Black Firsts
Who was the first African American president of the United States?
Barack Obama
What movie made the phrase “Wakanda Forever” famous?
Black Panther
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Who was the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African American woman in space?
Mae Jemison
Who was the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S.?
Madam C.J. Walker
Who was the first Black woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé
What Is THE BEST HBCU in the world ? (If YKYK)
Alcorn State University
Who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama?
Rosa Parks
What 1954 Supreme Court case declared "separate but equal" schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education.
Who was the first African American professional baseball player in MLB?
Jackie Robinson
What social media hashtag sparked a global movement against racial injustice?
#BlackLivesMatter
What Famous Civil Rights Leader Attended Alcorn ?
Medgar Evers
What amendment ended slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
Who was the first Black Licensed Nurse in the United States?
Mary Eliza Mahoney
Who was the first Black woman elected to Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who played Olivia Pope on Scandal?
Kerry Washington
What HBCU did Vice President Kamala Harris attend?
Howard University
What civil rights leader founded the NAACP?
W.E.B. Du Bois
Who was the first African American neurosurgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins?
Dr. Ben Carson
Who was the first Black female vice president of the United States?
Kamala Harris
What Black-owned TV network was founded by Oprah Winfrey?
OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network)
Who is the baddest Nursing student at Alcorn State University ? (very easy question btw this is a no brainer!)
Saniah
What was the name of the 14-year-old boy whose murder in 1955 sparked national outrage and strengthened the Civil Rights Movement?
Emmett Till
What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s original first name at birth?
Michael (His father changed it to Martin after a trip to Germany).