a shortened version of the moniker "Satchel Mouth".
Who is Louis Armstrong?
200
Douglas Wilder, the first African American to be elected governor in the United States is from this state.
What is Virginia?
200
Toni Morrison
What is Howard University?
200
Edward Bouchet was the first African American to recieve a Ph.D. in any subject. He recieved a physics doctorate from this university in 1876.
What is Yale University?
300
This Philadelphia native was a 3-time MVP winner, played in 7 All-Star Games and caught in 5 World Series for the world champion Dodgers.
Who is Roy Campanella, Sr.?
300
Soul singer Aretha Franklin became the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in this year.
What is 1987
300
This man was the first African American to vote in an election under the 15th Amendment.
Who is Thomas Mundy Peterson?
300
Keshia Knight Pulliam
What is Spelman College?
300
This microbiologist was the first African American department chair at Harvard Medical School.
Who is Harold Amos?
400
This NBA Hall of Fame-er starred in several Bruce Lee movies during the 1970s
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabar
400
This woman was the first African American artist to make a blues record.
Who is Mamie Smith?
400
This politician, educator and Brooklyn native survived three assassination attempts during her campaign for the 1972 democratic nomination to the U.S. presidency
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
400
Jerry Rice
What is Mississippi Valley State University?
400
Ben Carson was the first surgeon to successfully separate these type of twins.
What are craniopagus twins?
500
This man is the only black driver to win a race in what is now the Sprint Cup Series.
Who is Wendell Scott
500
After a long career as an actress and singer, this woman earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Georgetown University in 1985.
Who is Pearl Bailey?
500
This Republican from Mississippi became the first African American to be seated in the U.S. senate in 1870.
Who is Hiram Revels?
500
Samuel L. Jackson
What is Morehouse College?
500
James A. Harris co-discovered these elements (104 & 105) at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory.