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Who was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate at MIT? She helped invent caller ID
What is Shirley Jackson, the 2014 co-chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory
Affluent neighborhood where racial violence would level the prosperous Black community in 1921.
What is Black Wall Street?
A gaduate of Wellesley and Yale Law, she was sworn in as the first female Black American judge in 1939.
Who is Jane Bolin?
This journalist and activist exposed the unjust mob violence and lynchings of the South toward Black men.
Who is Ida B Wells?
Who was the first black woman to win Best Actress at the Oscars?
Halle Berry won the Oscar for best actress for her performance in Monster’s Ball (2002). She is still the only black woman to win this award.
This famous engineer and former employee of NASA invented a mega water gun and has revolutionized the fun for children’s summers for decades to come.
Who is Lonnie Johnson, NASA employee & successful engineer?
Black Wall Street would be devastated after tensions boiled over and led to this massacre taking over 300 lives.
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre?
This famous athlete publicly debunked Hitler’s Master Race Theory during the 1936 Olympic Games?
Who is Jesse Owens?
Notice the first lady of struggle she worked with FDR and was invited to be a member of his cabinet
Mary McLeod Bethune was a civil rights activist, womanist, and educator.
Which Michael Jackson song did MTV refuse to air?
MTV refused to air the 14 minute music video for Thriller. Former CBS head Yetikoff had to threaten to pull other artists from the channel to get them to air the video. Other singers like David Bowie and Rick James voiced their frustration for years before Thriller was aired.
What types of products did Madam C.J. Walker invent?
What is Madam C.J Walker created a line of hair care products catered to black hair.
This holiday commemorates enslaved populations learning of the Emancipation Proclamation
What is Juneteenth?
For her work on the hit sitcom Abbott Elementary, this actress now holds the title of the first Black woman (solo) to win an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in For a Comedy Series.
Who is Quinta Brunson?
Whose fight with the police led to Marsha P. Johnson throwing a brick that started the Stonewall Uprising?
Stormé DeLarverie was a lesbian activist and drag king. Her fight with the police on June 28, 1969 ignited the fight that led to Marsha P. Johnson to throw a brick in the Stonewall Uprising.
Who created one of Elvis’s biggest hits, Hound Dog?
Who is Big Mama Thorton? Thorton, a blues singer and songwriter, was the first to record the song Hound Dog. She also wrote and performed one of Janis Joplin’s biggest hits, Ball and Chain.
Who stopped homes from freezing throughout the cold by inventing the furnace?
What is Alice H. Parker created the furnace to supply heat to multiple parts of a home since fireplaces were often only able to heat one room in the home.
When was the last school desegregated in the US?
In May 2016, a federal judge ordered the town Cleveland, Mississippi to join the two high school’s that were separated by race.The district attempted to appeal but failed, leading this school, Cleveland High, to be the last school to be desegregated.
This queen of drag was the first person to lead a queer resistance group in the US.
Who is William Dorsey Swann?
This civil rights activist and leader of the “Bloody Sunday” march advocated for nonviolent protests against segregation and coined the term “good trouble”. Also she is in Congress
Who is John Lewis?
What singer with a four-octave vocal range sang Lovin’ You? You may know her better as the mother of comedian Maya Rudolph.
Minnie Ripperton was a black American singer-songwriter. She has one of the greatest recorded vocal ranges in history
Noticing how tough ice cream could be to serve, Alfred L. Cralle invented this to help the process
What is the ice cream scoop?
This historic Supreme Court Case has set precedent for interracial marriage.
What is Loving V. Virginia (1967)
She put that thing down, flipped it, and reversed it. From Supa Dupa Fly to Supa Dupa goated, this artist has a record-breaking six platinum albums.
Who is Missy Elliott?
This Time Magazine Person of the Year created the #MeToo movement and thus a community for survivors.
Who is Tarana Burke?
Winning her first Tony Award for Carousel in 1994, this singer/actress has since gone on to win five more among other honors.
Who is Audra McDonald?