Entertainment-Music
Who brought the Jackson 5 to Motown's attention
Gladys Knight
Who is the publisher of Black Enterprise magazine?
Earl Graves
Name the 1st major motion picture in which Denzel Washington played a role.
Carbon Copy
Name the first Black baseball player to hit more homers in one season than Roger Maris
Sammy Sosa
By the mid-1960's what was the name of the record company selling the most records in the US?
Motown Records
Who wrote the book Native Son?
Richard Wright
What show was a spin-off of The Cosby Show and took place on a college campus?
A Different World
Name the 1st major motion picture in which Denzel Washington played a role.
Carbon Copy
Motown artist built their music from what three sources?
The danceable beat, African American traditional music, Black church choirs and revival meetings.
Who was the founder of Mohammed Speak, the Muslim newspaper?
Malcolm X
What book inspired comedian Richard Pryor to focus on his own goals?
Malcolm X Speaks
What is Spike Lee's first name?
Shelton
What made the "Motown Sound" Distinctive?
The danceable beat
When was the first Black daily newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune published?
It began publication on October 14, 1864
The play, A Raisin in the Sun was written by what author?
Lorraine Hansberry
Who was the first African American woman to sing with the Metropolitan Opera?
Leontyne Price
Who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning book of poems; Annie Allen and in what year?
Gwendolyn Brooks in 1950
What African American author was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry?
Gwendolyn Brooks
Ron simons, an acclaimed Black producer won the 2013 Tony Award for the best play. What was the name of the play?
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.