Black History Month History Bee Final

Who wrote “Lift Every Voice & Sing” aka the Negro National Anthem?

Who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013 and worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on LGBTQ rights

In what year was interracial marriage legalized in the U.S.?

Madame CJ Walker was the first African American female _______________

Who invented the three-way traffic light?

What travel guide did African American’s use, with publishing between 1936-1966?

Who was the first African American cast member of Saturday Night Live

Who were the founders of the Street Transgender Action Revolutionaries?

What African American founded Dance Company is well-known for the piece “Revelations”?

The Apollo Theater was opened in what city?

. What was the first widely distributed label to be owned, operated, and marketed to African Americans?

Why was Black History Month placed in February?

What was the first HBCU in the U.S. to officially issue degrees to African-Americans?

Who made history with the first rap song to win Grammy Awards for Song and Record of the Year in 2019?

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

Who was the first African American woman to go to space?

What TV show is known for highlighting Historically Black Colleges, where the students attended Hillman University?

Which historically black sorority was founded second?

Who was the first African American woman to earn licensure as a practicing veterinarian?

In what year and what team did Jackie Robinson make history, as first African American to play Major League Baseball?