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Who was the first African American President?
Barack Obama
Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an academy award for her role in which movie? The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Wuthering Heights
Gone With the Wind
Bessie Coleman is the first black woman to earn which license? teaching license, pilot’s license, medical license
On June 15, 1921, Bessie became the first black woman in the world to earn pilot's license
Who was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesman and leader in the civil rights movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Zendaya is a half African American, actress, singer, model and dancer. How tall is she?
5’10
Toni Morrison was the 1st African American to win the Nobel prize for what? Peace, science, Or literature
Toni Morrison, was the first black woman to win a Nobel Prize in LITERATURE for her novels depicting the struggles of black Americans living in a white society ridden with racial discrimination.
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African American woman to become which profession? astronaut, lawyer, engineer
Astronaut
Who was the famous slave who guided at least 70 slaves to freedom and worked as a Union scout and spy during the American civil war?
Harriet Tubman
Witch product was invented by an African American? Potato chip, toilet paper, scissors
Potato Chip
Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with her iconic song, Respect? Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Adele, Doja Cat
Aretha Franklin
Beyoncé is the most Grammy awarded black female artists how many Grammys does she have?
28
Gwendolyn Brooks is the first African American woman to win which award? Grammy, Pulitzer Prize, Nobel Prize
Pulitzer Prize
What was the civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What TV show first showed an interracial kiss between a black women and white man? Star Trek, I love Lucy, The Goldbergs, or The Loveboat
Star Trek
Who was the first African American female group to have an album reach #1 on the US Bilboard 200? The Supremes, One Direction, Dixie Chicks, Little Mix
The Supremes
Laura Wheeler Waring was a painter who became famous for what? Portraits, Impressionism, abstract art
She is best known for her commissioned portraits of African Americans made during the Harlem Renaissance.
Sojourner Truth escaped slavery in 1826 and spent her life advocating for equal rights for all. In which of these speeches did she address the lack of recognition towards black women in the promotion of equal rights? Ain’t I a Woman, Intersection is the Only Way, Truth of the World
Ain’t I a Woman
What year was the 19th amendment(gave the right for white and black women to vote) passed?
1919
which African american woman invented the life raft? George Walter, Maria Beasley, Britney Spears.
Maria Beasley
She was the 1st Black woman to receive a Tony Award in 2004. Phylicia Rashad, or Idina Menzel
Phylicia Rashad a.k.a. Claire Huxtable
Winning 13 Grammys this woman was the first African American woman to win multiple Grammys, who is she? Beyoncé, Ella Fitzgerald, Niki Minaj
Ella Fitzgerald
Who is the best known radical African American educator and activist for civil rights and other social issues?
Angela Davis
Which 3 Amendments, known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves?
13th, 14th, and 15th