On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy ordered the National Guard to ensure the enrollment of two African-American students at which university?
The University of Alabama, enrolled Vivian Malone and James Hood
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What is the name of the first African-American Disney Princess?
Tiana
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What is the name of the first television network owned and operated by an African American woman?
“OWN,” the Oprah Winfrey Network
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Who invented the elevator?
Alexander Miles
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What African American basketball player led the Chicago Bulls to 3 championships in a row during the 1990s?
Michael Jordan
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What historically Black University was started with just $100?
Spelman College
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What actor and playwright is famous for stage plays and movies about the character “Madea”?
Tyler Perry
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What African-American poet is best known for her autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
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Who invented the light bulb filament?
Lewis Latimer
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Who broke Babe Ruth's home run record when he hit his 715th home run in 1974?
Henry “Hank” Aaron, he set a Major League record with 755 home runs in his career
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What is the oldest historically Black university in the United States?
Lincoln University (originally named Ashmun Institute--Oxford, PA)
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Who was the first African-American woman to win an Oscar for best actress?
Halle Berry, for her role in the movie Monster’s Ball in 2001
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What music television show that featured was broadcast in Harlem in 1987?
Showtime at the Apollo
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Who invented the lawn mower?
J.A. Burr
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Who is the first African-American NFL head coach to win the Super Bowl?
Tony Dungy, lead the Indianapolis Colts to victory in Super Bowl XLI (41) in 2007. Dungy is also the first NFL head coach to defeat all 32 NFL teams.
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Who is known as the father of black history?
Carter G. Woodson
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What big budget film about African-American pilots that starred an all-black cast was recently released?
Red Tails, produced by George Lucas portrayed the story of the Tuskegee Airmen
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What was the name of the first African-American superhero to star in own comic-book series?
Luke Cage, Marvel Comics' in 1972
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Who invented the gas mask and the traffic signal?
Garret A. Morgan
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Who was the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier?
Jackie Robinson
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In 1960, what city became the first major metropolitan city to integrate its lunch counters?
San Antonio, TX
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Who became the first Black person to direct a movie for a major Hollywood studio?
Gordon Parks, directed “The learning Tree” an autobiographical film in Warner brothers Studios in 1971
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Who is considered the “Father of Gospel Music” for combining sacred words with secular rhythms whose most famous composition is “Precious Lord Take My Hand”?
Thomas Andrew Dorsey
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Who invented the first shoe lasting machine?
Jan Matzeliger
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What African-American boxer was the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions?
Muhammad Ali, born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr. He changed his name in 1964 after embracing the teachings of the Nation of Islam