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100
These two sisters are famous for being Grand Slam title winners in tennis.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
100
The biggest organization for advocacy for African Americans in the U.S. is the NAACP, which many people do not know what the acronym stands for.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
100
This poetic form of spoken word originated with African Americans, and was originally meant to convey messages about life that create positive change.
What is rap?
100
One of The Supremes, this iconic singer also played Dorothy in The Wiz, another movie version of The Wizard of Oz.
Who is Diana Ross?
100
This comedian got his start on Saturday Night Live and is known for his roles in the Beverly Hills Cop series and The Nutty Professor.
Who is Eddie Murphy?
200
Misty Copeland became famous as a prodigy in this artistic field.
What is ballet?
200
This group started to promote African Americans but lost support due to violent tendancies. It dissolved in 1982 because most African Americans do not support violence as a means to empowerment.
What are the Black Panthers?
200
This fusion of rap and jazz became very popular among break dancers in the eighties and early nineties.
What is hip hop?
200
"R- E- S- P- E- C- T, find out what it means to me" - lyrics from this singer's illustrious career.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
200
This secular festival is observed by many African Americans from December 26 to January 1 as a celebration of their cultural heritage and traditional values.
What is Kwanzaa?
300
Faila Ali competed in the sport of boxing as did her father, a heavyweight boxing champion of the world.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
300
This is an award given for notable books for children and teens written by African Americans.
What is the Coretta Scott King Award?
300
This music found roots all the way from Harlem to New Orleans in the 1920's, and was known for it's fun horns and catchy beats that made everyone want to dance.
What is jazz?
300
This American singer, songwriter and actress also won five grammy awards and dominated the disco scene with her songs, including I Feel Love, Last Dance and Bad Girls.
Who is Donna Summer?
300
She was George Bush's Secretary of State.
Who is Condoleeza Rice?
400
She won gold medals in track and field at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.
Who is Jackie Joyner-Kersee?
400
This is the most well-known sorority for African American women in college.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha?
400
This fusion of jazz and rock had everyone up and dancing again in the late 1950's and 1960's, and was known for artists such as Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross.
What is Motown?
400
The song, "Fast Car", tells a grittily realistic story of a working poor woman trying to escape the cycle of poverty, set to folk rock music; and was this artists' signature top charting hit from 1988, also on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time from Rolling Stone Magazine.
Who is Tracy Chapman.
400
He was Mufasa in Disney's The Lion King, Darth Vader's voice, and is considered one of the greatest actors in American history.
Who is James Earl Jones?
500
Known as Flo-Jo and the fastest woman of all time, she died at age 38 from suffocation during and epileptic seizure.
Who was Florence Griffith-Joyner?
500
This group provides support and advocacy for black women.
What is National Council of Negro Women (NCNW)?
500
This music originated in the deep South long ago, and was known for its sad, slow moods portraying the struggles of African Americans in slavery and poverty.
What is blues?
500
Diana Ross played this legendary blues singer's life based on her autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues.
Who was Billie Holiday?
500
This abolitionist, who died in 1895, was known for his dazzling oratory, and was strangely praised by Donald Trump in this statement:"___________ _________ is an example of somebody who’s done an amazing job and is getting recognized more and more, I notice."
Who was Frederick Douglas?