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She completed the NASA calculations necessary for several space missions including the 1969 moon landing.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
100
She invented hair care products for black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
100
In 2020 she became the first woman, the first woman of color, the first Black woman, and the first South Asian woman elected to this office.
Who is Vice President Kamala Harris?
100
This person was given the nickname Moses
Who is Harriet Tubman?
100
What does HBCU stand for
What is Historically Black College or University
200
NASA's first African American Female engineer.
Who is Mary Jackson?
200
These sisters were the inventors of the walker and the toilet tissue holder.
Who are Mary and Mildred Davidson?
200
The writer of "Why Does the Caged Bird Sing" who won the Medal of Presidential Freedom in 2010.
Who is Maya Angelou?
200
The first black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans in 1960.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
200
This is the full name of the 44th president of the United States of America
Who is Barack Hussein Obama II
300
The second African American woman to graduate with a PhD in physics in the U.S. and received the National Medal of Science in 2015 during the presidency of Barack Obama.
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson?
300
The inventor of the hairweave.
Who is Christina Jenkins?
300
Who was the 1st African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet
Who is Misty Copeland
300
Used her platform as a journalist to lead an anti-lynching crusade in the United States in the 1890's and later co-founded the NAACP.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
300
This is what NAACP stands for
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
400
The first African American woman to become a physician.
Who is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
400
She invented voice over internet protocol (VoIP) networks.
Who was Marian Croak?
400
Who became the 1st woman candidate for president
Who is Shirley Chisholm
400
She was a singer, songwriter, and pianist who used her music to address racial inequality prevalent in the United States.
Who is Nina Simone?
400
This is known, by many, as the black national anthem
What is "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
500
The first black woman to become Surgeon General of the United States.
Who is Dr. Minnie Joycelyn Elders?
500
The inventor of the Laserphaco Probe
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
500
She refused to let her disability stop her and became the first American women to win three gold medals in Track and Field during the 1960 summer Olympic games in Rome.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
500
She was the premiere behind-the-scenes organizer, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) headed by Martin Luther King, Jr., and an inspiring force behind the creation of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
Who is Ella Baker?
500
The name of the all black US Army Calvary that fought and protected the western frontier
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers