Pioneers & Trailblazers
She was the first Black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This person invented the gas mask and the three-position traffic signal that includes the yellow light.
Who is Garrett A. Morgan?
This soulful singer will always be remembered as The Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This conductor of a famous railroad was known as The Moses to her People.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
She is the first African-American chosen as Miss America.
Who is Vanessa Williams?
This scientist and mathematician helped design the blueprints for Washington DC.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
She is the first black actress to win academy award.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This American social reformer and statesman escaped slavery to become a national leader of the Abolitionist Movement while his writings and oratory influenced presidents, preachers and poets.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This Harlem theatre, a showcase for African-American talent, features a tree stump performers rub for good luck.
The Apollo
Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
What is Gymnastics
Developed the first home security system
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
She was the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This American author and historian born to former slaves was responsible for starting Black History week.
Carter G. Woodson
Jackie Robinson was the first African-American to play major league baseball for this team.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Who is Toni Morrison?
Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
This was the first Black owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
BET- Black Entertainment Television
Known for his social and political views and co-Founder of the NAACP, this author published “The Souls of Black Folks” in 1903.
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
Starting with $1.50 cash, what college did Mary McCleod Bethune found?
What is Bethune-Cookman College
The first black man to have a national park named after him.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This medical doctor and scientist was interested in solving the problem of storing and using blood for transfusions. (i.e. The First Blood Bank)
Who is Charles Drew?
This woman was the first to win five Grammy Awards in one year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This President recognized Black History Month in 1976.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This is first black Greek fraternity for college students.
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?