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What month does Black History Month fall in?
February
This man was the 44th President of the United States of America
Barack Obama
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have A Dream Speech" at this location
Washington, D.C./Lincoln Memorial
Hip Hop started in this state
New York
FREE 100 POINTS TO THE ENTIRE PANEL IF
Jody, plays the "I'm black y'all" song from Cb4
YOU'RE WELCOME
TRUE OR FALSE
Black History Month was once called "Black History Week"
TRUE
John Singleton is the first black director to be nominated for best directing at the Academy Awards. What film was he nominated for?
Boyz In The Hood
Juneteenth fall on this day
June 19th
This is Muhammad Ali’s original name
Cassius Clay
This marvel character is considered to be the saving grace of the marvel franchise
Blade
Michael Jackson was the first black artist to debut on MTV after breaking the color barrier with this song
Billie Jean
"By any means necessary" is a famous quote from this black leader
Malcolm X
TRUE OR FALSE
The Black Panther Party and the Black Panther character were started/created in the same year
DOUBLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN SPECIFY THE YEAR
TRUE
Both got started in 1966
This event kicked off the civil rights movement
The murder of Emmitt Till
Black Wall Street was destroyed in this year
1921
Lonnie Johnson worked as a NASA engineer in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA. Name the widely popular "hydro blasting" invention he created in 1990
Super Soaker
The Black Panther party was founded in this city and state
DOUBLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME THE FOUNDERS OF THE PARTY.
Oakland, California
Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton
NAACP stands for
National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
DOUBLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME THE MOVIE
Nat Turner
Birth of a Nation
YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO
Name 3 sitcoms with a majority black cast
Answers varied (shout out to the kode)
This was the founder of Black History Month
Carter G. Woodson
Chattel slavery has been documented as having began in this year
DOUBLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST SLAVE PORT IN AMERICA
1619
Jamestown, Virginia
Benjamin Banneker is well known for inventing the clock. However, he is more lesser known for mapping out the blueprint for this international landmark/location
Washington D.C.
The RBG flag is considered the official Pan African flag for black people. Name the creator of the flag
DOUBLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN NAME WHAT THE COLORS ARE
TRIPLE THE POINTS IF YOU CAN MENTION WHAT EACH COLOR REPRESENTS
Marcus Garvey is the creator
The colors are red black and green
RED-blood
BLACK-the people
GREEN-the land
This is the wealthiest black man in America with a net worth of $5 billion
(Hint) he offered to pay off the student loans for the 2019 graduating class at Morehouse College
Robert F. Smith