Who was the first black woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Dorothy Dandridge
100
When did the first "Juneteenth" celebrations take place?
June 19, 1985
100
Monroe Meadows in Yosemite National Park is named after one of the first black pony express riders. What is his name?
George Monroe
100
He served as the first Black Mayor in Battle Creek.
Donald Sherrod
100
Grambling State College is located in what state?
Grambling, Louisiana
200
2013 Tony Award went to which Black actor for the best performance in a leading role in the musical play "Kinky Boots"
Billy Porter
200
Which leader of the Black Panthers movement was exiled from the USA?
Eldridge Cleaver
200
This woman was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1951. She became a judge in 1969 and also served as president of the National Council of Negro Women. What is her name?
Lillian W Burke
200
He served as the first Black Vice Mayor in Battle Creek.
Clark Valentine
200
From which two historically Black colleges did Thurgood Marshall graduate?
Lincoln University and Howard University
300
Patricia Louise Holt is better known as what famous singer?
Patti LaBelle
300
What words so the letters in C.O.R.E. represent?
Congress of Racial Equality
300
Walthal Moore was this state's first black legislator in modern times?
Missouri
300
In 1984, who was the first black female mayor of Battle Creek?
Maude Bristol Perry
300
What organization raises money to support historically Black colleges and universities?
The United Negro College Fund
400
2013 Tony Award Best Performance went to which Black actor for his performance in a featured role in the play "Play Lucky Guy?"
Courtney Vance
400
What famous Black person was field secretary for the NAACP in Mississippi?
Medgar Evers
400
What female surgeon won the American medical Association's distinguished service award in 1965?
Jane C. Wright
400
What is the name of the first African American female Superintendent for the Battle Creek Public Schools?
Dr. Linda Hicks
400
Who was the founder of Tuskegee Institute?
Former slave Booker T. Washington
500
Who received a 42 minute ovation when she debuted with the Metropolitan Opera company in 1961?
Leontyne Price
500
What did the National Urban League do in New York City?
It helped migrating Blacks find jobs
500
Name the two African-Americans who served as US Surgeon General in the Clinton administration?
M. Jocelyn Elders and David Satcher
500
Who was one of the major community leaders who worked towards getting the Sojourner Truth Monument established in downtown Battle Creek?
Dr. Velma Laws-Clay
500
Before it became Morehouse College, what was this famous school named?