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This artist performed at the National College Football halftime show for 2017, popular lyrics are: "If I quit your BM, I still ride Mercedes, funk If I quit this season, I still be the greatest, funk My left stroke just went viral"
Who is Kendrick Lamar
100
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
100
Which African American was elected president of the United States in 2008?
Barack Obama
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Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?
Who is Rosa Parks
100
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
200
This Atlanta based rap group is known for their iconic beats and matching hairstyles, one of their most popular lyrics are: Neck water faucet (water), mocking birds mocking (woo) Act pint, stocking (act), nats keep thotting (nats) Wrist on hockey (hockey), wrist on rocky (Rocky)
Who are the Migos.
200
Who said "The time is always right to do what is right"?
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
200
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford
200
What was the name of the organization founded by W.E.B DuBois ?
What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
200
Who is ranked as the second best-selling female artist of the 21st century with record sales of over 37 million dollars?
Who is Beyonce Knowles
300
This late pop artist, famous for his crotch grabbing dance moves and high notes, his popular lyrics are: Why, why does he do me that way Reaching out To touch a stranger Electric eyes are everywhere
Who is Michael Jackson?
300
Who said "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."?
Who is Maya Angelou
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Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
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Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcolm X
300
Born to a teenage single mother, this woman built her career to have her own talk show and is now worth over $800 million and considered the wealthiest African-American in the world.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
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This woman is known for her earth shattering vocals in the in most intimate of songs, her most popular lyrics are: I just want you close Where you can stay forever You can be sure That it will only get better
Who is Alicia Keys?
400
Which famous athlete said, “Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead."
Who is Jackie Robinson?
400
Who was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
Who was the main leader of the civil rights movement in the United States during the 1950's and 1960's, and won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for leading nonviolent civil rights demonstrations?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
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This African American film, involving an african american male dealing with his homosexuality in a rough neighborhood in Miami, won best picture at the 2017 Oscars, but was initially switched with "La La land"?
What is Moonlight?
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This late artists helped shape the sound of Columbia Records with here soulful lyrics and sunny disposition, her most popular lyrics are: All I'm askin' Is for a little respect when you come home (just a little bit) Baby (just a little bit) when you get home (just a little bit) Yeah (just a little bit)
Who is Aretha Franklin
500
Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?
Who is Morgan Freeman
500
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
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Which racially motivated attack on a church caused the death of four girls in Alabama?
What is the Alabama Church Bombing
500
An African American woman who has created game-changing, inclusive shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, and executive produces How to Get Away with Murder.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?