Mia Quiz

Usain Bolt represents for what country?

Who painted the First Lady Micheel Obama's portrait?

The Green Book was a travel guide that identified businesses that would accept African American customers.

Before there was Rosa Parks, who was the first person to refuse to give up their seat to a white person?

Marvin Gaye wrote the famous song "What's Going On" to address the police brutality happening.

What year did the Harlem Globetrotters form?

This company was the largest Black Owned Business in the USA and the building still stands in Durham. Name it...

What was another name for Juneteeth?

The Harlem renaissannce promoted intellectual, social, and artistic expression during the 1920's.

What year did the Tulsa Race Massacre happen?

Who was the first African-American to appear on a US postage stamp?

Who wrote, "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."

Who is known as the "Father of American History?"

What is the name of the show that focused on the lives of a group of students at the fictional HBCU?

The fire that destroyed the Greenwood District was called The Tulsa Race Massacre.

Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, and the Jackson 5 are all apart of what genre of music?

In 1996, who became the first African American to win an individual Olympic medal in women's gymnastics?

How many historically black medical schools are there?

What is anothe name for Tulsa's Black wall street?

Ora Washington, Althea Gibson, Zina Garrison, and Venus and Serena Williams made majorachivements in what sport?

How many greek letter organizations are there?

What di the letters HBCU stand for?

Who developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that helped drive the voting rights and civil rights for AA?

What year was the emancipation proclaimation signed?

Reverend Raphael Warnock is the first Black senator elected in what state?

The hot chocolate nutcracker is the ________ version of the Nutcracker

Tyler Perry is an

Who is the founder of the Motown record label?

I am the first African-American to integrate an all-white elementary school in the south.

When did the enslaved people in Texas learn that they were free?

Who am I? I am a famous jazz and scat singer. I am known as "The First Lady of Song?"

Mechanic and Farmers Bank is North Carolina's Black Owned Bank.

Who is the first black woman to win an Oscar award?

The Great Migration was a time period where Black Families moved from the south to north, midwest and west.

Ann Atwater a civil rights activist that advocated for private housing and peaceful school desegregation in what city?

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

I was bornin Raleigh, NC and I founded Dance Africa and the African-American Dance Ensemble.

Famous writer, Lorraine Hansberry once said "I want come here and speak to you on this occasion because you are

Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom and later made 13 missions to rescue approximately how many enslaved people?

Quincy Jones gave birth to much of the music we enjoy today.

Name this famous Black Sci-Fi writer....

Who became the first American self made millionaire?

7 Schools in Durham are named after influential black people in Durham. What school out of the follow is not?

The voting rights act of 1965 helped to protect the voting rights of African Americans and other minorities.

7 Schools in Durham are named after influential black people in Durham. What school out of the follow is not?

African American History Month is celebrated in the United States, Cananda, and the United Kingdom.

What city and state did the sit-in movement start?

The founders of NCCU, Elizabeth City Univ. and Fayetteville State all attended which historically black university?

7 Schools in Durham are named after influential black people in Durham. What school out of the follow is not?

Gordon Parks is a photographer whose focus was on

Who was elected in 1973 at the ae of 35 as the first black mayor of Atlanta?

What was the name of the movie that tells the story of the equal justice initiative?

Famous singer James Brown was tired of seeing racial injustices and wrote this song...

Which HBCU did five time NBA All Star player Sam Jones graduate from?

Dr. Martin Luthr King visited Durham 5 times during the Civil Rights Movement. Where did he deliver "Fill Up the Jails?"

What is the name of the Artist that painted President Barack Obama's portriat?

WHo was the first Black President of the Nation Education Association?

In the 1968 Oly, 2 AA athletes raised a black gloved fist during the national anthem. Who are they?

Who was thelead organizer of the March on Washington for jobs and freedom and mentor to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

William Monroe Trotter and WEB Dubois opposed Booker T. Washington's views with 29 AA in 1905 named Niagara Movement.

Who am I? -I am a retired African-American fighter pilot -Tuskegee Airmen-career officer for 30 years-Presented Coin SB

The black teachers union and the White Teachers Unions merged in what year?

The first black history month was celebration was held at Kent State University in what year?

Who was the first black to win Wimbledon?