Black Music
The Godfather of soul
Who is James Brown?
The most decorated American gymnast
Who is Simone Biles?
Jada Pinkett got her start on this sitcom
What is A Different World?
The first black talk show host
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The address where King spent the first 12 years of his childhood.
What is 501 Auburn Avenue?
Houston native black singer that led one of the best selling female groups of all time and the second most award-winning artist of all time, after Michael Jackson
Who is Beyoncé?
He was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes and soybeans.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: "I whistled for a cab and when it came near, _______________________ and it had dice in the mirror."
What is "the license plate said fresh"?
The first black major league baseball player
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The only surviving child of Jennie Celeste Parks and A.D. Williams.
Who is Alberta Christine Williams?
The King of Pop
Who is Michael Jackson?
2nd black astronaut to make a flight into space. He's was a member of Wheeler Avenue BC and has an engineering building named after him at NCA&T SU.
Who is Dr. Ronald E. McNair?
The first black family sitcom
What is Good Times?
First black man to win an Academy Award
Who is Sydney Poitier?
The relative of MKL, Jr. who was used by his owner to breed slaves, conceiving children with several women.
Who is MLK Jr.'s paternal great-grandfather?
Name the inspirational gospel singer who performed at President Barak Obama's first presidential inauguration in 2009. This person is also known as the "Queen of Soul".
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Famous activist that said "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; Only love can do that"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Name Bill Cosby children in order from oldest to youngest.
Who are Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy?
First female self-made millionaire in America
Who is Madame C. J. Walker?
Injustice quote in MLK, Jr.'s letter from the Birmingham Jail
What is "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
According to the Guinness Book of World Records, what black singer is the most award winning female artist of all time?
Who is Whitney Houston?
One of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, which celebrated black life and culture.
Who is Langston Hughes?
On the tv show "Martin" how many roles did Martin himself play in the sitcom
What is 9?
The first black mayor of Houston, TX
Who is Lee P. Brown?
The name of the book that was being signed at the New York Book Signing Event where MLK, Jr. was stabbed.
What is "Stride Toward Freedom"?