BLACK IN TIME | FIRSTS | QUOTES | TV SHOWS | KWANZAA |
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North Carolina
In what state was the first diner "sit-in" held?
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Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first black justice on the Supreme Court?
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Muhammad Ali
"I know I got it made while the masses of black people are catchin' hell, but as long as they ain't free, I ain't free."
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His CD player
What did Martin accuse his friends of stealing that Bruh man had all along?
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Kinara
Kwanzaa is celebrated with a traditional candle holder symbolic of African American roots. What is it called?
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Dr. Charles R. Drew
Who invented the blood bank?
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Toni Morrison
Who was the first black woman to win a Nobel Prize for literature?
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Martin Luther King, Jr
"The time is always right to do what's right"
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JJ, Michael, Thelma
Name Florida and James Evans' children
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Henry Sylvester Williams
Who is the father of Pan-Africanism?
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
In what city was Black Wall Street located?
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Shirley Chisolm
Who was the first black woman elected to the House of Representatives?
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Morgan Freeman
"I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history."
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King's Tower
What was the name of the hotel owned by Aunt Helen and Uncle Junior?
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Ron Karenga
Who founded Kwanzaa?
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Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale
Who are the founders of the Black Panther Party?
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True Reformers Bank, 1889
What was the name of the first black-owned bank?
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James Baldwin
"Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black."
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Dee
What is the name of Roger's little sister in "What's Happening?"
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First fruits or fresh fruits of the harvest
What does the Swahili phrase "matunda ya kwanza" mean?
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Folding bed
Sarah Goode was the first African American woman to receive a patent. What did she invent?
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Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend
Who are the first (and only) black EGOT winners?
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Nipsey Hussle
"As much as I'm a black person from America, I'm a black person from Africa, too."
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Mr. Harry Bentley
What is the Jefferson's neighbor's name?
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Black: the people
Red: the blood that unites people of African ancestry Green: the rich land of Africa
What do the colors black, red, and green symbolize?
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