Scientist/Inventors
Garrett Morgan is responsible for these two inventions
What are the traffic light and gas mask
Arthur Ashe was a famous _____
What is tennis player
Dr. Maulana Karenga created this cultural observance designed to celebrate African-American heritage.
What is Kwanzaa
She was Howard University's first female law student and became the first Black woman lawyer in 1872
Who is Charlotte Ray
The African-American who made millions selling cookies
Who is Wally "Famous" Amos
This doctor invented the smallpox vaccine
Who is Dr. Louis Wright
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to ____
What is play major league baseball
Several generations of Africans combined elements from English and African languages to form this unique language used primarily in southern regions
What is Gullah
The first Black female poet to have her work published in the U.S.
Who is Phyllis Wheatly
The service the first African American female millionaire, Madame C.J. Walker, provided
What are beauty products
This forward-thinker invented the ironing board, allowing sleeves of garments to be ironed more easily.
Who is Sarah Boone
This singer, actress and civil rights leader got her start singing at the Cotton Club in New York City at age 16?
Who is Lena Horne
This hairstyle dates back to ancient Africa and remains popular to this day.
What are cornrows
The first Black-owned radio station was based in this city
What is Atlanta, Georgia
This geneticist developed a method to trace the ancestry of African Americans via DNA testing
Who is Rick Kittles
She was last black actress to win the Academy Award"s Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 2006
Who is Jennifer Hudson
In the 1960's, this activist encouraged African-Americans to stop using "colored" or "negro", but instead use "black"
Who is Huey P. Newton
He started the "Back to Africa Movement",and was later deported back to his homeland in Jamaica
Who is Marcus Garvey
Designer of Fairchild Channel F, the first programmable ROM cartridge-based video game console
Who is Jerry Lawson
This was Chubby Checker's longest-running hit song on the Top 40 chart
What is The Twist
The way the black people live in America is a mixture of ___ and ____ African cultures.
What are West African and Central African
The nickname for the all Black 332d Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps which escorted Allied Bombers through European airspace on 1,578 mission during World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen