She was the first African American poet to win a Pulitzer Prize
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
100
Who became the first African American female billionaire in 2004?
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
100
She was the first African American woman to travel to space when she traveled into orbit aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992
Who is Mae Jemison?
100
What did William L. Still organize in 1880 for Black youth?
What is the YMCA?
100
The first african american to win an olympic gold in an individual event
Who is William Dehart Hubbard?
200
This playwright and author, was the first Black femaile to have a play performed on Broadway.
Who is Lorraine Hansberry?
200
The most awarded female recording artist of all time
Who is Whitney Houston?
200
What is the name of the institute that was founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881?
What is the Tuskegee Institute?
200
Born Dana Elaine Owens, in Newark, NJ, this music artist turned actress, earned her first Grammy Award for her hit single "U.N.I.T.Y."
Who is Queen Latifah
200
In 2008, this Jamaican sprinter became the first man ever to set three world records in a single Olympic games
Who is Usain Bolt?
300
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a multi-racial modern dance ensemble that popularized modern dance, which has performed for more than 20 million people around the world was founded in what year?
When is 1958?
300
Who was the founder and president of the first Black American national labor union in 1869?
Who is Isaac Myers?
300
Self-taught mathematician and astronomer, appointed by President George Washington to survey work that established the nation's capital original boundaries, who is also believed to have published the first Scientific book by an African American.
Who is Benjamin Banneker
300
Civil rights leader, who spent time in jail before converting to Islam and becoming one of the most famous civil rights leaders of the 20th century.
Who was Malcolm X (or Malcolm Little)
300
These two sisters were born in 1980 and 1981, respectively. They are champions of Wimbleton and other major tennis tournaments. Name the two sisters.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
400
After he lost the use of his right arm from a WWI injury, this artist taught himself to paint with injury, to become an acclaimed artist within the Museum of Modern Art.
Who is Langston Hughes?
400
In 1975, this Broadway adaptation production led and performed by African Americans, received 9 Tony nominations and 8 wins, including Best Musical
What is The Wiz?
400
In what year did the US Supreme Court order school integration?
When is 1955?
400
This jazz music all-time great knon for shoaing the big-band sound was born in Red Bank, NJ and the first African American to win a Grammy.
Who is Count Basie?
400
She is a tennis champion and golfer who earned her place in the Black Hall of Fame in 1974.
Who is Althea Gibson?
500
James Weldon Johnson first published this song as a poem, which was put to music by the Johnson brothers and adopted as the official song of the NAACP, typically referred to as the Negro or Black National Athem is titled...
What is Lift Every Voice and Sing?
500
The first black woman to be nominated for three Academy Awards (winning one), and is the only black actress to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting (Academy, Emmy and Tony Awards)
Who is Viola Davis?
500
Nicknamed the "Father of Black History Month", and author of the inforluential book, The Misinformation of the Negro
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
500
He is a Buffalo Soldier, retired Plainfield teacher, and Hall of Fame tennis coach who has tennis courts named in his honor.
Who is Donald Van Blake?
500
Holds the record for 100 points in a single NBA game.