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Black Leaders/ Dirigeants noirs
Black Leaders/ Dirigeants noirs
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous “I Have a Dream” speech?
a. Mephais, Tennessee
b. Atlanta, Georgia
c. Washington, D.C
c. Washington, D.C
At what age did Serena Williams win her first U.S open
a. 17
b. 20
c. 22
a. 17
Which of the following actresses is the first Black Woman to achieve an EGOT status (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)?
a. Octavia Spencer
b. Queen Latifah
c. Whoopi Goldberg
c. Whoopi Goldberg
Who invented the traffic signal and the gas mask prototype?
a. Garrett Morgan
b. Granville Woods
c. J.P. Knight
a. Garrett Morgan
Who broke major racial barriers in global politics, expanded healthcare access through the Affordable Care Act, inspired political engagement among younger and minority voters worldwide?
Barack Obama.
Who was the first African American and Native American woman pilot?
a. Bessie Coleman
b. Mary McLeod Bethune
c. Barbara Smith
a. Bessie Coleman
How many times did Kobre Bryant win the NBA Championship?
a. 3
b. 5
c. 7
b. 5
Who played Uncle Phil in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
a. Will Smith
b. Joseph Marcell
c. James Avery
c. James Avery
Who was the first Black woman in Nasa?
a. Katherine Johnson
b. Mary W. Jackson
c. Margot Lee Shetterly
b. Mary W. Jackson
Who became the first African American woman billionaire?
Oprah Winfrey.
Who served as the 27th Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010? She is the first Haitian Canadian and Black person to hold this office.
Michaëlle Jean
Who was the first Black Canadian NHL Player?
Willie O’Ree was the first Black Canadian athlete who played professional ice hockey in the National Hockey League, paving the way for future generations of Black athletes in hockey.
Who starred as Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder?
a. Kerry Washington
b. Viola Davis
c. Regina King
b. Viola Davis
This African American nurse living in Queens, New York invented the first comprehensive home security system in 1966.
a. Marie Van Brown
b. Patrcia Bath
c. Fedrick McKinley
a. Marie Van Brown
Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Actor?
Sidney Poiier.
Who challenged racial segregation in 1946 by refusing to leave a whites-only movie theater section in New Glasgow, Novia Scotia? She’s a Canadian business women and civil rights activist.
Viola Desmond (she’s featured on the Canadian 10-dollar bill)
Who was the first Black Canadian swimmer to qualify for the Olympic Games?
a. Charmaine Crooks
b. Phylicia George
c. Debbie Armstead
c. Debbie Armstead
Which movie did the Black Canadian actress Tamara Taylor star in?
a. Creed
b. Bones
c. Rookie Blue
b. Bones
True or False: Canada had Black inventors contributing to technology during the 1800s.
True (Elijah McCoy (1844–1929); His invention allowed trains and manufacturing machinery to run continuously, drastically increasing efficiency, William Peyton Hubbard (1842–1935), This improved oven design was much more efficient than existing commercial ovens, helping to modernize baking businesses. Later in life, as a politician, he became the first Black alderman and acting mayor in Toronto, Lewis Latimer (1848–1928), His filament made electric lighting practical, affordable, and safer than gas lamps. He was a crucial figure in the electrical revolution in both the U.S. and Canada. )
Who helped lead the Toronto Raptors to it's historic 2019 NBA Championship, the first NBA title won outside of the United States?
Masi Ujiri.
This person was declared the first Black Canadian to be a member of Parliament in the House of Commons, a federal Cabinet Minister.
Lincoln Alexander
This person became of Canada’s most iconic sports figure when he set the 100m world record at Atlanta 1996.
a. Maurcie Green
b. Donovan Bailey
c. Michal Johnson
b. Donovan Bailey (“Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams”).
Who was the first Black host of a national TV Show in North America?
a. Oprah Winfrey
b. Eleanor Collins
c. Portia White
b. Eleanor Collins (Canadian jazz singer and television host in 1955)
True or False: Dr. Anderson Ruffin Abbott was the first Black Canadian licensed to practice medicine.
True (one of eight Black surgeons to serve in the Union Army)
Who was the founder of one of Canada’s largest corporate governance firms; investor on the TV show Dragons’ Den; and promotes diversity in corporate leadership?
Wes Hall. (Wes Hall is the founder and executive chairman of Kingsdale Advisors, which is recognized as one of Canada’s largest and most prominent corporate governance and shareholder advisory firms).