Music
Which artist has the highest grossing album of all time?
Michael Jackson- Thriller
What actor played the roles of iconic Black characters such as Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and T'Challa the Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
Who has gone down as, arguably, the greatest boxer of all time?
Muhammad Ali
Who gave the speech widely regarded as the most famous speech in history?
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, "I Have a Dream"
Which artist won the Grammy award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media?
Kendrick Lamar- Black Panther
Who was the first Black person to win an academy award for best original screenplay?
Jordan Peele- Get Out (2017)
Who was the first Black athlete to play in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Which activist was imprisoned for 27 years and later became South Africa's first Black president?
Nelson Mandela
Who was the first non-classical/jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music in 2017?
Kendrick Lamar
What was the first movie with a completely non-White cast to win Best Picture at the Oscars?
Moonlight (2016)
Which NBA player is known for their iconic jump shot profile?
Michael Jordan
Which American activist's actions resulted in the "Montgomery Bus Boycotts"?
Rosa Parks
What was first of only two hip hop albums ever awarded album of the year?
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Who directed Selma, When They See Us, and 13th?
Ana DuVernay
Who is the only American tennis player, male or female, to win more than 20 Grand Slam titles?
Serena Williams
Which Black LGBTQ+ activist is known for their key role in the Stonewall Riots?
Marsha P Johnson
Who was the first Black artist to win a Grammy?
Natalie Cole (1976)
In 2001, for the first time ever, two Black actors won the awards for leading roles at the Oscars, who were the winners?
Denzel Washington, Halle Berry
Who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic Gold Medal, during the 1908 Summer Games in London?
John Baxter Taylor Jr.
Who is known for successfully challenging the UK Government in European Court regarding its abuse of authority?
Gina Miller