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This singer is known as the "Queen of Soul" and was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This sorority, founded in 1908 at Howard University, was the first Black Greek-letter sorority.
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.?
Known as the "Moses of her people," this woman helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This Black inventor improved the traffic light by adding a third signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This movement, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., aimed to end racial segregation and discrimination in the U.S. during the 1950s and 1960s.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This 2018 Marvel film became the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Black Panther?
Known as the "Mighty Ques," this fraternity was the first to be founded at a historically Black college in 1911.
What is Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.?
This civil rights icon refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This everyday haircare tool, widely used today, was improved and patented by Lyda D. Newman in 1898.
What is the hairbrush?
This early 20th-century cultural movement celebrated Black art, music, and literature in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renissance?
This rapper, songwriter, and entrepreneur became hip-hop’s first billionaire in 2019.
Who is Jay-Z?
This sorority was founded in 1922 at Butler University and is known for its royal blue and gold colors.
What is Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.?
The first Black woman to run for President of the United States in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This Black scientist developed over 300 products from peanuts, but contrary to popular belief, he did not invent peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This 1966 movement, founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, focused on Black self-defense, community programs, and resistance against police brutality.
What is the Black Panther Party?
She made history as the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role in How to Get Away with Murder.
Who is Viola Davis?
The motto of this fraternity, founded in 1914, is "Culture for Service, Service for Humanity."
What is Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.?
A gifted mathematician, she worked for NASA and was portrayed in Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Marie Van Brittan Brown co-invented this home security device, paving the way for modern surveillance systems.
What is the home security system?
This 1960 student-led movement involved sit-ins at segregated lunch counters to protest racial discrimination.
What is the Sit-In Movement?
This iconic singer became the first Black woman to headline Coachella, delivering a performance so legendary that it was later turned into a Netflix documentary.
Who is Beyonce?
This is the only fraternity in the Divine Nine that was founded in the West, at Indiana University in 1911.
What is Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.?
This journalist, activist, and co-founder of the NAACP fought against lynching in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
Dr. Patricia Bath invented a laser-based tool to treat this eye condition, restoring sight to many.
What is cataracts?
Sparked by the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer in 2013, this modern movement fights against police brutality and systemic racism.
What is Black Lives Matter?