Influential Black Women

What is the name of this singing group?

• TLC

• SWV

• The Fugees

• Destiny's Child

Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?

• Tina Turner

• Whitney Houston
• Aretha Franklin
• Diana Ross

True or False: Amanda Gorman spoke at Barack Obama's Inauguration.

• True

• False

Which famous black woman was known for creating hair products for women?

• Ann Cole Lowe

• Desiree Rogers

• Madam C.J. Walker

Who was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress?

• Kamala Harris
• Michelle Obama
• Condoleezza Rice
• Shirley Chisholm

Maya Angelou was both a talented poet and a civil rights activist. What is the title of her most famous poem?

• And Still I Stand
• Still I Rise
• Rise Above
• Still I Am

Which song by Whitney Houston became one of the best-selling singles of all time?

• I Will Always Love You

• How Will I Know

• Greatest Love of All

• I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Who was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?

• Maya Angelou

• Toni Morrison

• Alice Walker

• Zora Neale Hurston

True or False: Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win an Oscar.

• True

• False

Black women popularized low waist jeans, oversized clothing, nameplate jewelry, and what else?

• skinny jeans

• bamboo earrings
• leather boots
• claw clips