MUSIC
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?
What is Hip Hop?
Michael Jordon's nickname
Who is Air Jordan?
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the American Civil War"
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly?
What day was "Juneteenth?"
June 19, 1985
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
The first Black American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
He wrote, directed, produced, or acted in over 40 movies, including the "Madea" films. In 2015 he bought a former military base in Atlanta, which he converted to a film and television production studio.
Who is Tyler Perry?
He has also been a part of MANY television shows and on-stage plays.
In this year, Martin Luther King Jr. give his “I Have A Dream Speech.”
What is 1963?
[The speech was delivered during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, commonly called the "March on Washington," on August 28, 1963.]
Beyoncé used to sing with this hit group.
Who is Destiny's Child?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
First African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This activist declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This performer was often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman."
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
Who is the first African American woman Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
A play on McDonald's, this was the name of the fast food establishment run by Cleo in "Coming to America".
What is McDowells?
First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for fiction
(In 1955 for "Go Tell It on the Mountain")
What group of Black pilots became legendary for their success in World War II?
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
This award-winning hip hop artist was the first to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show as a solo act.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
[He has won 22 Grammys, an Emmy, 4 American Music Awards, 37 BET Hip Hop Awards, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, 7 Billboard Music Awards, a Brit Award, and a Pulitzer Prize for Music.]
This person became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
Name any of the three African American mathematicians/scientists who worked at NASA and were portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for their contributions in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorthy Vaughan, or Mary Jackson?
Who is Carter G. Woodson?