Leaders
Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who is The Godfather of Soul?
James Brown
What is the name of the African American intellectual and cultural revival that occurred in the early 20th century?
Harlem Renaissance
Who was the first African American late-night talk show host?
Arsenio Hall
Ron Johnson, the first black billionaire, founded this famous television program
Black Entertainment Television (BET)
Which black activist was the first to coin the phrase “black power”?
Stokely Carmichael
Which black vocalist is the most award-winning female artist of all time?
Whitney Houston
Who was the first rap group to perform on MTV?
Run DMC
Which famous 90s comedy starred Chris Tucker and Ice Cube? Hint: The title is a day of the week
Friday
Who is currently the wealthiest African American in the world?
Robert F. Smith
Which famous black activist ran for president of the United States in 1984 and 1988?
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
Which Washington DC-based artist created the accredited album “What’s Going On” in 1971? Hint: He was sampled in Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart Part 5”
Marvin Gaye
Who was the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
Toni Morrison
What late famous comedian acted in a sitcom portraying life with his wife and two kids? Hint: His name is in the show’s title
Bernie Mac
What district was formerly known as Black Wallstreet before the Tulsa race massacre?
The Greenwood District
Which leader of the Nation of Islam organized the first Million Man March in 1995?
Rev. Louis Farrakhan
Which black artist is largely responsible for the popularity of Neo-soul in the early 2000s? Hint: She dated Andre 3000
Erykah Badu
What famous black artist is responsible for the growth in popularity of Neo-expressionist art during the 1980s?
Jean-Michel Basquiat
According to Ebony magazine, what is the highest-rated black sitcom of all time?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This famous Baltimore businessman is heralded as the first African-American to purchase a billion-dollar company (Hint: There is a museum named after him in Baltimore)
Reginald Lewis
Which famous Atlanta judge and politician was the first African American law student at Emory University?
Marvin S. Arrington Sr.
This famous black artist performed one of the greatest guitar solos in Super Bowl halftime history in 2007. Hint: It was raining
Prince
Which black photojournalist famously portrayed the events of the Civil Rights Movement, as well as segregation in the South, throughout his work?
Gordon Parks
Which famous black director has famously held NY Knicks season tickets for 38 years?
Spike Lee
What is the largest black-owned company in the United States?
World Wide Technology