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Invented the Three Position Traffic Light and the Blueprint for WWI Gas Masks.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Known to many as the "Moses of her people," she enslaved, escaped and helped others gain their freedom as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The American historian and scholar was instrumental in launching Negro History Week in 1926. He is the Father of Black History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The first African-American who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009-2017.
Who is President Barrack Obama?
At 14 years old, she became the youngest Black executive producer in Hollywood history with the film "Little". This teen actress and singer is best known for playing the role of Diane Johnson in the comedy series Black-ish.
Who is Marsai Martin?
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
What show is this popular theme song from?
"Well, we're movin' on up,
To the east side.
To a deluxe apartment in the sky."
What are the Jeffersons?
He pioneered numerous uses for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Improved the ironing board with a narrower and curved design, making it easier to iron women's clothing?
Who is Sarah Boone?
The date Black History Week was first established.
What is February 7, 1926?
The only player to have won the NBA Finals MVP with three different franchises. He is often compared to Michael Jordan in debates over the GOAT ever. He was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.
Who is LeBron James?
This City of Champion was featured on the front page of the Plain Dealer on Christmas morning highlighting the impact of his Gift Express. He co-created the Boys to Men Health & Empowerment Summit and Turkey/Takeover in East Cleveland.
Who is Donte Gibbs?
Dropped on trails or near the river's edge were warnings that there were 'too many eyes watching' or 'too many people looking for runaways.' They served as a sign that it was not safe to move about.
What is the black-eyed peas?
This artist holds the current record for most song entries in the Billboard Top 100.
Who is Drake?
The first African-American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward black hair.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
Pioneer educator who founded a school with $1.50 and twenty years later it became a college.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
By the late 1960, thanks in part to the civil rights movement and a growing awareness of Black identity, "Negro History Week" was evolved into this...
What is Black History Month?
The founder of Ebony magazine in 1945 with a focus on Black People fashion, beauty and politics, and Jet magazine founded in 1952 which focused on news, culture and entertainment was viewed as "The Weekly Negro News Magazine".
Who is John H. Johnson?
The 21 year old first Black Female Brigid Commander in the U.S. Naval Academy's 175 year history.
Who is Sydney Barber?
He developed the carbon filament in modern light bulbs and helped design Bell’s telephone.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This song is played at every black cookout and wedding. The lead singer always wears a white cap.
What is "Before I Let Go, Frankie Beverly & Maze"?
These three women were integral in developing the math behind NASA’s first successful space missions. ("Hidden Figures") movie.
Who is Dorothy Vaughan, Kathleen Johnson, and Mary Jackson?
Noted for her innovation of the natural gas heating furnace
Who is Alice H. Parker?
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after which amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
The No.1 draft pick in 1957, he helped led the Cleveland Browns to the team's last championship in 1964.
Who is Jim Brown?
The first Black man elected to serve as student body president at Harvard University in the school's 384 history.
Who is Noah Harris?
The Deputy General Manager of Administration and External Affairs at RTA. She recently served 15 years as the Chief of Public Affairs for the City of Cleveland under the leadership of Mayor Frank Jackson.
Who is Natoya J. Minor?
What was the name of Beyoncé's solo debut album?
What is Dangerously in Love?
He created the potato chip. They were made in response to a customer who sent back their fried potatoes, complaining they were too thick.
Who is George Crum?
The key scientist behind the COVID-19 Moderna's mRNA vaccine.
Who is Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett?
Negro History week in 1926, chose the second week of February to coincide with these 2 men birthdays.
Who is Frederick Douglas birthday, February 14th and Abraham Lincoln, February 12th?
The first black astronaut to live and work at the International Space Station.
Who is Victor J. Glover, Jr.
The 23 year old was Princeton University's first Black valedictorian in the school's 275 year history. Princeton's first nine presidents were slave owners.
Who is Nicholas Johnson?
This Constitutional Amendment gave Blacks equal protection under the law....
What is the 14th amendment?
Name the first historically Black University
What is Howard University?
What is the name of the first black Greek fraternity for college students?
Who is Alpha Phi Alpha?
This woman invented Voice Over Internet Protocol (i.e., Skype, MagicJack, Vonage, and other Internet-based audio/video communications)
Who is Marian Croak?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
The first African American actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Who is Sidney Pointer?
Who sings, "To Be Young, Gifted & Black"?
Who is Nina Simone?
The first African-American woman to be nominated to the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson?
She was the first female black opera singer to sing with a major company, twenty-two years before Marian Anderson's début at the Metropolitan Opera.
Who is Caterina Jarboro (July 24, 1898 – August 13, 1986)
He invented the street mailbox
Who is Philip Downing?
First Black woman to enter space
Who is Mae Jemison?
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”?
What is Aug. 28, 1963?
Who wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing, The Negro National Anthem?
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
Hip Hop was birthed in this city in New York
What is the Bronx?
She was the first Black Gospel artist inducted into the GMA Hall of Fame and was the first gospel artist ever to win a Grammy Award.
Who is Mahalia Jackson?