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Michigan
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Neurosurgeon and Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins. He made history with an operation to separate a pair of Siamese twins in 1987.
Who is Ben Carson?
100
Wealthiest African American
Who is Oprah Winfrey? (has over $2.7 billion)
100
Lead singer for Hootie & the Blowfish
Who is Darius Rucker?
100
The first black led republic in the world when it gained independence as part of a successful slave revolution in 1804.
What is Haiti?
100
Beginning in 1915, African Americans from throughout the country came to here in the summer. The resort offered beaches, boating, and other typical summer diversions. By the 1920s and into the 1960s, however, the rousing nightlife lured swarms of visitors to see some of Americas most popular black entertainers.
What is Idlewild?
200
First president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University), and the most influential spokesman for black Americans between 1895 and 1915.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
200
This rapper/mogul owns Roc Nation and is reportedly worth nearly $450 million
Who is Jay-Z?
200
'Rapper's Delight' is generally considered to be the song that first popularized hip hop in the United States and around the world. This group recorded the song.
Who is Sugarhill Gang?
200
A week long celebration honoring universal African-American heritage and culture, observed from December 26 to January 1 each year.
What is Kwanzaa?
200
The world's largest institution dedicated to the African American experience. The museum provides learning opportunities, exhibitions, programs and events based on collections and research that explore the diverse history and culture of African Americans and their African origins.
What is the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History?
300
Believing that education provided the key to racial advancement, she founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute, Florida (1904), which through her persistent direction as president (1904–42) became Bethune-Cookman College (1929). An activist, she mobilized thousands of black women as leader and founder of the National Association of Colored Women and the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
300
Founder of BET. In 2001 became the first African American billionaire according to Forbes.
Who is Bob Johnson?
300
"Strange Fruit" is a song (first written as a poem) that condemned American racism, particularly the lynching of African Americans. This artist recorded the song in 1939.
Who is Billy Holiday?
300
This West African nation was founded and colonized by freed American slaves with the help of a private organization called the American Colonization Society in 1821-1822, on the premise that former American slaves would have greater freedom and equality there.
What is Liberia?
300
This famous record label was founded by Barry Gordy in Detroit.
What is Motown?
400
First Black Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
400
Professional boxer turned businessman, he is famous for a line of indoor grills which has earned him close to $200 million.
Who is George Foreman?
400
This artist had huge success in 1995 with his album Me Against The World
Who is Tupac?
400
A Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences around the 16th century.
What is Capoeira?
400
This political scientist was the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Ralph Bunche?
500
The first African-American to earn a doctorate at Harvard. This scholar wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.'
Who is William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois
500
Writer, director and actor in films, television and theatre who once lived in his car that has become the most commercially successful black producer of film and theatre in the U.S.
Who is Tyler Perry?
500
"Kind of Blue" is a studio album by this American jazz musician
Who is Miles Davis?
500
Popular uprising that began on January 25, 2011, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, labour strikes, and violent clashes between protestors and security services and supporters of the regime of Hosni Mubarak in this African Nation.
What is Egypt?
500
This boxer who lived in Detroit from age 12 is often regarded as the Greatest Fighter of All Times.
Who is Joe Louis?