BLACK HISTORY
Who was the first African American golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit?
Who is Tiger Woods?
Hailing from the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY, this "large" rap icon rose to fame with Bad Boy Records, going multi platinum many times before his death in 1997.
Who is Biggie Smalls ( Christopher Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.)
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
This rap icon was killed in Las Vegas in 1996. His most famous albums include All Eyez On Me, Me Against the World, and the movie Poetic Justice.
Who is 2PAC ( Makaveli the Dawn) Shakur?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
This was the first black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl for the Washington Football Team in 1988.
Who is Doug Williams?
Hailing from Minneapolis, this R & B musician penned songs such as "Kiss", "Raspberry Beret", "Let's Go Crazy", and "1999".
Who is Prince?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
Who made the the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) and the song Hotline Bling popular?
Who is Drake?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammed Ali?
Who's autobiography was titled " By Any Means Necessary?" He was a famous civil rights leader who converted to Islam in the 1960s.
Who is Malcolm X?
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He wrote the famous speech I Have A Dream
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
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?
Who is current mayor of New York
Who is Eric Adams?
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and is husband to Beyonce ( at least I think so)
Who is JAY Z?
The first African American to serve as the United States Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell.