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| The first Black woman elected to congress | Shirley Chisholm |
| The first Black mayor of a major American city | Carl Stokes |
| The seventh day of Kwanza is observed on Jan 1 and is called | Imani, meaning "Faith" |
| Started Black History Month | Carter G. Woodson |
| Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win a "Pulitzer Prize," won the prize for her book | Annie Allen |
| The first Black female aviator was | Bessie Coleman |
| The first Black person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1950): | Dr. Ralph J. Bunche |
| One of the planners of what is now Washington, D. C. | Benjamin Banneker |
| The first Black-owned television station in the US began broadcasting in 1975 and was located in | Detroit |
| The first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992 was | Carol Mosley Braun |
| Wilma Rudolph overcame scarlet fever and pneumonia, which left her crippled yet she emerged to win the 1960 Olympic Gold Medal in | Track |
| Which Miss America went on to become a veterinarian? | Sadie Alexander |
| In 1970, he became the first Black person to direct a movie for a major Hollywood studio | Gordon Parks |
| His invention of an automatic traffic signal led to our present day traffic lights | Garret Morgan |
| What is the oldest historically Black university in the United States? | Lincoln University |
| What year was the first Martin Luther King, Jr. National Holiday celebrated? | 1986 |
| In 1960, what city became the first major metropolitan city to integrate its lunch counters? | San Antonio, TX |
| Walter Francis White became the head of which civil rights group in 1931? | NAACP |
| Along with Huey P. Newton, who co-founded the Black Panther Party? | Bobby Seale |
| Which filmmaker made a film about the life of Malcolm X, that opened to a nationwide audience in 1992. | Spike Lee |
| Who was the first Black woman to travel in space? | Mae Jemison |
| Who was the first Black astronaut? | Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr. |
| Who was the first Black person to win the Wimbledon Singles Championship? | Althea Gibson |
| What was the first Black Greek letter organization? | Sigma Pi Phi |
| What is the name of the "Black National Anthem?" | Lift Every Voice and Sing |
| Who wrote the "Black National Anthem?" | James Weldon Johnson and James Rosamond Johnson |
| Where was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. born? | Atlanta, GA |
| Who was the first Black to hold a Cabinet position at the national level? | Dr. Robert Clifton Weaver |
| Who was the first person to be elected to both the House and the Senate? | P.B.S. Pinchback |
| Which woman served as U.S. Secretary of Labor? | Alexis Herman |
| Which running back is the all-time NFL career rushing record leader? | Emmit Smith |
| Who founded the United Negro College Fund (UNCF)? | Dr. Frederick Douglass Patterson |
| Ujima is the third day of Kwanzaa. What does Ujima mean? | Collective work and responsibility |
| Nia is the fifth day of Kwanzaa. What does Nia mean? | Purpose |
| Who was the first Black woman to head the Congressional Black Caucus? | Yvonne Braithwaite Burke |
| Thomas Mundy Petersen of Perth Amboy, NJ was the first Black person to vote in the U.S. What year was this? | 1870 |
| Who was the first Black heavyweight boxing Champion? | Jack Johnson |
| Who was the first black golfer to qualify for the Masters | Lee Elder |
| The first woman to win 5 Grammy Awards | Lauryn Hill |
| Who was the first Black State Governor? | P.B.S. Pinchback |
| Who is the first Black person to win the U.S. Singles Figure-Skating Championship? | Debbie Thomas |
| Who is the NFL's all-time leader in touchdowns scored. | Jerry Rice |
| Who is the all-time career-leading scorer in the NBA? | Kareem Abdul Jabbar |
| Who was the first Black head coach in the NFL? | Art Shell |
| Who was the first black woman to win a national title in women's basketball? | Carolyn Peck |
| Bill Robinson, dancer and entertainer who invented the "stair" tap dance, was nicknamed what? | Bojangles |
| Who was the first black head coach to win the Super Bowl? | Tony Dungey |
| Who was the first Black millionaire? | Madame C.J. Walker |
| What inventor patented the Incandescent Electric Lamp using tiny carbon wires (carbon filament) to light the bulb? | Lewis Latimer |
| What did Andrew "Rube" Foster organize in the early 1900s? | The Negro Baseball League |
| The first Black mayor of New Orleans was: | Ernest Moria |
| In 1946, who became the first Black professional football player? | Kenny Washington |
| Who was the first black player to play MLB? | Jackie Robinson |
| Who was the first black woman to publish a book? | Phillis Wheatley |
| First African American to join the Freemasons | Prince Hall |
| First African American to receive a degree from an American College | Alexander Twilight (Middlebury College, 1823) |
| First African American elected to public office | Alexander Twilight (Vermont, 1836) |
| First African American to participate in the Olympic Games | George Poage (2 bronze medals) |
| First African American Colonel in the US Army | Charles Young |
| First African American NFL coach | Fritz Pollard |
| First African American to win an Academy Award | Hattie McDaniel |
| First African American portrayed on a US postage stamp | Booker T. Washington |
| First African American driver in NASCAR | Wendell Scott |
| First African American to win the Heisman Trophy | Ernie Davis |
| First African Americn inducted into the MLB Hall of Fame | Jackie Robinson |
| First woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame | Aretha Franklin (1987) |
| First African American Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Colin Powel (1989) |
| First African American MLB manager to win the World Series | Cito Gaston (1992) |
| First African American Surgeon General of US | Joycelyn Elders (1993) |
| First African American Miss Universe | Chelsi Smith (1995) |
| First African American to win a major golf championship | Tiger Woods |
| First African American to appear of Sports Illustrated Swinsuit Edition | Tyra Banks |
| First African American Secretary of State | Colin Powell |
| First African American to ranked #1 in tennis | Venus Williams |
| First African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress | Halle Berry |
| First African American to referee a Super Bowl | Mike Carey |
| First African American US Attorney General | Eric Holder |
| First African American president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Cheryl Boone Isaacs |
| First African American elected President | Barack Obama |
| First African American general manager in the NFL | Ozzie Newsome |
