Notable Black Figures
We celebrate this civil rights leader in January .
Martin Luther King Jr.
This woman made history by becoming the first African American woman to become a billionaire in 2004
Who is Oprah Winfrey
This artist has 3 platinum albums including the #1 album of all time.
Micheal Jackson
It can be "candied", baked, or even fried. What vegetable is it?
Sweet Potato
A co-pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Georgia from 1960 till his assassination in 1968.
Who was the first African-American female to obtain an international Pilot license ?
Bessie Coleman
This woman made history by being the first African-American to serve on the supreme court
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
This Civil Rights activist was "Born by the river, in a little tent"
Sam Cooke
What is the main cooking "vessel" for black cuisine?
Cast Iron (Skillet)
Genre of music developed first by the enslaved African Americans of the early Black Church
The Spiritual and Gospel music (also acceptable)
He was the first principal and teacher at the Tuskegee Institution
Booker T. Washington
Born a slave, this man eventually became a notable general in the fight for Haitian independence.
Who is Toussaint Louverture
This Artist made History as Hip-Hop's first biillionaire
Jay-Z
Plantains (Maduros, tostones, mofongo, etc.)
The Black preacher that led the bloodiest enslaved peoples rebellion in American history.
Nat Turner
She is known as the “Conductor” and helped the Union during the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
This was the all African-American regiment during The American Civil War (There is a movie about this regiment)
What is the 54th Massachusetts
Having Everything Revealed. This R&B Artist has released one studio album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-three singles and thirteen promotional singles.
H.E.R.
What is the story behind how 'hushpuppies' got their name?
Slaves would feed balls of deep-fried cornmeal (hushpuppies) to the plantation "guard" dogs at night to keep them from barking and alerting the plantation owner.
What 4 AME Church Districts are made up by only 1 state?
6, 7, 9, 10
This was the first African-American woman to use mathematics to help NASA send astronauts to the moon and back .
Katherine Johnson
This Pan-Africanist and revolutionary served as the President of Burkina Faso from 1983, until his assassination during a coup in 1987
Who is Thomas Sankara
This song became known as the Negro National Anthem in 1917 by the NAACP.
Lift Every Voice and Sing
What were the conditions that produced the soul foods we know and love?
What is the hymnal number for the Grace of Giving which is read during tithes and offerings?
750