BLACK HISTORY 1
This music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970's?
What is Hip Hop/Rap?
He is known as the Father of Black History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
The number of recognized HBCU's in the United States.
What is 107?
This black hair entrepreneur invented the hot comb and was the first black self-made millionaire.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
The first black woman to own a TV studio and it was called, "Harpo Studios".
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This person became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 11 Olympic and 30 World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
The first African-American to play Major League Baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Black American mathematician and NASA scientist was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
This only all-Black all-female Women's Army Corps unit was stationed overseas during World War II that managed postal services.
What is the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (6 triple 8)?
This inventor created early versions of the traffic light and the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
The oldest Black female Greek-letter organization, founded in 1908.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA)?
The first Black writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
a) James Baldwin
b) Toni Morrison
c) Langston Hughes
Who is Toni Morrison?
He was an engineer who invented the Super Soaker Water Gun.
Who is Dr. Lonnie Johnson?
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 vs. Board of Education?
Was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This made it illegal for Black people to be denied service based on race.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
She is the first African-American female Olympian from Wichita Falls, winning a bronze medal in the Heptathlon.
Who is Taliyah Brooks?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The year Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream Speech”
What is 1963?
Robert Johnson was the first black billionaire to appear in the Forbes 400 list and was founder of this company.
What is BET (Black Entertainment Television)?
This became effective January 1, 1863 freeing slaves in the Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
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?"
This person created over 300 uses for peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African-American woman licensed to practice law in Texas, the first African-American attorney in Wichita County, and the first African-American to serve as a judge in the South since Reconstruction.
Who is Charlye Farris?
The first black Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
She was the first African-American Justice of the Peace in Wichita County.
Who is Arthur Bea Williams?
This poet declared, “People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
Who is Maya Angelou?