Most enslaved Africans were captured in this part of Africa.
What is West Africa?
100
The first black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, she published her first book 'The Bluest Eye' in 1970.
Who is Toni Morrison?
100
She was the first African American woman in space.
Who is Mae Jamison?
100
Called a literary and intellectual mecca for a black cultural identity in the 1920’s and 30’s, this was the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance.
What is Harlem, NYC?
100
In this year he received a Nobel Peace Prize for this work in the civil rights movement at age 35, making him the youngest person to receive this honor at that time.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
200
A cast member of Saturday Night Live from 2000-2007 she is also well known for her role in the film “Bridesmaids”.
Who is Maya Rudolph?
200
His brightly-colored collages featured a diverse array of topics, ranging from Biblical and classical stories to jazz music and the lives of contemporary African Americans. The New York Times described him as “the nation's foremost collagist” in his 1988 obituary.
Who is Romare Bearden?
200
He is best known for publishing an almanac based on his astronomical calculations.
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
200
This writer was co-founder of the NAACP and was one of the most famous social activist during the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is W.E.B DuBois?
200
In this year he left the Nation of Islam and created the Organization of Afro-American Unity which united Americans of African descent against discrimination.
Who is Malcolm X?
300
He was the youngest player ever to have won the Masters Tournament and he was also the first person of African or Asian descent to win a major golf tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
300
Known as the “High Priestess of Soul” she wrote and sang “Mississippi Goddam,” which was inspired by the Medgar Evans assassination and the Alabama church bombing.The song was banned in the South.
Who is Nina Simone?
300
A computer scientist and engineer he helped develop a the color PC monitor and the first gigahertz chip. He holds three of the company's original nine IBM patents for the personal computer. He also helped to invent the system which allows computer plug-ins such as disk drives and printers.
Who is Mark Dean?
300
One of the founding fathers of the Harlem Renaissance he is famous for poems such as “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” and “I, Too Sing America”
Who is Langston Hughes?
300
Using more than 75 pens to sign the Civil Rights Act into law, he gave African-Americans legal access to the same education and employment opportunities as Whites.
Who is President Lyndon Johnson?
400
This baseball player is the only player to win both the All-Star Game MVP and the World Series MVP in the same year.
Who is Derek Jeter?
400
His novel Giovanni’s Room a story about homosexuality became a metaphor for the proverbial ‘closet’. He played a crucial role in expanding literature into the realms of gay life in a racialized society.
Who is James Baldwin?
400
He is credited with performing the first open heart surgery on July 9, 1853.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
400
Blueberry Hill and What a Wonderful World were two songs performed by this New Orleans artist who was one of the most famous jazz musicians of this time period.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
400
In this year, the leading ladies of Motown topped the charts with their song "Where did our Love Go?"
Who are The Supremes?
500
She was the first African-American actress to be nominated for an Academy Award in 1954 for her role in the film Carmen Jones. It would be another 47 years until Halle Berry would actually win one.
Who is Dorothy Dandridge?
500
Best known for his photographic essays for Life magazine and as the director of the 1971 film 'Shaft.' In 1969 he became Hollywood’s first major black director with his film adaptation of 'The Learning Tree.'
Who is Gordon Parks?
500
His research was in the field of blood transfusions, and he developed improved techniques for blood storage, which led to the development of large-scale blood banks. He protested against the practice of racial segregation in the donation of blood from donors of different races since it lacked scientific foundation.
Who is Charles Drew?
500
This theatre rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance during which time it was reputed to only hire black entertainers.
What is The Apollo Theatre?
500
He was the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor for “Lilies of the Field.