What male actor was the first hip-hop artist to be nominated for an Academy Award?
Who is Will Smith?
100
Before he became an NBA legend, what male was cut from his high school basketball team?
Who is Michael Jordan?
100
As a solo artist, this black female has sold over 13 million albums in the US.
Who is Beyonce?
100
What African American woman devoted her life to the abolition of slavery?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
Who was the first black president of the United States of America?
Who is Barack Obama?
200
What actor and comedian is also an avid jazz drummer?
Who is Bill Cosby?
200
What female athlete is a four-time Olympic gold medalist in tennis?
Who is Serena Williams?
200
What African American singer has received 13 Grammy awards in his career, and is a double inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Who is Michael Jackson?
200
Who stated "Each person must live their life as a model for others"?
Who is Rosa Parks?
200
What former U.S. Secretary of State graduated from the University of Denver?
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
300
In April of 2000, this actress and daytime T.V. star launches her own magazine.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
300
James Harris became the first black man to start as a quarterback in the NFL for what team?
What is Buffalo Bills?
300
Before becoming a professional musician, what musical artist studied to be a hairdresser?
Who is Chuck Berry?
300
What does NAACP stand for?
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
300
Who founded the National Rainbow Coalition, a national social justice organization?
Who is Jesse Jackson?
400
The author and performance poet Ramona Lofton better known by what pen name?
Who is Sapphire?
400
What player stated "Baseball is like a poker game. Nobody wants to quit when he's losing; nobody wants you to quit when you're ahead"?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
400
What female singer is known for having a remarkable three-octave range, got her start at the Apollo Theater?
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
400
Who founded the National Youth Movement?
Who is Al Sharpton?
400
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ever appointed to what United States judiciary group?
What is the United States Supreme Court?
500
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on what famous poet's birthday?
Who is Maya Angelou?
500
At a time when universities did not typically offer financial assistance to black athletes, what African-American football star was offered more than 50 scholarships?
Who is Ernie Davis?
500
What famed guitarist was known by close friends and family members simply as "Buster"?
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
500
What civil rights activist won a Grammy in 1971?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
500
Who was the first African American ever elected to the United States Senate?