Black History Month

President Richard Nixon awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 to what famous African American Musician?

Who was the first African American Senator and what state did they represent?

Inspired by Rosa Parks, on what day did the Montgomery Bus Boycott begin?

Which African American was a member of the 1st successful expedition, and 7 total voyages, to the North Pole

Which Grimsley alum is performing as Jermain Jackson in the MJ musical playing at the Tanger center in 2025?

Who was the first African American woman to be crowned Miss America?

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery on the United States and any place subject to its jurisdiction?

In what season did Tony Dungy win the Superbowl, becoming the first African American coach to do so?

In 1992 which female astronaut became the first black female to travel into space?

Which African American activist was famously known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"?

In what year did Frederick D. Gregory, Colonel, USAF (Ret.) become the first African American to command a space flight?

Who was the first African American to win the Nobel prize in literature?

Which African American author wrote the novel "Beloved"?

America's first Black symphony was founded in 1905. What was its name?

In what year did the February 1st sit-ins begin at the Woolworth's lunch counter?

What late 19th Century system of laws enforced racial discrimination in the United States?

Who was the first African American to be elected as mayor of Greensboro?

What year did DJ Reader graduate from Grimsley HS?

Before Barak Obama became President of the United States in 2009, he served in what official position?

Who was the 1st African American artist to perform at halftime during the Super Bowl?

What is the name of the first HBCU founded in 1837?

Who was the first African American coach to win an NFL superbowl?

In what year was the first chapter of the Black Panther Party founded?

Who organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955?

How many is Beyonce's record number of Grammy's won?

This person was the first African American to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

9 months before Rosa Parks was arrested, which 15 year old was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus?

Which female civil rights leader led the 2nd wave of Freedom Rides to the South in 1961?

Who was the first African American inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted what African American attorney as his Attorney General?

Who was the first pioneer of hair products and became the first black female multimillionaire?

Which African American boxer was the first to become heavyweight champion of the world?

Who was the first African American Supreme Court Justice?

What was the name of the 1st and only black women's army organization to be stationed overseas during WWII?

Which African American tennis player broke the color barrier in professional tennis?

The album "All Eyez on Me" was released by which rapper

In what year did Black History Month officially begin?

On what date did Josephine Boyd become the first African American student at Grimsley HS, known as Greensboro Senior HS?

In what state is Tuskegee University located?

Which African American filmmaker directed the critically acclaimed film Moonlight?

What Civil Rights leader was a cofounder of the NAACP and a proponent of Pan-Africanism?

Who was the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals in a single olympics?

What do many historians call the period immediately after the Civil War?

On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his "I have a dream" speech?

Who was the first African American astronaut in space?

By the time Thurgood Marshall was 40, what nickname had he earned from the press?

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

What was the first HBCU in the United States to officially grant degrees to African Americans?

What anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?

Who was the 1st African American to serve as Secretary of State in the US?

In 1981 Charles Chapman became the first black athlete to swim across which water region?

Who was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal?

Which Civil Rights Activist founded The Organization of Afro-American Unity?

What college did Martin Luther King Jr. attend as an early admissions student at the age of 15?

Dr. Josephine Boyd, graduated top of her class from Grimsley in what year?

Which African American playwright wrote the ground breaking play "A Raisin in the Sun"?

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy awards in one year?

Which African American recieved the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 for his work with MLK Jr. and on LGBTQ issues?

Who was the founder of the civil rights action group the Black Panther Party?

Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar for best actress for her role in Monster's Ball

What was the 1st widely distributed music label to be owned and operated by, and marketed to African Americans?

What national organization was founded on Abraham Lincoln's birthday?

Which African American journalist was a key figure in the civil rights movement and a cofounder of the NAACP?

Which borough of New York is known as the birthplace of Hip Hop?