Black History
Hailing all the way from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, this person became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
A) Mae Jemison
B) Langston Hughes
C) Rosa Parks
D) Oprah Winfrey
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This actress played Catwoman on TV in 1967 and became the first Black Woman to play a major sci-fi/comic book role.
A) Halle Berry
B) Jennifer Lewis
C) Cicely Tyson
D) Eartha Kitt
Who is Eartha Kitt?
This person invented over 300 ways to use peanuts
Who is Dr. George Washington Carver?
American Poet who was one of the earliest innovators of the literary art called Jazz Poetry. He was also known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
Who is Langston Hughes?
"You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise"
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Who is Maya Angelou?
This legendary singer created the song Purple Rain
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Who is PRINCE?
Created her own hair care products and became the first female millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The name given to people who believed in ending slavery, and helped support slaves being liberated during slavery:
A) NAACP
B) Freedom Fighters
C) Abolitionists
D) Liberators
Who were Abolitionists?
"Hold fast to dreams/ For if dreams die/ Life is a broken-winged bird/ That cannot fly."
A) Langston Hughes
B) Maya Angelou
C) Alice Walker
D) Spike Lee
Who is Langston Hughes?
This Bed-Stuy born and raised director and film maker created classic movies such as Crooklyn and Do The Right Thing:
A. John Singleton
B. Tyler Perry
C. Spike Lee
D. Hype Williams
Who is Spike Lee?
This person invented the three light traffic signal.
A) Anthony Jones
B) Thurgood Marshall
C) Lewis Latimer
D) Garrett Morgan
Who was Garrett Morgan?
When and where was the Black Panther Party Founded?
A. In 1960 in Atlanta, Georgia
B. In 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama
C. In 1968 in Washington, D.C.
D. In 1966 in Oakland, CA.
D. 1966 in Oakland, CA
"When they go low, we go high"
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Who is Michelle Obama?
The First Black man to win an Oscar,
hint: for his leading role in Lilies of the Field.
A) Sidney Poitier
B) Will Smith
C) Denzel Washington
D) Eddie Murphy
Who is Sidney Poitier?
This African American leader was born into slavery and later became one of the founders of Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama:
A) Booker T. Washington
B) Carter Woodson
C) Frederick Douglass
D) Kwame Churchill Carmichael
Who is Booker T. Washington?
This former slave was from Maryland and became popular for their antislavery writings. This person also became the first African American nominated to be the Vice President of the United States.
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Who is Frederick Douglass?
"Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up."
A. Barack Obama
B. John Lewis
C. Frederick Douglas
D. Maya Angelou
Who is Barack Obama?
What was the name of Martin's girlfriend, on the classic, black comedy show: MARTIN?
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Who is Gina?
Who is Telfar?