Classic blues singers, Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, Mamie Smith, and Alberta Hunter, were women who came out of this performance tradition.

Condoleezza Rice was appointed by President George W. Bush as the first Black female Secretary of State in this year.

Count Basie won his first Grammy Award in 1963 for an instrumental arrangement for this song.

Currently a pastor of a large congregation in Raleigh, North Carolina, this well-known female singer worked with the gospel group The Caravans established by Albertina Walker.

Dexter Gordon, the jazz saxophonist, got an Oscar nomination for his performance in this movie.

Claude McKay and James Weldon Johnson were writers of the Harlem Renaissance period. This one was born in Jamaica.

Congressman Ralph Metcalfe won a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics in this year.

Created by John H. Johnson in 1943, this publication is similar in form to Reader's Digest and was later replaced by Black World.

Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. became the first Black four-star general in this year.

The first Black woman, Diahann Carroll, to star in her own television show. What was the name of the show?

Cleopatra was considered a beautiful queen of hat country?

Considered the greatest blues singer of the 1920s, this artist was known as "Empress of the blues"?

Created by Rodney J. Reynolds in 1944, this magazine focuses on Black history and culture.

Darnley E. Howard, Sr. and Darnley M. Howard, Jr., father and son, shared this profession.

Dionne warwick had numerous hits on the Billboard music charts. Say A Little Prayer and I'll Never Love This Way Again went gold. She recorded Then Came You with this popular male group and the song went gold as well.

Coleman Young and Tom Bradley were elected mayors of which cities in 1973?

Coppin State College in Baltimore, Maryland was established in 1900 and named after this slave who became one of the leading Black women educators of the 19th century.

Creators of bebop known today as modern jazz, Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie played these musical instruments.

Denzel Washington was nominated for Best Actor fir his titular role in Malcolm X in this year.

Director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee has released over 35 films since 1983 through this production company.

Commissioned in 1943, the first group of Black naval officers were known as this

Cornelius Johnson, Melvin Walker, and Derived Albritton excelled in this track and field event.

Cuba Gooding, Jr., a Bronx native, won the award for Best Supporting Actor in 1996 for this film.

Despite playing only three seasons, who holds the UK career record for most pass interceptions (14), most return yardage (376),and making more tackles (348) than any defensive back in UK history?

Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker were innovators of this type of music in the early 1940s?