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The first black person to play in the MLB (Major League Baseball)
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Ray Charles and Stevie Wonder famously played this instrument
What is piano?
This actress is known for her roles in movies like The Help, Fences, as well as her leading role in the hit tv show, How to Get Away With Murder
Who is Viola Davis?
The first African American woman elected to the House of Representatives in 1968
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The number of HBCUs in America
What is 106?
He was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN
Who is Michael Jordan?
This singer is known as the "King of Pop"
Who is Michael Jackson?
This actor is well known for many iconic roles such as Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King
Who is James Earl Jones?
The first person of African decent to become Vice President
Who is Kamala Harris?
This fraternity founded at Howard University in 1911 is the first of the Divine Nine to be founded at an HBCU
What is Omega Psi Phi?
She was one of the original players of the WNBA and also the 1st player ever in the league to dunk in a game
Who is Lisa Leslie?
This female singer earned five gold records, known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This actor is well known for his role in movies like Fences, Remember the Titans, and Malcolm X
Who is Denzel Washington?
The first black person to serve on the Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This fraternity was founded at Cornell University in 1906 and is the first of the Divine Nine to be created
What is Alpha Phi Alpha?
He was the first African-American coach to lead his team to the Super Bowl
Who is Lovie Smith?
Beyonce got her start as a member of this group
What is Destiny's Child?
This actor is known for his role in movies like 42, Black Panther, and Marshall
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
The first U.S. state to abolish slavery in 1777
What is Vermont?
Founded in 1837, this university located in Pennsylvania is the oldest HBCU in America
What is The Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
The number of total Grand Slam titles that Venus and Serena Williams hold collectively
What is 48?
Known as “The Godfather of Soul,” this singer/showman was taped to perform on national TV as a measure to control rioting after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Who is James Brown?
This actress is is the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in Gone With the Wind
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This Roanoke native is well known for "immortalized cell lines" that were found from a tumor in her body by Johns Hopkins Hospital
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This state more HBCU's than any other state totaling at 14
What is Alabama?