Big Baller, Shot Caller!
Who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
Jackie Robinson
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” which singer’s 1967 hit Respect became an anthem for civil rights and feminism?
Aretha Franklin
What landmark 1993 dystopian fiction novel set in 2020s California depicts a world ravaged by climate change and economic collapse?
Parable of the Sower
Who is the most decorated artist in Grammy history?
Beyonce
Which 3x heavyweight champion famously risked his career in protest of the Vietnam War and became a global icon for Civil Rights?
Muhammad Ali
Which West African King is famous for his 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he distributed so much gold it caused inflation in Egypt?
Mansa Musa
Who became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for their performance in Lilies of the Field?
Sidney Poitier
Which Pulitzer Prize winning Toni Morrison novel was inspired by the true story of an enslaved woman killing her baby to spare them from slavery?
Beloved
Who invented the "anti-gravity" shoe that allows dancers to lean forward at a 45 degree angle without falling?
What Black Political Party emerged in the 1960s led by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seal championed armed self defense, community empowerment & Black Civil Rights?
Black Panther Party
Who are the most decorated Black Olympians?
Allyson Felix and Simone Biles
In 1951, a black woman’s cells were discovered to be the first “immortal” cells, revolutionizing modern medicine. What is the name of this woman?
Henrietta Lacks
Who, during the Harlem Renaissance, wrote “Their Eyes Were Watching God” set in rural Florida centering Janie Crawford in her quest for self discovery and true love?
Zora Neal Hurston
Who is known as the "King of the Blues?"
B.B. King
Who is the Black trans woman known for her pivotal role in the 1969 Stonewall uprising?
Martha P Johnson
Which Black woman became the first self made female millionaire in the United States after founding a hair care empire in the early 1900s?
Madame C. J. Walker
Who is the Black mathematician whose work gave us the GPS?
Gladys West
What author penned a book entirely in epistolary form (letters to his son) titled “Between the World and Me” exploring the themes of Fatherhood, racism, the American Dream, and the vulnerability of the Black body?
Ta-Nehisi Coates
What famous Blues singer played the older version of Sammie Moore in Sinners(2025)?
Buddy Guy
Who was the first Black woman to be elected to the US Congress and later run for President of the United States?
Shirley Chisholm
Who is the Jacksonville native who became the only athlete to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring?
Bob Hayes
Who was the leader of Florida's first legally sanctioned free Black settlement (Fort Mose)?
Captain Francisco Menendez
What FIU professor is known for writing about Black history in South Florida and for founding the Miami Center for Racial Justice?
Dr. Marvin Dunn
Who is the Miami native who became a prominent Soul and R&B singer and released the hit "Clean Up Woman?"
Betty Wright
Who was known as the “Rosa Parks of Lauderdale” for her work to end Jim Crow Segregation in Florida?
Eula Johnson