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What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
R&B legend known as the "Prince of Soul". His hits include "Let's Get It On", "Sexual Healing", "I Heard it Through the Grapevine", and "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Who is Simone Biles?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
The first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
Billboard has named him one of the greatest rappers of all time, and he's credited with bringing R&B sensibilities to hip-hop.
Fun Fact: Made the the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) popular
Who is Aubrey Drake Graham?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This New York-based black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 Cent?
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
A. Chips Ahoy
B. Famous Amos
C. Oreo
What is Famous Amos?
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary? "
Who is Malcolm X?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream" Speech?
Sept. 9, 1965
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Which amendment in the US Constitution abolished slavery "within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
What is the 13th Amendment?
This is what HBCU stands for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
What activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination?
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
A. Jimmy Carter
B. Gerald Ford
C. Ronald Reagan
Who is Gerald Ford?