Activism & Social Justice
What 2013 hashtag became a global racial justice movement?
Black Lives Matter
Which famous jazz musician is known as the “Father of Jazz”?
Louis Armstrong
Which Black tennis player won 23 Grand Slam titles?
Serena Williams
Who invented the refrigerated truck?
Frederick McKinley Jones
Who was the first Black woman Vice President of the U.S.?
Kamala Harris
What 1965 event, known as “Bloody Sunday,” was pivotal in the fight for voting rights?
The Selma to Montgomery March
Which Black-owned streaming platform launched in 2019?
BET+
Who was the first Black woman to coach an NBA team?
Becky Hammon (Assistant coach)
What company did Oprah Winfrey found?
Harpo Productions
Who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What was the name of the manifesto signed by southern congressmen opposing racial integration in public places?
The Southern Manifesto
What groundbreaking television show was created by and starred Issa Rae?
Insecure
Which boxer became heavyweight champion at age 20?
Mike Tyson
Which Black-owned beauty brand launched in 2017?
Fenty Beauty
Who became the youngest poet at a U.S. inauguration?
Amanda Gorman
What event in 2014 significantly amplified the Black Lives Matter movement nationally?
The death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the subsequent protests.
Which social platform amplified youth-led racial justice content in the 2020s?
TikTok
Which Black athlete starred in both MLB and NFL?
Bo Jackson
Who invented the pencil sharpener?
L. J. Love
Who was the founder of Black History Week?
Carter G. Woodson
In the early 1920s a new movement arose called the Harlem Renaissance. This movement was recognized for what?
African American literary and artistic achievement
What African-inspired concept shaped Black Panther’s visual style?
Afrofuturism
Who became the first Black woman to win a gold medal in fencing?
Ibtihaj Muhammad
Which Black-owned company revolutionized hair relaxers in the early 1900s?
Madam Walker Co.
Who was the first Black woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé Knowles