Black Business
Chartered in 1978 by SEEK student James Lewis and SEEK counselor Patricia Johnson, this Baruch College student organization is part of a national network dedicated to advancing Black business leaders in accounting and finance.
A. ALPFA Baruch
B. ColorStack Baruch
C. NABA Baruch (National Association of Black Accountants)
D. Finance & Economics Society
C. NABA Baruch (National Association of Black Accountants)
Which city is most associated with the rise of “West Coast” hip‑hop in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
A. San Francisco
B. Houston
C. Los Angeles
D. Seattle
C. Los Angeles
In 1989, he became the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.
A) Eric Adams
B) David Dinkins
C) Percy Sutton
D) Carl McCall
B) David Dinkins
This 1968 movement, launched by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. just before his death, sought to gain economic justice for poor people of all races in the U.S.
A) The Civil Rights Movement
B) The Poor People's Campaign
C) The Black Power Movement
D) The Fair Housing Movement
B) The Poor People's Campaign
Rihanna launched her inclusive makeup line in 2017, which made headlines for offering 40 shades of foundation. What is the name of this billion-dollar beauty brand?
A. Rare Beauty
B. Haus Labs
C. Fenty Beauty
D. Pat McGrath Labs
C. Fenty Beauty
Madam C. J. Walker built her fortune primarily by selling what kind of product?
A. Skin‑lightening cream
B. Hair‑care products for Black women
C. Sewing machines
D. Household cleaning supplies
B. Hair‑care products for Black women
Which legendary producer and rapper founded Death Row Records and later revolutionized headphones with the "Beats" brand?
A) Suge Knight
B) Dr. Dre
C) P. Diddy
D) Timbaland
B) Dr. Dre
In 1969, the "Five Demands" protest at CCNY led to this landmark CUNY policy, guaranteed a spot for every NYC high school graduate.
A) The SEEK Program
B) Open Admissions
C) The Macaulay Honors Program
D) The College Discovery Program
A) The SEEK Program
During the 1960s, this Chicago-based program led by Jesse Jackson used the economic power of Black consumers to force major corporations like Coca-Cola to hire Black distributors.
A) Operation Breadbasket
B) The Black Star Line
C) Project Head Start
D) The Job Corps
A) Operation Breadbasket
This Brooklyn entrepreneur founded "Carol's Daughter," a natural hair and beauty brand, in her kitchen in 1993. It eventually grew into a nationally distributed line later acquired by L'Oréal.
A. Tracee Ellis Ross
B. Lisa Price
C. Taraji P. Henson
D. Richelieu Dennis
B. Lisa Price
In recent years, researchers have estimated that Black consumers in the United States collectively have about this much buying power each year.
A. 50 billion dollars
B. 1.8 trillion dollars
C. 5 trillion dollars
D. 450 billion dollars
B. 1.8 trillion dollars
Which rapper and entrepreneur founded "The Marathon Clothing" in South LA and was a vocal advocate for economic empowerment?
A) Nipsey Hussle
B) YG
C) Kendrick Lamar
D) Schoolboy Q
A) Nipsey Hussle
This hospital became known for training Black doctors and nurses and for its role in serving Black New Yorkers when other hospitals discriminated.
A. Bellevue Hospital
B. NY‑Presbyterian
C. Harlem Hospital Center
D. Mount Sinai
C. Harlem Hospital Center
This specific term refers to the 20th-century real estate tactic where agents would convince white homeowners to sell their houses cheaply by triggering fears of Black neighbors moving in, then reselling them to Black families at a massive markup.
A) Redlining
B) Blockbusting
C) Gentrification
D) Steering
B) Blockbusting
This entrepreneur founded The Lip Bar in 2012, and secured nationwide distribution through Target after being rejected on Shark Tank.
A. Melissa Butler
B. Lisa Price
C. Richelieu Dennis
D. Kendra Scott
A. Melissa Butler
Which media company, co‑founded by Robert L. Johnson in 1980, became the first cable network specifically targeting Black audiences?
A. TV One
B. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
C. OWN Network
D. Bounce TV
B. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
This 1991 movie, directed by John Singleton, was a landmark in "hood cinema" and heavily influenced hip-hop aesthetics and storytelling.
A) Menace II Society
B) Boyz n the Hood
C) Juice
D) New Jack City
B) Boyz n the Hood
This Brooklyn‑born visual artist and filmmaker, known for “Do the Right Thing” and “Malcolm X,” has chronicled Black life in NYC for decades.
A. Ava DuVernay
B. Ryan Coogler
C. Jordan Peele
D. Spike Lee
D. Spike Lee
This legendary 19th-century New York businessman, often called the "Father of the Underground Railroad," used his wealth from a successful tailoring and dry-cleaning business to fund abolitionist efforts.
A) James Forten
B) David Ruggles
C) Robert Purvis
D) William Still
B) David Ruggles
Which Richmond, Virginia banker made history in 1903 by becoming the first woman of any race in the United States to charter and serve as president of a bank?
A. Madam C.J. Walker
B. Annie Malone
C. Maggie Lena Walker
D. Mary McLeod Bethune
C. Maggie Lena Walker
This billionaire private‑equity founder, chair, and CEO of Vista Equity Partners made headlines in 2019 by announcing they would eliminate the student loan debt of Morehouse College’s graduating class
A. John Rogers Jr.
B. Daymond John
C. Mellody Hobson
D. Robert F. Smith
D. Robert F. Smith
The term “MC” in hip‑hop originally stood for:
A. Music Creator
B. Microphone Controller
C. Master of Ceremonies
D. Main Composer
C. Master of Ceremonies
In 2020, New York City officially designated this section of Flatbush, Brooklyn, to recognize the massive concentration of residents from a specific Caribbean nation.
A) Little Jamaica
B) Little Haiti
C) Little Guyana
D) Little Trinidad
B) Little Haiti
This 1977 federal law, often studied in finance, was passed to stop "redlining"–the practice of banks refusing to lend in predominantly Black neighborhoods.
A) The Fair Housing Act
B) The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
C) The Glass-Steagall Act
D) The Dodd-Frank Ac
B) The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
In 1978, this entrepreneur founded a staffing company that would grow to make her, in 2017, the first Black woman to own and operate a company valued at over one billion dollars.
A. Ursula Burns
B. Mellody Hobson
C. Janice Bryant Howroyd
D. Ann Fudge
C. Janice Bryant Howroyd