Activism
This southern city was where Martin Luther King Jr. was pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church.
What is Atlanta?
Which musical artist won the Grammy for 2025 Album of the Year?
Beyoncé
The Baltimore airport is named after this first African-American supreme court justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Who is the founder of Fenty?
In 1947, this baseball player became the first African American to play in the MLB
Jackie Robinson
He was born in Great Barrington, MA, co-founded the NAACP in 1909, and spent his final years in Ghana.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
What is the name of Michelle Obama’s debut memoir?
Becoming
Hiram Revels was the first African-American congressman and was from this state.
What is Mississippi?
Which famous dress style of the 20’s originated in the Black community?
Flapper dresses
This baseball player holds the record for total homeruns in a career in the MLB
Barrie Bonds
Sojourner Truth gave this famous speech in 1851 at a women’s rights convention in Akron Ohio.
What is “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Which Motown group was Diana Ross a member of?
The Supremes
This current senator from Georgia has served as the pastor at the same church in Atlanta as Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Raphael Warnock?
Who was the 1st female multi-millionaire through selling her empires of hair products?
Madame CJ Walker
This basketball player hold the record for winning the most NBA championships in their career with 11
Bill Russell
This activist and proponent of Pan-Africanism was deported, despite popular opposition, back to his birth country of Jamaica for mail fraud charges.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Eddie Murphy
This activist and later representative in Georgia was nearly killed during the voting rights march in Selma in 1965.
Who is John Lewis?
What designer introduced streetwear to the catwalk and is credited with inventing streetwear?
Willi Smith
This person is the most decorated American olympic gymnast of all time
Simone Biles
The feminist author Gloria Jean Watkins wrote under this pen name.
What is Bell Hooks?
Soul Train was created and hosted by which TV presenter?
Don Cornelius
Kamala Harris attended this university for her undergraduate studies.
What is Howard University?
What type of clothing is Dapper Dan known for making famous?
The monogram print
Where is the Negro League Baseball Museum?
Kansas City, MO