BLACK HISTORY 1
Who was the first black man to run for president?
Jessie Jackson-1984
What President recognized black history Month? 1. Jimmy Carter 2. Gerald Ford 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Barack Obama
Gerald Ford
First African American to be on a U.S. postage stamp 1. Martin Luther King Junior 2. Booker T. Washington 3. Medgar Evers 4. Sojourner Truth
Booker T. Washington
Who was the first black woman to own a TV studio?
Oprah Winfrey
Who invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light? 1. J.P Knight 2. Garrett Morgan 3. Benjamin Franklin 4. Morgan Freeman
Garrett A. Morgan
The first Black person to win a Primetime Emmy Award.
Harry Belafonte was the first Black person to win a Primetime Emmy Award, earning the honor in 1960 for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Musical Program or Series for his television special, The Revlon Revue: Tonight With Belafonte.
Who was the first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress?
Who is Halle Berry
Who was last black actress to win the Academy Award's Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2006? 1. Angela Bassett 2. Jennifer Hudson 3. Halle Barry 4. Kerry Washington
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures
Who was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet?
Misty Copeland
What was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange? 1. Telfar 2. BET Black Entertainment Television 3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN 4. AJ Crimson Beauty
BET Black Entertainment Television
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball for what team?
Brooklyn Dodgers
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier
He started the "Back to Africa Movement", and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica 1. Malcom X 2. Marcus Garvey 3. Louis Farrakhan 4. Elijah Muhammad
Marcus Garvey
What was the nickname for the all Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 mission during World War II? 1. Flying Blue Aces 2. Tuskegee Airmen 3. 92nd bomber squadron
Tuskegee Airmen
Who was the first Black Catholic priest in the United States?
Father Augustus Tolton. Born into slavery in Missouri in 1854, he became the first known Black priest in America after being ordained in Rome in 1886, as American seminaries would not accept him. Father Tolton served Black Catholic communities in Quincy, Illinois, and later in Chicago, where he was known for his ministry and social services. He is now a candidate for sainthood, having been declared "Venerable" by the Catholic Church
The first Black Surgeon General of the United States
Dr. Joycelyn Elders, served in the role from 1993 to 1994. Appointed by President Bill Clinton, Dr. Elders was also the second woman and the first person of color to hold the position.
The first Black American to be House Minority Leader.
Hakeem Jeffries was unanimously elected to the position by the House Democratic Caucus on November 30, 2022, and assumed the role in January 2023.
Who was the first woman bank president?
Who is Maggie Lena Walker- St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond, VA