African American First
The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State
Who is Colin Powell
65th SoS 2001-2005 under George W Bush
"In West Philadelphia born and raised on a playground is where I spent most of my days."
Will Smith
Fresh Prince
This Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
What is Brown v. Board of Education
1954 Supreme Court ruling that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional
This was the first Black Female Greek organization.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha?
He was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods
Currently tied for first in number of PGA Tour wins at 82
The first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington
Commemorative stamp in 1940
This person said: "The time is always right to do what is right"
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
1965 Commencement Address at Oberlin College
This is the university that former First Lady Michelle Obama graduated from
What is Princeton
Majored in Sociology & African American Studies
The first HBCU
What is Cheyney University
First-person to win four gold medals at one Olympic competition
Who is Jesse Owens
The first African American world heavyweight boxing Champion
Who is Jack Johnson
Nickname "Galveston Giant", champ 1908-1915
"Clock strikes upon the hour and the sun begins to fade, in enough time I'll figure out how to chase my blues away."
Who is Whitney Houston?
I Want to Dance with Somebody
This president officially recognized Black History Month
Who is Gerald Ford
Originally created 1926, Carter G. Woodson & the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of Feb to be "Negro History Week"
This state has the largest number of HBCU
What is Alabama
She is the second most honored female artist by the Grammys
Who is Beyonce Knowles
24 Grammy Award wins; is the the most nominated artist in Grammy Award history with 79 nomination
This person made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990
Who is George Washington Carver
First African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in 1894
"At last / My love has come along / My lonely days are over / And life is like a song"
Who is Etta James?
At Last
She was the first African American woman to be on the ballot as a candidate for President
Who is Shirley Chisholm
First African American elected to Congress, 1969-1983
In this year all 50 states recognized Martin Luther King Day
What is 1993
This player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball's Silver Slugger Award 12 times
Who Barry Bonds
Played for Pittsburg Pirates & San Francisco Giants 1986-2007, and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time
She became the first African American female millionaire with her revolutionary black hair products and cosmetics
Who is Madam CJ Walker
2016 Sundial Brands & Sephora launched "Madam CJ Walker Beauty Culture" line in her honor.
"A lonely mother gazing out of the window / Staring at a son that she just can't touch / If at any time he's in a jam she'll be by his side / But he doesn't realize he hurts her so much"
Who is TLC?
Waterfalls
Who was the first African-American to graduate from Harvard University and become a U.S. senator?
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels
US Senate 1870-1871; Organized two regiments of the United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and served as a chaplain
President Barrack Obama started his Presidency in this year.
What is 2009?
This actor won an Academy Award for the portrayal of Ray Charles in the movie "Ray"
Who is Jamie Foxx
Ray Charles was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2015
She was the first African American Woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year
Who is Lauryn Hill
For her 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 10 nominations
This quote comes from one of her poems: "Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou
Last part of her poem "Still I Rise"
This current African-American US Senator is a Head Start Alum
Who is Reverend Raphael Warnock
Senator from Georgia; chaired the New Georgia Project, focused on voter registration
This was the first American American family sitcom?
What was Good Times?
Rapper Tupac Shakur took these two classes at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts
What is ballet & poetry
Also studied acting and jazz; inducted into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame in 2002 & the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.