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What is one of the most famous lines for the movie Color Purple?

What is "All my life I had to fight"

100

Grammy winner (23 times over), president of Def Jam Recordings, founder of Roc Nation and billionaire

Who is Jay-Z

100

What was the first African-American family sitcom?

What is Good Times

100

Who became the first-ever African-American female to headline Coachella?

Who is Beyonce

100

They won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 

Who is Toni Morrison

200

What two actors were nominated but DID NOT win an Academy Award (Oscar) for their 1993 portrayal of a famous musical couple?

Who are Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne

200

Who is the godfather of soul?

Who is James Brown

200

What black television show became the highest ranking sitcom for 5 years in a row?

What is The Cosby Show

200

Who was the first black female talk show host?

Who is Oprah Winfrey

200

The first Official A.M.E. Church in the U.S

What is Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church 

300

School Daze, He Got Game, Crooklyn, and Bamboozled where famous films of what director/actor?

Who is Spike Lee

300

Who was the first rap group ever featured on MTV?

Who is RUN DMC

300

What is the name of an all black cartoon show?

What is The Proud Family

300

First black male to win an Academy Award?

Who is Sidney Poitier

300

Highest grossing black album of all time thus far?

What is Thriller - Michael Jackson

400

Who was the first African-American to produce a feature-length film?

Who is Oscar Micheaux

400

The only rap group to be influenced by Asian culture?

Who is The Wu-Tang Clan

400

On the TV show "MARTIN", how many characters did he play in his sitcom?

What is 9

400

Who was the first African-American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Who is Colin Powell

400

The first female Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church

Who is Vashti Murphy McKenzie

500

Name 3 of the 6 highest grossing films of all time featuring a predominantly black cast:

1) COMING TO AMERICA 2) BAD BOYS II 3) BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 4) DREAMGIRLS 5) BAD BOYS 6) BLACK PANTHER

500

East Point,  Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, 2004 Grammy Album of the Year 

Who is OutKast

500

He created the original TV show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?

Who is Quincy Jones

500

Who was the first black Space Shuttle Commander?

Who is Frederick D. Gregory

500

This hall of famer fought Bruce Lee

Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar