ORIGINAL ARTIST
STATE STATE
BLACK INVENTORS
PRESTIGIOUS COLLEGES
NICKNAMES - Famous Folks
100

"I'm going down" - Mary J. Blige

Rose Royce

100

Nuggets and Broncos

Denver

100

Woman inventor of the straightening comb.

Madame C.J. Walker - Sarah Breedlove

100

Located in New Haven Ct. founded in 1701

Yale University

100

If you are hip hop, you call him HOV

Jay Z

200

"Sweet Thing" - Mary J. Blige

Chaka Khan and Rufus

200

Rockets & Spurs

Texas

200

He invented the cotton gin

Eli Whitney

200

Established in 1841 in the Bronx, New York. Specializes in Liberal Art studies.

Fordham University

200

 Fighting Shirley ran for president in the 70's

Shirley Chisolm

300

"At Last" - Beyonce

Etta James

300

Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings 

California

300

He invented the Three-Light Traffic signal

Garrett Morgan

300

Private Ivy League research University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Harvard University

300

He assumed his nickname "Barry" while in college. 

President Barak Obama

400

"Before I let go" - Beyonce

Frankie Beverly & Maze

400

Twins and Timberwolves

Minnesota

400

He invented Peanut Butter

George Washington Carver

400

A private Ivy League research university in New Jersey. Founded in 1746 and is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

Princeton University

400

A woman leader who was known as Black Moses 

Harriet Tubman

500

"Killing me softly" - Lauryn Hill (of the Fugees)

Roberta Flack

500

Dolphins & Buccaneers

Florida

500

He invented Blood Plasma preservation

Dr. Charles Drew

500

Located in Upper Manhattan, this is a School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) - First college to offer a medical degree. 

Columbia University

500

Undoubtedly and unapologetically he is known as "The Greatest."

Muhammad Ali