People
True or False?
The first Black woman to serve in Congress was from California.
What is False!
It was Shirley Chisholm from New York State in 1968.
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-chisholm
The best Rap Album Grammy in 2019 went to
A. Daytona - Push T
B. Astroworld - Travis Scott
C. Swimming - Mac Miller
D. Invasion Of Privacy - Cardi B
What is Invasion Of Privacy - Cardi B?
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list
Juneteenth signifies this.
A. The first day of Kwanzaa
B. The start of the Back to Africa Movement
C. The end of slavery in the US
D. Benjamin Banneker's birthday
E. All of the Above
What is C.- The end of slavery in the United States?
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
He was the first Black American NFL Head Coach.
A. Fritz Pollard
B. Art Shell
C. Dennis Green
D. Ray Rhodes
Who was Fritz Pollard?
Fritz Pollard was NFL's first African American head coach, in 1921. Fritz played and coached four different teams in his NFL career.
True or False?
Thurgood Marshall was the first Black American U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
What is True?. Marshall was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1967.
True or False?
Alicia Keys was the first Black woman to host the Grammys in 2019.
What is False! Whoopi Goldberg hosted in 1992 and Queen Latifah hosted in 2005. Keys was only the 5th woman to host the Grammys in the show's 61 year history.
https://slate.com/culture/2019/01/alicia-keys-is-the-first-female-grammy-host-in-14-years.html
What act of the US Congress made it illegal for employers with more than 15 employees to discriminate against job applicants based upon the color of their skin?
A. The 14th Amendment in 1868
B. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
C. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
D. The 27th Amendment 1992
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Specifically, Title VII.
https://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/legal-resources/know-your-rights-at-work/title-vii
She was the first Black American to win an Individual (Non-Team) gold medal in the Olympics for women's gymnastics.
A. Dominique Dawes
B. Gabby Douglas
C. Simone Biles
D. Kyla Ross
Who is Gabby Douglas?
This Black American currently serves as President Trump's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
A. Condoleezza Rice
B. Ben Carson
C. Cory Booker
D. Gregory Meeks
Who was/were the winner(s) of the Song of the Year award at the 2019 Grammys?
A. Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
B. Childish Gambino
C. Drake
D. H.E.R.
Who is Childish Gambino (Donald Glover) for This is America?
https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/2019-grammy-awards-complete-nominees-and-winners-list#general
These people were the original founders of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
A. W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell
B. Archibald Grimke and Henry Moskowitz
C. Mary White Ovington and Oswald Garrison Villard
D. William English Walling and Florence Kelley
E. All of the Above
Who were E. All of the above?
The NAACP’s founding members included African Americans: W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Archibald Grimke and Mary Church Terrell. Along with white progressives Mary White Ovington, Henry Moskowitz, William English Walling, Oswald Garrison Villard, Florence Kelley.
He was the first Black American to play in Major League Baseball.
A. Willie Mays
B. Jackie Robinson
C. Hank Aaron
D. Willie Stargell
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Black US Senator from New Jersey has announced their candidacy for President of the United States in the 2020 election.
A. Cory Booker
B. Ras Baraka
C. Donald Payne Jr.
D. Bonnie Watson Coleman
Who was the first female rapper to release a platinum selling solo album?
A. Da Brat
B. Foxy Brown
C. Lil' Kim
D. Queen Latifah
Who is Da Brat?
In what year did the US Supreme Court strike down all state laws banning interracial marriage?
A. 1894
B. 1935
C. 1946
D. 1967
This Olympic track star won three gold medals and two silver medals, and she still holds world records in the women's 100-meter and 200-meter races, which she set over 30 years ago in 1988.
A. Marion Jones
B. Jackie Joyner Kersee
C. Florence "Flo-Jo" Griffith Joyner
D. Carmelita Jeter
Who is Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner?