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True or false
100
In 2006 he co-founded Beats Electronics, LLC with Interscope Geffen A&M Records chief Jimmy Iovine. The audio enterprise yielded $350 million by 2011, and in 2013 a stake was sold to the Carlyle Group, bringing its estimated value up to over $1 billion.
who is Dr. Dre
100
This former Heisman Trophy winner had a 5.4 yards per carry average in the NFL, once running for 221 yards in a game, which is still a Monday Night Football record. Also was an all-star baseball player & was sponsored by Nike. Hint: ** knows baseball, ** knows football!
Who is Bo Jackson
100
he developed an evaporator for refining sugar
Who is Norbert Rillieux
100
what channel was the first African-American controlled company to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is BET
100
Is there a black president?
What is true
200
He dropped out of college in 1989, the failed business student interned & subsequently graduated to talent director at Uptown Records. He went on to start his won record label in 1993 & signed one of the biggest Hip-Hop artist ever! Also started a clothing line.
who is Diddy – Sean Combs
200
He was baseball's all-time home run king before a juiced-up Barry Bonds, who otherwise might have made this list, stole his title. Played for the Atlanta Braves in the 60s & 70s.
who is Hank Aaron
200
In the early 1900s she developed a hair care system and other beauty products. Her business, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, amassed a fortune, and she became a generous patron of many black charities.
Who is madame CJ walker
200
who was the first to marry there side chick and still treat them like a side chick?
who is peter gunns
200
Is there an African American professor at Alfred State College?
What is False
300
She kicked off the Mrs. Carter World Tour in April, her first since 2009, but anyone unable to catch one of her 65 shows can hear her at the movies this summer. Her rendition of ‘Back to Black’ appears on the ‘The Great Gatsby’ soundtrack and she’ll lend her voice to the animated flick, ‘Epic’ in which she plays – what else? – a Queen
who is beyonce
300
His sky hook was basically impossible to stop and he is the leading scorer in NBA history. His skills at Lew Alcindor in high school and college were just as legendary
who is Abdul-Jabbar
300
Later he taught himself advanced mathematics and astronomy. He is best known for publishing an almanac based on his astronomical calculations.
Who is Benjamin Banaker
300
who is engaged to dwayne wade?
who is gabrielle union
300
Are there 28 black highest ranked faculties at the nation’s highest ranked universities?
What is true!
400
the second African American woman to start her own network
who is Oprah winfery
400
He was not only a hall of fame football player, but his impact in the black community as an activist is still being felt to this day. In addition to sports, he was an actor, starring in the 1967 war movie The Dirty Dozen.
who is Jim Brown
400
he was a chemist/scientist and invented peanut butter, peanut oil, and 105 food recipes using peanuts.
who is George Washington Carver
400
he rapper has also been the CEO of audio-device manufacturing company SMS Audio since he founded it in 2011. On top of that, he runs SMS Promotions, a boxing promotion enterprise he formed in 2012 after the demise of his TMT Promotions partnership with boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. In 2013 Forbes listed him, who is currently worth a reported $260 million, as one of the wealthiest hip-hop artists today.
who 50 cent
400
Are there more black people in jail?
What is false. *but more and more black people are getting searched for drugs and weapons and white people are getting community service or bracelets instead to jail time.
500
the daughter of former slaves who became best known as Americas first black female self made millionaire.
who is madame CJ walker
500
He was unarguably a terrific athlete, & his impact to sports was felt well beyond the basketball court. Apart from his records, perhaps his most legendary impact was as one of the fiercest competitors the sports world has ever seen. As an advertising icon, he is unparalleled & he has stayed active in ownership. Also showing young blacks a positive role model.
who is Michael Jordan
500
An expert on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, he designed the heating system for Radio City Music Hall in New York.
who is David Crosthwait, Jr.
500
the black activist that died on December 5th 2013. he was arrested in a countrywide police swoop on 5 December 1955, which led to the 1956 Treason Trial. Men and women of all races found themselves in the dock in the marathon trial that only ended when the last 28 accused
who Nelson mandela
500
Is black a skin color?
What is False Brown is a skin color and Black is a race.