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Who was the first black Disney princess?
Tiana
What cooking technique involves slow-cooking meats over open flames or in smokers that has a rich history rooted in African American culinary traditions?
Barbecue (BBQ)
Who first began his career as a preacher and then led the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK Jr)
“Yes we can”
Barack Obama
What’s the oldest Black community here in Miami
Overtown
What was Michael Jordan's jersey number?
23
What is southern African American cuisine more commonly known as?
Soul Food
Who was the first African American student to enter a newly desegrated school (bonus points if you can name the year)?
Ruby Bridges, 1960
“I was conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”
Harriet Tubman
The construction of what major highway split Miami’s historically black neighborhood into two, creating one of the largest acts of gentrification in Miami.
I-95
What artist has won the most Grammys EVER?
Beyoncé
What was George Washington Carver’s most famous invention?
Peanut butter
Who was at the forefront of the LGBTQ+ and transgender rights movement?
Marsha P. Johnson
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
During the era of segregation, what beach was designated as Miami’s first “black-only” beach?
Virginia Key Beach
Who is one of the most famous jazz trumpeters of all time? This musicians most famous song is "What a Wonderful World"
Louis Armstrong
What delicious restaurant, known for its wings, is black-owned?
Wing Stop
Who was the first African American judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
Morgan Freeman
What’s the oldest theater in Miami and was one of the few places where segregation did not apply?
Lyric Theatre
Who made history as the first African American woman to win a Grammy and sang alongside Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Frank Sinatra?
Ella Fitzgerald
How did soul food originate?
Combination of what slaves ate from their native land and what was available to them as slaves
Who was the first African American licensed pilot in the world?
Bessie Coleman
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
Nelson Mandela
What famous Miami island that’s been home to stars like Oprah Winfrey and Mel Gibson was first originally owned by a black real estate developer, Dana A. Dorsey?
Fisher Island