General
What does BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter
Which black inventor invented developed several products using peanuts?
George Washinton Carver
What is the percentage of minorities that attend Eastern?
About 33%. This includes 9% African Americans, 3% Asian, 11% Hispanics, 1% International, 3% Multiracial, and 6% Unknown.
What month is considered Black History Month?
February
Which Disney film was released in 2009 and had the first Black Princess?
The Princess and the Frog
Who was the first African American to become the president of The United States of America?
Barack Obama
Which black inventor created a line of extremely popular hair care and beauty products for African Americans?
Madame CJ Walker
This Black Talk Show Host attended Tennessee State University, studied communications with a full scholarship and graduated in 1976.
Oprah Winfrey
Who started Black History Month?
Carter Woodson
What famous black actor, rapper and film producer played a role in the movie “The Karate Kid”?
Will Smith
What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?
She refused to give up her seat to a white man.
What black inventor invented Potato Chips?
George Crum
What is the name of the University Vice President Kamala Harris attended?
Howard Univertsity
What was the name for Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech?
I Have a Dream
Who was the star in the movie Black Panther who recently passed away?
Chadwick Boseman
Nelson Mandela was president of which country?
Nelson Mandela
What black inventor invented the Dustpan?
Lloyd Ray
What was the name of the first higher institution for Blacks?
Institute for Colored Youth
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom in the south of the United States?
Harriet Tubman
Which black artist from Scarborough became the first to ever hold the top three slots on the Billboard R&B charts for the songs “The Hills”, “Earned It“, and “Can’t Feel My Face”?
The Weekend
What year did the Harlem Renaissance start?
1920
What black inventor invented the traffic signal?
Garret Morgan
How many HBCUs are there in the United States?
107 HBCUs. 56 of them are private and 51 of them are public
Which 2 countries in Europe celebrate Black History Month in October?
The United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Which black female artist is the most Grammy Award nominated female artist of all time?
Beyonce