Famous Firsts
She's the first black woman millionaire in America, you may also know her as the inventor of the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This man lead the first successful slave revolt to overthrow a colonial power in the West.
Who is T'Oussant L'Oveture?
What started as Black History Week, was founded by this historian.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This public figure is now the newest face of 30th Anniversay Nike Ad Campaign
Who is Colin Kapernick?
During most of the 20th Century, African Americans were prevented from voting by
What is:
Intimidation, economic retaliation
"Poll Taxes"
Literacy tests
First Black person to win a Nobel Peace Prize for Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who is the Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from January 1997 to December 2006.
Who is Kofi Annan
This botanist and inventor is most known for his mastery of the peanut, but he did not create peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Who is Wanda Sykes: Wanda At Large
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in 1968, exactly one year to the day after he gave a speech on
What is the Vietnam War.
She is the first black thespian to win an Oscar for their role in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
Educator, author, historian, sociologist, philosopher, poet, and leader. Besides being one of the founders of the NAACP, he was the very first African American to receive a doctoral degree from Harvard University.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
She was the first black woman in space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This Oscar nominated 2017 horror movie portrayed racism as its main antagonist.
What is Get Out?
The crucial element enabling progress in winning civil rights was?
What is Grassroots activism and organizing
He is the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
She is the first woman to be elected president or prime minister of an African country?
Who is Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf?
What weekly podcast on hip hop and popo culture host a segment on Black Excellence?
What is the Read?
This tennis player revolutionized women's tennis with her powerful style of play and who won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era.
Who is Serena Williams?
What organization did Rosa Parks serve with BEFORE sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?
What is the local NAACP chapter as their secretary
Who is the first Black woman to win 5 or more Grammys
Who is Lauryn Hill?
He was the first person of African descent to be named United Nations Secretary General?
Who is Boutros-Boutros Ghali?
This cultural and art movement took place in New York City and lasted from the end of WWI to the 1930s.
This company became one of the most successful black-owned companies in the nation, and cultivated the careers of music greats such as Diana Ross and Michael Jackson.
What is Motown Records?
According to the 2010 federal census, the most segregated city in the United States was
What is Detriot, MI