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This professional golfer won the Masters Tournament five times, the US Open three times, the PGA Championship four times and the British Open three times.

Who is Tiger Woods

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Who said, 'I never run my train off the track and never lost a passenger'?
Who is Harriet Tubman
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This American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer had Netflix's #1 comedy special of 2020.

Who is Kevin Hart

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Whose refusal to give up her seat on a public bus sparked a boycott of Montgomerey, AL buses from 1955-1956?

Who is Rosa Parks

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He is known as the King of Pop

Who is Michael Jackson

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This actress was the first African American woman to be awarded a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series for her role in the TV Show Empire.

Who is Taraji P. Henson

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Who said "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" ?

Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Who is the first black man to win an Academy, Emmy, Grammy and Tony Award (EGOT)?

Who is John Legend

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Spurred by growing racial violence in the early 20th century, a group of African American leaders joined together to form this new permanent civil rights organization?

What is The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

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This person coined the term GOAT, explaining how he is the greatest in his profession

Who is Muhammad Ali

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The first film produced, written, directed by and starring African-Americans to cross the $100-million dollar mark. (Hint: Flossy Posse)

What is Girls Trip

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Who said "You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!"?

Who is Maya Angelou

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In 2020, this artist released a musical film as a  beautiful yet incomplete love letter to the Black diaspora.

Who is Beyoncé

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This movement started in 2013 after Alicia Garza used the phrase as a response to acquittal of George Zimmerman.

What is Black Lives Matter (BLM)

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Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?

Who is George Washington Carver

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Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison
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This American politician, statesman, and civil rights activist and leader said "Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America."?

Who is John Lewis

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Where did the dance "Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It" and "Laffy Taffy" originate from?

What is Atlanta, GA

400

This movie was recently released that talked about Fred Hampton and his involvement with the Black Panther Movement?

What is Judas and the Black Messiah

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He is the Founder of the Motown Record Corporation

Who is Berry Gordy
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Who was the first African American to have his likeness portrayed on a U.S. postage stamp?

Who is Booker T. Washington

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Who said "I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."?

Who is Morgan Freeman

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This comedian made a documentary called "Good Hair" to explain the controversial issue of black women's natural vs. relaxed hair.

Who is Chris Rock

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Who is the first person to refuse to move to the back of the bus?

Who is Claudette Colvin

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What group of students were famous for challenging school segregation in the deep south?

Who is The Little Rock Nine