Sports + Music
This man is considered the fastest man in the world
Usain Bolt
This woman is the most decorated gymnast
Simone Biles
Tope Awotona founded this company, a tool or app in which Laudio uses
Calendly
She devoted much of her energy to promoting physical health with her Let's Move program
Michelle Obama
This person was the first African American to become a self-made millionaire
Madam C J Walker
She created “Black is King,” a film highlighting Black culture, tradition, and excellence through the journey of a young Black king
Beyonce
Recently, she became the first black woman to server as a US Supreme Court justice
Ketanji Brown
Taraji P Henson played this person, who is known for her calculations that enabled human to achieve space flight
Kathrine Johnson
True or False: The gap between white American and black American infant mortality rates has only improved slightly in the past 50 years
False, it has actually gotten worse
He is the first African American Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas
She is first African American tennis player to win a Grand Slam tournament
Althea Gibson
This woman is the most recent to become an EGOT recipient
Viola Davis
Lonnie Johnson, a mechanical and nuclear engineer, created this line of popular kids toys
Super Soakers / Nerf guns
What is the percentage of black psychiatrists in the United States?
2%
7%
19%
34%
2%
February was chosen for Black History Month to coincide with the birthdays of 2 people (name at least one)
Frederick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln
This is the name of Kendrick Lamar's classic hip-hop album celebrating African-American culture
To Pimp a Butterfly
She is currently the only black woman to currently lead a Fortune 500 firm
Rosalind Brewer
He is widely considered the "godfather of silicon valley"
Roy Clay
This major city is home to the first African American owned and operated hospital
Chicago (Provident Hospital)
"If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" Is a quote by this former Congressman
John Lewis
George Coleman Poage became the first black person to earn a metal at the Olympic Games in 1904, in this event
Hurdles
200 hurdles
400 hurdles
Mae Johnson is the first African America woman to do what?
Travel in space
She was the first black woman to receive a pent for a web-based software solution
Janet E Bashen
This African American nurse served as a pioneer in the field of mental health nursing, working to improve conditions for mentally ill African Americans
Dorothea Dix
This person played an iconic role by the name of Chanel’s dog
Chadwick Boseman