American History
In 1862 Abraham Lincoln issue the ______ which declared all enslaved people in the US as free.
"I Will Always Love You" is this black woman's greatest selling hit.
Whitney Houston
On January 2021, ___ became the first woman and first woman of color to become vice president in the US.
Kamala Harris
Who famously boycotted segregation in public settings and won at the Supreme Court level agreeing it was unconstitutional?
Rosa Parks
First established in Chicago, the NAACP was founded in 1909. What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
This black woman is considered the most decorated gymnast of all time.
Simone Biles
This NFL quarterback famously took a knee before a game drawing attention to recent acts of police brutality.
Colin Kaepernick
Who was the first African American to be a professional athlete in the US?
Jackie Robinson
MKL Jr. was tragically shot and killed on a balcony of a motel in Memphis Tennessee in what year?
April 4, 1968
At what age did Serena Williams win her first US open?
17
On March 13, 2020 Breonna Taylor, a 26 year old black emergency medical technician was shot and killed by police in her own home during a police raid. Due to public outrage Louisville Metro PD was found violated for not following warrant for "knock and announce" before the raid. What was the viral hashtag used to promote activism in "Breonna's Law"?
#SayHerName
What famous personality, philanthropist and author helped pass the National Child Protection Act along with numerous organizations that support, educate and empower women and children?
Oprah Winfrey
The Loving V Virginia Ruling of 1958 marked a pivotal moment in US history marking the first what?
Interracial marriage
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?
The Supremes
In January 2021, Reverend Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Senator in a highly publicized runoff election. He became the first Black Democrat Senator from the South since the Reconstruction Era. What county outstandingly carried majority of the votes pushing him to win in the final voting counts?
Fulton County. (Or Atlanta)
What African American male won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 for his efforts in international relations and healthcare reform?
Barack Obama
In August 1955, 14 black children from Chicago allegedly broke strict racial code of Jim Crow South laws. Two days later, two white men dragged the boy from his great uncles, beating the boy before finally shooting the child and throwing his body into the Tallahatchie River. The two white men confessed but were acquitted of murder charges by an all white and all male jury. What was the child's name?
Emmett Till
Which actress is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony)?
Whoopi Goldberg
After democrats Ossoff and Warnock won the two Senate runoff elections that were highly publicized in 2021, what African America woman was coined to have contributed significantly to those wins by her efforts for a massive voter registration effort?
Stacey Abrams
Who was the first African American woman elected to serve in Congress in 1968?
Shirley Chicholm