Important Figures
The subject of a TV movie and a Rockwell painting, in 1960 she made history by integrating an all-white school in New Orleans
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Which comedian played Prince Akeem of Zamuda in the movie Coming To America?
Who is Eddie Murphy?
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
He is an investor on the television series Shark Tank. He is the founder, president, and chief executive officer of FUBU, and is the founder of The Shark Group.
Who is Daymond John?
Michael Jordan was a professional athlete who played basketball for the Chicago Bulls. What was his jersey number?
What is 23?
The American Ballet Theater's first black female principal dancer, she was also the first to dance to dance "Swan Lake" for the ABT.
Who is Misty Copeland?
Part of the Harlem Renaissance, his first poetry collection, "The Weary Blues", was published in 1926
Who is Langston Hughes?
The first Black woman to compose a score for the New York City Ballet.
Who is Solange Knowles?
He holds the records for the most NBA championships won with 11 titles.
Who is Bill Russell?
In 2011 this Georgia congressman, who was beaten on a 1965 civil rights march, received the Medal of Freedom
Who is John Lewis?
The first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This artistic, literary, and intellectual movement of the 1920s and 1930s was centered in Harlem, New York City, and celebrated African American cultural expression.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jessie Owens?
This lawyer and civil rights activist was the first African American justice to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
"Talking at the Gates" is "A Life of" this "If Beale Street Could Talk" novelist
Who is James Baldwin
What does NAACP stand for?
What is National Association for the Achievement of Colored People?
What Super Bowl did Whitney Houston sing the National Anthem?
What is Super Bowl XXV (25)?
Who was the first Black Pulitzer Prize winner?
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
"The Autobiography of Malcolm X" was "told to" this deeply rooted author
Who is Alex Haley?
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?
On January 22, 2006, he scored a career-high 81 points, the second most scored in a single NBA game.
Who is Kobe Bryant?