Black Excellence Potpourri
This well known activist and freedom fighter suffered from narcolepsy due to an injury in their childhood.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
First located in Detroit, MI it's the nickname given to Motown's first music studio headquarters.
What is Hitsville U.S.A.?
He played in both the Negro Baseball League as well as in Major League Baseball and got this nickname from carrying bags for passengers as a young boy at railroad stations.
Who is Leroy Robert 'Satchel' Paige?
She was the first African-American to win a noble prize for Literature in 1993. She's a well-known music artist who appeared with her sisters in a reality television show.
Who is Toni (Morrison); who is Toni (Braxton)?
This was the first established HBCU.
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
This is the founder of Negro History Week which evolved into what we now celebrate as Black History Month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Known as much for his dance moves as he was for his music, he studied James Brown's dance moves whom he credited for much of his own dance style.
Who is Michael Jackson?
She became the first African-American to win a singles title at Wimbledon in August 1957.
Who is Althea Gibson?
He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He starred in a popular 90's television sitcom where he played multiple characters of male and female gender.
Who is Martin (Luther King, Jr.); who is Martin (Lawrence)?
W.E.B. DuBois attended this HBCU.
What is Fisk University?
This African-American actor embodied several great Black male figures in history to include Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, and James Brown.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This borough is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
What is the Bronx, New York City?
He was known as the 'Round Mound of Rebound' during his time playing in the NBA.
Who is Charles Barkeley?
This inventor has the most patents of any African-American woman to include the creation of the sanitary belt in 1920, where due to racial discrimination wasn't patented until 1956. This pioneering educator, champion of racial and gender equality, and college founder became a special advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Who is Mary (Kenner); who is Mary (McLeod Bethune)?
This Grammy award winning Gospel artist graduated from HBCU Texas Southern University with a bachelor's degree in journalism.
Who is Yolanda Adams?
This film and television producer's creation of ABC shows Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away With Murder started a Thank God It's Thursday (TGIT) trend.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
This musician is hailed as the creator of 'Afrobeat', a lively fusion of African and American beats.
Who is Fela Kuti?
In 1996 this woman was the first African-American to win an individual event medal on floor routine for the Olympics Gymnastics section.
Who is Dominique Dawes (USA Bronze)
He was the first African-American to open a Black-owned non-segregated hospital in Chicago, IL. He is an American actor, film director, and political activist who starred in The Color Purple.
Who is Daniel (Hale Williams); who is Daniel 'Danny' (Lebern Glover)?
This state has the most HBCUs topping out at 14 institutions.
What is Alabama?
This ceremonial wedding tradition that traces to African origins had a resurgence after being shown in Alex Haley's book to television mini-series 'Roots'.
What is jumping the broom?
Born in Philadelphia she became the first African-American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera.
Who is Marian Anderson?
He was the first African-American head coach in the NFL having attended Brown University with a major in chemistry and their football team's first African-American player. He went on to play in the NFL.
Who is Frederick Douglass 'Fritz' Pollard?
He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was one of the stars of an 80's television sitcom that featured a married African-American OB/GYN and African-American Attorney who were raising 5 children.
Who is Malcolm (X); who is Malcolm (Jamal Warner):
This HBCU is the #1 producer of Black aerospace engineers in the United States.
What is Tuskegee University?