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She was the first African American woman to serve as United States Secretary of State, and the first African American and the first woman to serve as the President’s National Security Advisor
Who is Condoleezza Rice
100
In 1905 W.E.B. Dubois, John Hope, Monroe Trotter and 27 others met secretly in the home of Mary B. Talbert, a prominent member of Buffalo's Michigan Street Baptist Church, to adopt the resolutions which lead to the founding of this movement. The movement will be a forerunner of the NAACP
What is Niagara Movement
100
After completing the STS-8 mission aboard the Challenger, this engineer and astronaut became the first black man in space
What is Guion Bluford
100
This theatre rose to prominence during the Harlem Renaissance, during which time it was reputed to only hire black entertainers; of these were James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday
What is The Apollo Theatre
100
This Olympic track star won three gold medals and two silver medals, and still holds world records in 100-meter and 200-meter races, which were set in 1988.
Who is Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith-Joyner
200
In 1993, this Illinois native became (and still is, to date) the first African American woman elected to the United States Senate
Who is Carol Braun
200
Founded in 1968 to nurture and showcase the talents of African American playwrights, producers, directors, actors and stage technicians in the City of Buffalo and the surrounding Western New York region, this is the oldest African American theatre in Western New York
What is Paul Robeson Theatre at the African American Cultural Center
200
He invented electronic control devices for guided missiles, IBM computers, and the control unit for pacemakers
What is Otis Boykin
200
This official publication of the National Urban League employed Harlem Renaissance writers and editors, published poems and short stories by African Americans, and promoted African American literature.
What is Opportunity Magazine
200
Also a social activist and philanthropist, he was the first boxer to win the world heavyweight championship three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali
300
In 1998, he became the first African American general in the United States Army
Who is Benjamin Oliver Davis
300
The first African-American elected to the New York State Senate outside of metropolitan New York City when he was sworn in January 1, 200
What is Mayor Byron Brown
300
In 1993, she became both the first African-American and the first woman to serve as Surgeon General, and is famous for her controversial views on masturbation, stating “[Masturbation] is a part of human sexuality, and perhaps it should be taught”.
What is Joycelyn Elders
300
Credited as one of the founding fathers of the Harlem Renaissance, this playwright/poet/novelist became famous for his first published poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers”.
Who is Langston Hughes
300
He broke the color barrier in baseball and became the first African American to play in the major leagues
Who is Jackie Robinson
400
In 1967, he became the first African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
400
In 1996 becomes president of Buffalo State College, and the first African American woman president of one of the 15 State of New York colleges and universities. Prior to this position, she was the first female vice president at the University at Buffalo
What is Muriel Moore Howard
400
He invented the “SuperSoaker” in 1989
What is Lonnie Johnson
400
This was the birthplace of the Harlem Renaissance, which was called a literary and intellectual flowering that fostered a new black cultural identity in the 1920s and 1930s
What is Harlem, New York City, NY
400
Following her careers in college and professional basketball, she became the first female member of the Harlem Globetrotters in 1985.
Who is Lynette Woodard
500
This foreign policy advisor became the first African American woman to serve as an ambassador to the United Nations
Who is Susan Rice
500
In 1951 graduates from the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity with a Bachelor of Divinity degree. He is class valedictorian and winner of the Pearl Plafker Award for most outstanding student. Will eventually go on to become one of the most prominent civil rights activist in the United States
What is Martin Luther King, Jr.
500
He is credited with performing the first open heart surgery on July 9, 1853
What is Daniel Williams
500
This writer and sociologist was co-founder of the NAACP, and was one of the most famous social activists during the Harlem Renaissance
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
500
In 1961, he broke the color barrier in golf when he became the first African American to play in the PGA tour
Who is Charlie Sifford