Literature
Known for his social and political views, who published The Souls of Black Folk in 1903?
W.E.B DuBois
What anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
The North Star
The highest earning Black musician in history
Beyonce
What musical instrument did jazz musician Grover Washington, Jr. play?
Saxophone
Cleopatra was considered a beautiful queen of what country
Egypt
Who wrote the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What militant group embodied the term “Black Power”?
The Black Panthers
Who is the Grammy award-winning Philadelphia quartet that sold over 4 million copies of their album, Cooley High Harmony
Boyz II Men
What artist recorded the songs, “I Will Always Love You”, “The Greatest Love of All”, and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”?
Whitney Houston
As well as freeing slaves, she served as a nurse, scout and spy for the Union Army
Harriet Tubman
Who was the author of the hit play A Raisin in the Sun?
Lorraine Hansberry
Who was the first Black American to receive a degree from Harvard University?
Richard Greener
Julius Erving played basketball in the NBA in 1976 until he retired. For what NBA team did he play?
Philadelphia 76ers
B.B. King is famous for what kind of music?
Blues
Who trained in France and received her pilot’s license in 1921, making her the first Black woman to fly a plane?
Bessie Coleman
The first work authorized by a black female former slave was a book written by Harriet A. Jacobs in 1861. What was the name of this book?
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Who was the first black American to be depicted on a US postage stamp
Booker T Washington
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Oprah Winfrey
Who wrote the song Maple Leaf Rag
Scott Joplin
In 1972, who became the first woman candidate for President of the United States
Shirley Chisholm
Who wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God”
Zora Neal Hurston
What organization helps fund over forty Black American colleges?
United Negro College Fund
What Harlem theater is a showcase for Black talent?
The Apollo
What famed opera singer was known as “The Lady from Philadelphia”?
Marian Anderson
Who was the first Black American woman to win an Academy Award
Hattie McDaniel