Black Pop Culture
The young Pop group that released the hit song "Say My Name" in 1999
Who are Destiny's Child?
The infamous basketball player known as "Black Mamba" who won the championship with the Lakers in 2010
Who is Kobe Bryant?
The year that Barack Obama became the first Black president
What is 2008?
The man who invented 300 different uses for the peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
The author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", a 1969 autobiography
Who is Maya Angelou?
The first Black Disney princess
Who is Princess Tiana?
The athlete who took a knee to protest police brutality in the 2016-2017 NFL season
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
The month and year that the celebration of Black History Month officially began
What is February 1976?
The first self-made billionaire who created her own hair line
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
A book depicting an exploration of race and racism written by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X
What is Stamped?
The first Black character to be introduced to Marvel comics in 1966?
Who is Black Panther?
The highest earning woman athlete of all time
Who is Serena Williams?
A form of protest that took place across the United States where Black people occupied white-only facilities
What are the sit-ins?
The man who invented the traffic light in 1914
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The first African American to publish a book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, in 1773
Who is Phyllis Wheatley?
Renowned singer and jazz pianist who was the first Black American to host a TV show
Who is Nat King Cole?
The first African American to play in Major League Baseball and the first MLB player to appear on a US postage stamp
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union army and set over 300 slaves free
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The woman who invented the home security system due to being alone late at night
Who is Mary Van Brittan Brown?
The Harlem Renaissance, a period between the 1920s and 1930s, which highlighted these authors
Who is James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, Alice Dunbar Nelson, or Marcus Garvey?
The first Black man to survive a full horror movie
Who is Keith David?
American sprinter who set world records in the 100 metres and 200 metres that have stood since 1988
Who is Flo Jo?
Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded Black History Month for this reason
What is "he believed that young African Americans in the early 20th century were not being taught enough of their heritage and the achievements of their ancestors"?
NASA engineer, Lonnie G. Johnson, invented this warm weather favorite toy
What is the super soaker?
Author of "Feminism is for Everybody"
Who is bell hooks?