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What year was BHM officially recognized?
1976
Who was the first Black President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
Which athlete was jailed for opposing the Vietnam War
Muhammad Ali
What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African Americans?
Lincoln University
Who was the first African American women to headline Coachella ?
Beyonce
In what two decade spans did the Civil Rights movements occur
1950's - 1960's
What number Presidents was Barack Obama in US history?
44
Who kneeled during the national anthem to protest police brutality
Colin Kaepernick
The Apollo Theater opened in what city?
Harlem, NY
Who was the first African American Women to be integrated into an all white school?
Ruby Bridges
When is BHM celebrated in Ireland
October
Which US President officially recognized BHM
Gerald Ford
Name one athlete who refused to go the White House while Trump was in office
Stephen Curry, LeBron James, *fact check more*
What cartoon character was based on Ester Jones, a harlem-based Jazz singer?
Betty Boop
Who was known as the Black Moses?
Harriet Tubman
When was BHM initially celebrated
2nd week of February
Who was the president that met with organizers of the March on Washington in the Oval Office in 1963?
President John F. Kennedy
Who was the first to win 4 gold medals during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Jesse Owens
Where was the Black Wall Street located?
Tulsa, Oklahoma
What is the name of the African American woman who originally refused to give up her seat on the bus about 9 months prior to Rosa Parks?
Claudette Colvin
What year was the NAACP found?
1909
Who is known as Madiba?
Nelson Mandela
Who was forced to return their awards after raising their fists on the podium at the Olympics as a Black Power salute?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Who wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” aka the Negro National Anthem?
James Weldon Johnson
Who was the African American Women journalist that is also known as the co founder of the NAACP and led a powerful anti-lynching crusade in the U.S. in the 1890s?
Ida B. Wells