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100

This artist performed at Barack Obama’s first presidential inauguration

Who is Aretha Franklin?

100

This R&B artist was killed by his father in 1984

Who is Marvin Gaye?

100

This show was centered around the Ewing family

What is Dallas?

100

This man is known as the Father of Black History

Who is Carter G. Woodson?

100

This is the longest street in Chicago 

What is Western?

200

In 1932, he wrote “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” and is known as the “Father of Gospel Music”

Who is Thomas Dorsey?

200

This pop star comes from a famous musical family and held a recurring role in the 1970s TV Sitcom “Good Times”

Who is Janet Jackson?

200

This soap opera starred Susan Lucci?

What is All My Children?
200

He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany

Who is Jesse Owens?

200

This mayor served as the longest Chicago Mayor 

Who is Richard M. Daley?

300

Marvin Sapp and Fred Hammond were in this group together 

Who is Commissioned?

300

Lionel Ritchie was a member of this famous funk band in the late 1970’s through the mid 1980’s

Who are The Commodores?

300

This tv show featured the Kramdens

What is the Honeymooners?

300

The first Black female writer to win a Nobel Peace Prize 

Who is Toni Morrison?

300

First major downtown Chicago street named in honor of an African American woman

Who is Ida B. Wells?

400

“What a fellowship, what a joy Divine, leaning on the everlasting arms;”…

“what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms”

400

This black artist has a total of 25 Grammy’s

Who is Stevie Wonder?

400

This sitcom has 253 episodes and started in 1975

What is the Jeffersons?

400

The first person to refuse to give up her seat on the bus

Who is Claudette Colvin?

400

This was the year of the Great Chicago Fire

What is 1871?

500

At least 3 singers of the group The Caravans

Who are Albertina Walker, Shirley Caesar, Inez Andrews, James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Cassietta George, Loleatta Holloway, Evelyn Turrentine-Agee, Delores Washingto?

500

This artist is considered the first Black country music superstar 

Charley Pride

500

This Chicago pastor appeared on the sitcom “Amen”

Who is Pastor Hudson?

500

This Chicago neighborhood became a major destination for Black migrants arriving from the South during the Great Migration 

What is Bronzeville?

500

This church was moved to make room for the Dan Ryan expressway 

What is Progressive Baptist Church?