Politics
Before Barack Obama became President, he served as what?
U.S. Senator
Who was the first Black woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé
Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
Jackie Robinson
Who said, "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"?
Dr. Martin Luther King
The term “jumping the broom" refers to what?
Getting married
Who was the first African American to run for President in 1984?
Jesse L. Jackson
Finish this line and give the song title and name the artist "You better call..."
Tyrone by Erykah Badu
Who was the first African American male tennis player to win the U.S. Open and Wimbledon singles titles?
Arthur Ashe
Which amendment to the American constitution permitted male black voters the right to vote?
The 15th amendment
Which American city is commonly known as "chocolate city"?
Washington, D.C.
Who was the first Black person to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Who sang "21 can you do something for me…?"
Drake
Who is the most-nominated Black actor in Oscars history?
Denzel Washington
Who is known as the father of Black History?
Carter G. Woodson
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
President Gerald Ford
Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?
Lauryn Hill
What was the first Black show on Disney channel?
The Proud Family
Which civil rights leader popularized the slogan "Black Power"?
Stokely Carmichael
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who became the first African American woman candidate for President in 1972?
Shirley Chisholm
In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
Willie Mae "Big Mama” Thornton
Who was the first Black female principle dancer with the American Ballet Theatre?
Misty Copeland
Who are the founders of the Black Panther Party?
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
What are the deities called in the African traditional religion Santería?
Orishas