Black in Sports
“With 23 grand slam titles, this woman has a case to be the greatest tennis player of all time male or female”
Serena Williams (tennis)
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
This multi-platinum selling gospel artist is a pioneer in gap-bridging musicianship, uniting audiences across gospel, hip-hop, pop and R&B -- not to mention the host and executive producer of BET's "Sunday Best".
Kirk Franklin
What historical figure in 1965 gave the, “I have a dream speech?“
Martin Luther King Jr.
Viola Davis
“Who is this basketball player who won 5 NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and was known to have a snake-like nickname”
Who is Kobe Bryant (basketball)
Who was the first Black child to go to an integrated school?
Ruby Bridges
This multi-platinum selling R&B artist won season three of American Idol.
Fantasia
What year did Rosa Parks refuse to move out of her seat on the bus?
1955
Who is the most rewarded Grammy artist in history?
Beyoncé
“This gymnast has won 19 medals at the World Championships and the Olympics making her the most decorated American gymnast of all time”
Who is Simone Biles (gymnastics)
What periodical was the first black newspaper published in the United States?
Freedom’s Journal
What hip-hop artist made his debut in Stomp the Yard.
Chris Brown
This amendment abolished slavery “within the united states or any place subject to their jurisdiction”
13th Amendment
In 2021 who received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Tyler Perry
“This American Football Player was so talented and popular that catching a pass above a defenders head became named after him”
Randy Moss (football)
Who founded the National Negro Business in 1900?
Booker T Washington
This album is the best-selling album by the "King of Pop"
Thriller
What year did the celebration of Black History month begin?
1976
In 2002, Denzel Washington won an Oscar for Lead Actor. What category did he win this award in?
The movie “Training Day”
“This man leads the MLB in all time stolen bases with 1,406. No other player has even 1,000. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 2009.”
Rickey Henderson (baseball)
What organization helps fund over forty Black american colleges?
United negro college fund
This black singer/songwriter has participated in the award wining black film Selma
Where did the woman’s suffrage march take place?
Washington, D.C.
Who was the first black man on TV?
Nay “King“ Cole