Black Sports
Who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
Who invented the home security system?
Mary Van Brittan Brown
Who became the first African-American artistic director of Louis Vuitton?
Virgil Abloh
He was "West Philadelphia born and raised"
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
The first Black artist to win a Grammy
Ella Fitzgerald
Most popular black sport?
Basketball
Who invented the three-light traffic signal?
Garrett Morgan
Who invented streetwear?
Willi Smith
This 2001 Disney show featured an animated Black family
The Proud Family
The first jazz musician to achieve national and international recognition
Louis Armstrong
Who was a track and field athlete who became a sports icon and a symbol of triumph against discrimination when Adolf ruled Germany?
Jesse Owens
Who invented the improved ironing board and hot comb?
Madam CJ Walker
Who designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress?
The most popular and successful African-American Sitcom is...
The Cosby Show
The first Black artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Tommy Edwards
Who is the first female black olympian?
Alice Coachmen
Is it true that from 1870 to 1940, Black people living in the North were eight times more likely to be awarded a patent than Black people living in the South
True
The brand Telfar is known for their...
Bags
Who was the first Black performer seen on television?
Ethel Waters
The earliest form of black musical expression in America
Spirituals
Who was an American professional boxer and activist?
Muhammad Ali
Who is the first Black man to be identified on a U.S. patent application?
Henry Blair
This self-taught tailor introduced high fashion to the hip-hop world with his store in Harlem
Dapper Dan
People come on this show to show off their dance moves
Soul Train
The most awarded artist in Grammy history
Beyoncé