Vocal Legends
Plymouth Rock Landed on Us
#BlackLivesMatter
Black Girl Magic
And the nominees are...
BlackLit
100
Unafraid to dress in fishnet stockings to suspenders and heels this "royal" genius was able to turn the rain purple by mixing rock, pop, blues, and R&B
Who is Prince?
100
The deadlist conflict in American history
What is the Civil War?
100
In Los Angeles, California, four Los Angeles police officers that had been caught beating an unarmed African American motorist in an amateur video are acquitted of any wrongdoing in the arrest. Hours after the verdicts were announced, outrage and protest turned to violence
What are the LA riots?
100
The first black female millionaire in America, her hair care products helped revolutionized the Black hair care industry
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
100
You can say what you want but she is not walking out after winning a Tony award for Dreamgirls in 1982
Who is Jennifer Holliday?
100
This is the Hill We Climb, she is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history
Who is Amanda Gorman?
200
Called the ‘Queen of Soul’ and known for her energy and ability to sing multiple genres, from singing in her father's church in Detroit to singing in front of presidents, this singer ganered Respect as she trailblazed the music industry
Who is Aretha Franklin?
200
As seen in this image, this was a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation. Named after a Black minstrel show character, these laws existed for about 100 years, from the post-Civil War era until 1968. They were meant to marginalize African Americans by denying them the right to vote, hold jobs, get an education or other opportunities. Those who attempted to defy were often faced with arrest, fines, jail sentences, violence and death
What are Jim Crow laws?
200
Arguably one of the most famous events of the civil rights movement took place on August 28, 1963, where if you were one of the over 200,000 in attendance you would have heard a speech about dreams
What is the March on Washington?
200
an activist, self-identified drag queen, performer, and survivor she was a prominent figure in the Stonewall uprising of 1969
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
200
The first Black person to win an Oscar, Hattie McDaniel, had to accept her 1940 best supporting actress trophy in a segregated hotel. A film producer had to call in a special favor to have McDaniel, who played head slave Mammy in this Civil War epic film, allowed into the no-blacks Ambassador Hotel
What is Gone with the Wind?
200
Being the first black female African American cable car conductor was not the only thing this legendary author is known for, her six volumes of autobiographies of which the most widely read and acclaimed is "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" (1969) which is based on the events of the first seventeen years of her life
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
As the Godfather of Soul, this iconic singer sings loud and proud to motivate you to get up offa that thing
Who is James Brown?
300
This historic civil rights lawsuit ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment’s mandate of equal protection of the laws of the U.S. Constitution to any person within its jurisdiction.
What is Brown V. Board of Education?
300
Parks refusal to give up her seat led to the 381-day boycott of this bus system and sparked the beginning of the Civil Rights movement
What is the Montgomery Bus system?
300
Before Parks refused to give up her seat this 15-year-old teenager was the first to not move from her seat when told by the city bus driver
Who is Claudette Colvin?
300
She was the first and so far the only Black actress to win the Oscar for Best Actress
Who is Halle Berry?
300
the author of "Song of Solomon" "Beloved," "Jazz" and other lyrically narrated novels of Black American life, she was the first Black woman to win the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature
Who is Toni Morrison?
400
Julliard trained pianist, this young, gifted, and black singer was a hugely prominent figure during the Civil Rights era, where she spoke as well as performed which always left audiences feeling good
Who is Nina Simone?
400
From riding for freedom to sitting in, these young college students created a movement that led to the March on Washington and eventually joining the NAACP
What is the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
400
Testing the 1960 decision by the Supreme Court in Boynton v. Virginia that declared the segregation of interstate transportation facilities unconstitutional these Black and white activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C., embarking on a bus tour of the American south to protest segregated bus terminals.
Who are the Freedom Riders?
400
the first major-party African American candidate and the first female candidate for president of the United States
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
400
He became the first Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor in 1964 for Lilies of the Field
Who is Sidney Poitier?
400
Born in West Africa, the first African-American author of a published book of poetry, she was sold into slavery at the age of seven or eight and transported to North America
Who is Phillis Wheatley?
500
As heard in classic films like 'Back to the Future' and 'Pulp Fiction' this iconic Rock 'n' Roll singer's duck-walking is often imitated
Who is Chuck Berry?
500
Meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, marked the last great legislative achievement of the civil rights era. Originally intended to extend federal protection to civil rights workers, it was later expanded to address racial discrimination in the sale, rental or financing of housing units.
What is the Fair Housing Act of 1968?
500
On October 25, 1997, an estimated 750,000 African American women gathered together to march on the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia to focus on their trials, circumstances, and successes.
What is the Million Women March?
500
Her cancer cells are the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important cell lines in medical research
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
500
Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony, she was the first to have them all
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
500
One of the most highly regarded, influential, and widely read poets of 20th-century American poetry, she was a much-honored poet, even in her lifetime, with the distinction of being the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?