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What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Alpha Phi Alpha
Who was the first African-American woman to serve as a United States Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Destiny's Child
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Madame CJ Walker
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Oprah Winfrey
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Jackie Robinson
This case resulted in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that no black-free or slave could be a US citizen?
The Dred Scott case
First Black woman to enter space
Mae Jemison
The first woman and first Black American to run for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
Shirley Chisholm
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Toni Morrison
He started the "Back to Africa Movement" and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica.
Marcus Garvey
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Jesse Owens
invented the gas mask and the 1st traffic signal
Garrett Morgan
This movie told the story of African-American women and their role at NASA
Hidden Figures
The youngest person to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress
Quvenzhane Wallis
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Thurgood Marshall
What was the first widely distributed music label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans?
Black Swan Records
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange? (Hint: It's an Entertainment company)
BET Black Entertainment Television
What year did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech?
1963
What TV show is known for highlighting Historically Black Colleges/Universities, where the students attended Hillman University?
The Cosby Show
Who wrote “Lift Every Voice & Sing”
James Weldon Johnson
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Halle Berry
Booker T. Washington was the founder and president of what educational institution?
Tuskegee Institute
The Apollo Theater was opened in what city?
Harlem, NY