Firsts
This lawyer and civil rights activist was the first African American justice to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Who was he? This lawyer and civil rights activist was the first African American justice to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice. Who was he?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Phyllis Wheatley was taken from her home in Gambia when she was 7 or 8 and became the first African American to be published at 12 in this genre.
What is poetry
The names of the first Black Greek Lettered fraternity and sorority?
Which are Alpha Phi Alpha and Alpha Kappa Alpha
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
The current mayor of New York
Who is Eric Adams
The first sub-Saharan country to gain independence
What is Ghana
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison
The United States' first female African-American space traveler.
Who is Mae C. Jemison
The most-awarded Black artist in Emmys history
Who is Ru Paul
The father of Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson
This President officially recognized Black History Month
President Gerald Ford
This singer, songwriter, actress and comedian was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind.
Who is Hattie McDaniel
Known as a “human computer,” she was part of the NASA team that did mathematical calculations to help launch satellites (and later humans) into space and was the focus of the book and movie Hidden Figures.
Who is Dorothy Johnson Vaughan?
This popular rapper's real name is Nayvadius Wilburn.
Who is Future
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange?
1. Telfar
2. BET Black Entertainment Television
3. Oprah Winfrey Network OWN
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
These 5 brothers make up the Jackson 5
Who are Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael Jackson
He was the first Black man to play professional baseball, six decades before Jackie Robinson.
Who is Moses Fleetwood Walker
The first man to discover the north pole.
Who is Matthew Henson
This Motown R&B group earned the label its first #1 record and the aptly title "Hitsville" moniker?
a) The Marvelettes
b) The Supremes
c) The Temptations
Who are The Marvelettes
This organization was founded in 1909 by a larger group including W. E. B. DuBois and Ida B. Wells
What is the NAACP
The opening verse of the Black National Anthem
What is:
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty
Let our rejoicing rise
High as the listening skies
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea