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This musician was the recipient of nine Grammy Awards and released her first album "What's the 411?" in 1992
Who is Mary J. Blidge
100
This former TV show host is the first African American female billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey
100
This Poet is best known for being the leader of the Harlem Renaissance
Who is Langston Hughes
100
This group had hits like "ABC" "I Want You Back" and "Ben"
What is The Jackson Five
100
This scientist developed and promoted over 100 products that were useful for the house and farm
Who is George Washington Carver
200
This "respectable" artist started her career singing gospel in her father's church and has gone on to become known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin
200
These two were the original host for BET's smash hit 106 & Park
What are AJ and Free
200
This Poet claimed to know "Why a Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou
200
This motown male super group is best known for their hit song "my girl"
Who are the Temptations
200
This investor was the first self-made female millionaire, most notarized for her invention of a successful line of beauty and hair products
Who is Madam C.J. Walker
300
This vocalist started out as a member of the Supremes then taking up a solo career leading off with the smash hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"
Who is Diana Ross
300
This TV show host started out as a radio personality before she landed her own talk show
Who is Wendy Williams
300
This poet whose also known as Yasiin Bey was once host of Def Poetry Jam
Who is Mos Def
300
This group of nine Grammy Hall of famers got their name from founder, Maurice White's astrological sign
Who is Earth Wind and Fire
300
This inventor is credited with the production of the traffic signal as well as the gas mask
Garrett Augustus Morgan
400
This woman got her start as being the lead singer in the Pips
Who is Gladys Knight
400
This late night talk show host was known for his audience to make howling "wuf" sounds as they stood up in their chairs pumping their fist
Who is Arsenio hall
400
This Newark Native was the author of over 40 books and recognized for his social activism within the black community
Who is Amiri Baraka
400
This Ohio formed music sensation is currently in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and is best known for their hit single "Back Stabbers"
Who are the O'jays
400
This inventor is behind the world famous water gun, the Super Soaker
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson
500
This woman is a Grammy Hall of Famer whose real name is Patricia Louise Hotle- Edwards
Who is Patti LaBelle
500
This jazz musician was the first African American to host his own TV show
Who is Nat King Cole
500
This poet has a tattoo of Thug Life in honor of Tupac Shakur
Who is Nikki Giovanni
500
This Los Angeles vocal group is best known for their smash hit "And the Beat Goes on"
Who are The Whispers
500
This inventor is responsible for such products: the IBM computer and the pacemaker
Who is Otis Boykin