Invention
Inventor Marie Van Brittan Brown created an early version of this system, nearly a centry before the modern version from companies such as ADT were on the market.
Home Security
Ancient Rome’s rival in the Punic Wars, Carthage was a North African commercial hub that flourished for over 500 years. Today, almost all that remains of the once-mighty empire is a series of ruins in the city of What?
Tunis
Which Female artist is referred to as the Queen of Jazz, due to her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability?
Ella Fitzgerald
“The Hill we climb” was the title of this poet's Inaugural Poem.
Amanda Gorman
Thurgood Marshall was instrumental in ending legal segregation and became the first African American justice in the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed by what president?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Thomas L Jennings, the first Black Patent Recipient, was granted his patent for "Dry-Scourging" in 1821. What service does this patent relate to?
Dry Cleaning
This Empire (and present-day country) dates back to the 1200s, when a ruler named Sundiata Keita—sometimes called the “Lion King”—led a revolt against a Sosso king and united his subjects into a new state. Its most important cities were Djenné and Timbuktu.
Mali
What Female Artist holds the record for most Grammys (She is also the eighth-most awarded person in Grammys history with 26 awards)?
Beyonce
“The Bluest Eye,” which was published in 1970, was the first novel published by what author?
Toni Morrison
A graduate of Harvard and Harvard Law school, and former law clerk to soon-to-retire Justice Stephen Breyer, this current US Court of Appeals Justice is considered a top contender for the open Supreme Court Seat.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
If you've ever taken a ride in an elevator - you have Alexander Miles to thank for what feature?
The Automatic Doors
This legendary Kingdom, with its capitals in what is now northern Sudan, helped define the cultural and political landscape of northeastern Africa for more than a thousand years. Part of Nubia, the empire stretched from the Upper Nile to the Red Sea.
Kush
What famous blues artist did Jimi Hendrix credit for introducing him to the guitar?
Muddy Waters
This deeply personal (and highly successful) book — which chronicled Maya Angelou's experiences of rape, identity, and racism as a young girl in the south — earned the author the distinction of penning the first nonfiction best-seller by an African American woman.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Charlotte E. Ray was an American teacher and the first black female lawyer in the United States. Her admission to this "bar" made her the first woman admitted to practice there and the first black woman certified as a lawyer in the United States.
District of Columbia (DC)
Of the 57 Patents granted in his lifetime Elijah McCoy's most popular and enduring inventions include the portable Ironing board and what common outdoor feature, beloved by many a "green-thumb".
The Lawn Sprinkler
This Empire was once among the most powerful states in the world, it later crumbled in the late 1500s after a period of civil war and internal strife left it open to an invasion by the Sultan of Morocco.
The Songhai Empire
DeFord Bailey was a pioneer not only for African American Country singers but for all country musicians. A world-class harmonica player, Bailey has the distinct honor of being the first country singer to be introduced where?
[on the] Grand Ole Opry
In 2005, Winfrey’s Harpo Productions aired a television movie version of this book by author Zora Neale Hurston, which starred actors Halle Berry, Michael Ealy, and Terrence Howard.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Who is believed to be the first African American to become a lawyer, argue before a jury, and hold a judicial position in the United States?
Macon Bolling Allen
In what year was Dr. Patricia Bath (the first Black Female Medical doctor to do so) granted a Patent for her LaserPhaco Probe? Hint: This was the same year the Oprah Winfrey Show debuted Nationally.
1986
The Egyptians are known to have sent huge caravans and flotillas on trade missions to this ancient city—most notably during the 15th century B.C. reign of Queen Hatshepsut—yet historians have never identified where it was actually located. The site of the fabled kingdom is now a hotly debated topic among scholars.
Punt
The "legal" names of the three founding members of the ground-breaking Hip Hop group N.W.A are: O'Shea Jackson (Ice Cube), Eric Wright (Easy E), and whom (also known as Dr. Dre)?
Andre Young
This collection of essays by famed essayist, playwright, and novelist James Baldwin earned him a spot on the bestsellers list after selling more than one million copies in 1961.
Nobody Knows My Name
Who was the first black lawyer to argue a case (Kilbourn v. Thompson) before the United States Supreme Court in 1880?
Samuel R. Lowery