AME Figures
He was the founder and first Bishop of the AME Church.
Who is Richard Allen?
In 1870 this university was founded in South Carolina.
What is Allen University?
This World Series Champion, and multi-sport athlete, was the first African American Major League Baseball player.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This American city is known as the home of hip-hop.
What is New York City?
This is the first of the 10 commandments.
What is "you shall have no other gods before me"?
The oldest historically black college west of the Mississippi is named for this fourth bishop of the AME Church.
Who is William Paul Quinn?
This is the 1st private HBCU.
What is Wilberforce University?
In 2001, she was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This singer holds the record for most Grammy nominations.
Who is Beyoncé?
Daniel was thrown here when he prayed to God after it was not allowed by King Nebuchadnezzar,
What is the Lion's Den?
In 2000 she was elected the first female bishop of the AME Church.
Who is Vashti Murphy McKenzie?
This HBCU is located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas.
What is Paul Quinn College?
She was the first African American woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
In the TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, this character originally played by a "darkskin" woman, was later played by a "lightskin" woman.
Who is Aunt Viv?
This prophet was Jesus' most famous cousin.
Who is John the Baptist?
She was the nation's first African American woman preacher and the first women recognized as an evangelist in the AME Church.
Who is Jarena Lee?
Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this college recently made a newsworthy comeback from a loss in accreditation.
What is Morris Brown College?
She is the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This popular rap artist's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn.
Who is Future?
When Moses confronted Pharoh, his staff turned into this when he threw it to the ground.
What is a snake?
He is the current bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District.
Who is Samuel L. Greene, Sr.?
In 1866, this university was established and is known as Florida's first institution established for the education of African Americans.
What is Edward Waters University?
The author of the novels The Bluest Eye and Beloved, she was the first Black author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Students in the show A Different World attended this fictional HBCU.
What is Hillman College?
This cupbearer to the king returned to Israel to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
Who is Nehemiah?