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First Black self-made millionaire
Who is Madam C.J Walker?
What was Muhammad Ali’s nickname
Who is the greatest?
This is the team Jackie Robinson played for.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
the celebration of Black History Month begins in what year
when is 1926?
Who is James Earl Jones?
This woman refused to give her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in 1955.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
Who is Ralph Bunche?
Number of times did Kobre Bryant win the NBA Championship
Why was Black History Month placed in February
It was the same month as the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass
This black actress is an EGOT recipient (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)
who is Whoopi Goldberg?
This woman was the poet at the inauguration for President Biden.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This Black man was known as the "Plant Doctor". He planted peanuts and sweet potatoes to help grow crops and cotton.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Booker T is regarded as one of the greatest of all times in which sport
what is Professional Wrestling
These are the colors that represent the pan-African flag.
What is red, green, black.
Queen of Soul
who is Arethra Franklin?
Invented the home security system
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
The first black doctor who did Heart Surgery?
Who is Dr. Dan or Dr. Daniel Hale Williams?
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Who is Jesse Owens?
Black History Month Previously known as
What is Negro History Week?
Which city is known as the birthplace of hip-hop?
Where is the Bronx?
Name of the three important black women who worked for NASA
who are Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan?
The Black American inventor of the Traffic Light & Safety Hood: Precursor to the WW1 gas mask
Who is Garrett Morgan?
He is the NFL's all time leader in receptions, yards, and touchdowns, winning 3 Superbowls while playing for the San Francisco 49ers.
Who is Jerry Rice?
the first African American Senator and what state did they represent
Who was Hiram Rhodes Revels, Mississippi?
The "Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll
Who is Sister Rosetta Tharpe