The Divine Nine
What was the first intercollegiate historically African American Greek-lettered fraternity?
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Who was the first Black woman to be elected U.S. Vice President?
Kamala Harris
What was the name of the artistic revolution in New York in the 1920s, featuring Black artists like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston?
Harlem Renaissance
What great African American athlete coined the phrase, “The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.”?
Muhammad Ali
Where is Chocolate City?
Washington, DC
Where (school or city) was Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. founded?
Howard University, Washington, DC
Who was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the founder of Negro History Week, which eventually became Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who is the most decorated American gymnast?
Simon Biles
Who popularized the ‘Back to Africa’ movement?
Marcus Garvey
What is the formal name of the umbrella organization that houses the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities?
The National Pan-Hellenic Council
Who was the first Black U.S. Secretary of State?
Colin Powell
Whose autobiography is entitled "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
Maya Angelou
Who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the long jump, and still holds the world record in the heptathlon?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Who is the comedian who produced the documentary ‘Good Hair’?
Chris Rock
What was the first historically African American Greek-lettered fraternity to be founded at an HBCU?
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Who was the first Black writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison
Who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany?
Jesse Owens
Who is the only person to be inducted into the National Lacrosse and Pro Football halls of fame?
Jim Brown
What was the early 20th century Black cultural and intellectual movement popularized by Francophone intellectuals aimed at raising and cultivating "Black consciousness" across Africa and its diaspora?
Negritude
Which organization is the largest African American sorority to date?
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Who was the first Black Nobel Peace Prize winner?
Ralph J. Bunche
What was the name of the church where MLK preached?
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Who was a two-time All-American football player and Phi Beta Kappa at Rutgers. This man also published the periodical Freedom in the 1950s?
Paul Robeson
This woman has been one of the lead scientists in the development of the Covid vaccine.
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett