BLACK HISTORY
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
What Florida city has the largest Black population? 70%?
What is Miami Gardens?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Simone Biles
The first African American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
What is the name of the influential record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, which played a pivotal role in the development of music?
Motown Records
This Black American was the only woman to found an HBCU, she also lived and died in Daytona Beach, Florida. Who was she?
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Aretha Franklin
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
When did Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech”
Sept. 9, 1965
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What Florida city did a white mob attack and massacre 30-35 Black Americans in 1920?
Who was the Black figure whose speech was interrupted by then president LBJ?
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
What predominantly Black island shares a predominantly Hispanic neighbor?
What Is Valerie's ancestral planes? Haiti?
Who was first Black person to run for president, who was also a woman?
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
What Florida town, incorporated in 1887, was the first successfully founded by African American freedmen?
What is Eatonville, Florida?
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
The Tuskegee Airmen.
This is what HBCU stand for.
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Katherine Johnson
Who inspired the "I Have A Dream" part of MLK Jr. speech
Mahalia Jackson
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Harriet Tubman
What year was the last school in Florida desegregated?
What is 1970?
What activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination?
Frederick Douglass