Historical Events
Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
Maya Angelou
The queen of rap
Nicki Minaj
Which agricultural scientist developed products for peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes?
George Washington Carver
First Black person to play Major League Baseball
Jackie Robinson
She take my money when I’m in need
Yeah, she's a triflin' friend indeed
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his "I Have A Dream" speech?
Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella?
Beyoncé
First Black woman to go to space
Mae Jemison
First female self-made millionaire
Madam C.J. Walker
It’s drivin’ me out of my mind!
That’s why it's hard for me to find
Before Barack Obama became President (2009-2017), he served as what?
U.S. Senator
First Black woman to host her own national talk show
Oprah Winfrey
Which NASA mathematician helped send astronauts to the moon?
Katherine Johnson
First Black Supreme Court justice
Thurgood Marshall
If young Metro don’t trust you
I'm gon' shoot you
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus before Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
Jordan Peele
Which neurosurgeon led the first successful separation surgery of conjoined twins at the back of the head?
Ben Carson
First Black woman elected to Congress
Shirley Chisholm
No matter what I do, all I think about is you
Even when I’m with my boo, you know I’m crazy over you
Who led the most effective slave rebellion in the South of U.S.?
Nat Turner
The Apollo Theater was opened in what city?
Harlem, NY
Who improved the light bulb by creating a longer lasting carbon filament?
Lewis Latimer
First Black woman to receive a Nobel Prize for Literature
Toni Morrison
You mix that Negro with that Creole make a
Texas Bama