Black History Month - Culture & History

The character "Betty Boop" was inspired by this Cotton Club jazz singer?

In 2018, he was the 1st Black photographer to shoot the cover of Vogue?

Who was the first Black American to appear on the cover of Vogue magazine?

Who was the first Black American to die in the Revolutionary War?

Rutgers graduate was the first African-American to star as Othello on Broadway.

This American Mural artist is well known for his murals in Atlanta that contain bold lines & color combinations.

Since 1987, who has held the position of director of jazz at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City?

Who wrote the song "Maple Leaf Rag" & "The Entertainer"?

What is Wally Amos the American TV personality, entrepreneur, and author from Tallahassee, Florida famous for?

SNCC member Stokely Carmichael was instrumental in forming the Lowndes Freedom Organization. What was it's symbol?

Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?

As a student at the Baltimore School of Performing Arts Rapper Tupac Shakur took these classes

What Negro League professional baseball player, turned-artist created collages on the lifestyles of Blacks in the 1960s?

Who was this American contralto?

In 1953, the song "Hound Dog" was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley's 1956 version.

This trumpet player was also a vocalist & the first to use a technique known as scat singing. What was his name?

Who founded his own dance company in 1957? Hint: Revelations is one his best known modern dance choreographies.

Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?

Taraji P. Henson played Katherine Johnson in the movie Hidden Figures. What was Johnson known for?

Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space while on which space shuttle?

Who was the author of the hit play "A Raisin in The Sun ?"

Who is this American record producer?

Where was "Black Wall Street" located?

Who was the first Black American woman chosen as Miss America?

What area is the library in?

U.S. Representative John Robert Lewis led what civil rights organization?

Who were the first black pilots in American military history?

Hattie McDaniel was the 1st Black actor to receive an Academy Award. She won Best Supporting Actress for what 1939 film?

What was the name of Dr. Martin Luther King's father church?

My painting the "Sugar Shack," was famously used on the cover of Marvin Gaye’s album "I Want You." Who am I?