Today’s Information On African American History: November 15, 2009

B.B. King, “Ragtime,”“Let My People Go”, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey; Lionel Ritchie; George Dixon; Dr. Carter G. Woodson; and one day.

Questions for today:

1. Where is the original daft of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln?

2. What was the largest minority-owned bus supply company in the United States in 1983?

3. B. B. King wrote a jingle for what corporation?

4. Where was the first Peach Blossom Classic played?

5. The verse, “Let my people go” is taken from what song? and

6. What African American actress played the wife of Howard Rollins in the movie “Ragtime”?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: February; The Systems and Applied Science Corporation; Clarence Carter; Most touchdowns on kickoff returns; Black Enterprise; and 1967.

Today’s Information On African American History: November 14, 2009

November 14, 2009

“Love Will Find A Way,” “The History of the

Negro Church,” Jackie Robinson, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr.; Progress Plaza; Luther Vandross; St. Louis Cardinals; Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; and Six cents.

Questions for today:

1. In 1973, what group rescheduled a 105-year-old rule of restricting membership to ‘Whites only”?

2. What African American doctor traveled internationally under the sponsorship of the International College of Surgeons?

3. Who recorded the song, “Love Will Find A way”?

4. Who was the African American bantamweight boxing champion?

5. What historian wrote, “The History of the Negro Church”? and

6. How long after his signing did Jackie Robinson play his first game?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: New York State Library, Lawson National Distributing Company, AT&T, Columbus, GA, Go Down Moses, and Debbie Allen.

You need to check out this web site…it may blow your mind:

http://www.freemaninstitute.comRTGseminar.htm

And, here are some more:

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www.BlackChurchMissions.org

www.RosettaStoneReplicas.com

DID YOU KNOW? There is another resource to help you learn more about Black History?

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And another? Check out: http://www.blackhistorypages.net/index.php

SPECIAL NOTE:

Leave a legacy for future generations by helping to restore an armory for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in 2010. Less than $4 million is needed for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum to restore the historic Houston Light Guard Armory (1925). Buy a brick for $100 or $500 or $1,000 or $2,500 or $5,000. Have your name added in their “Legacy of Fame” hall. Get your NFL, NBA, or other professional sports relative to invest $1 million or more and thus give back to future generations by having a hall or room named after them. Get your relative in entertainment to donate $1 million or more and thus leave a legacy that will outlive them by having space dedicated to them.

Contact Ed Udell @ 832-216-7786 for your next speaker at your church conferences, youth meetings, community events, or for diversity programs, teaching writing grant writing, and/or teaching others about health/nutrition, and help for senior citizens.

Today’s Information On African American History: November 13, 2009

The Congressional Black Caucus, Joaquin Anduiar,

Benjamin Quarles, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: Eighty-three, Dr. Percy L. Julian, New Orleans, LA, 1912, John Hope Franklin, and Smokey.

Questions for today:

1. Who was the first leader of the Congressional Black Caucus?

2. What was the name of the African American-owned and operated shopping center that was established in Philadelphia?

3. Who recorded the song, “Promise Me”?

4. What team was Joaquin Andujar on when he was named “Comeback Player of the Year?”

5. Benjamin Quarles was a history professor at what college? And

6. Alonzo Wright became a millionaire after arriving in Cleveland with what amount of money?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Dr. Ulysses Grant Dailey, Lionel Richie, George Dixon, Carter G. Woodson, and One day.

Today’s Information On African American History: November 12, 2009

color: green;">Lynchings, “Fats Domino”, Joe Palooka, and More

The answers to last issue’s questions are: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, William J. Knox and J. Ernest Wilkins, Fats Domino, The Harlem Globetrotters, “Black Bourgeoisie,” and Lt. Flap.

Questions for today:

1. How many lynchings were recorded in the United States in 1918?

2. Who developed the active ingredient used in foam fire extinguishers used in WW II?

3. Where was “Fats Domino” born?

4. What year was the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association formed?

5. What African American historian wrote the book “From Slavery to Freedom”? and

6. What was the name of “Joe Palooka’s” African American valet?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: Congressman Charles C. Diggs, Jr., Progress Plaza, Luther Vandross, St. Louis Cardinals, Morgan State College, Baltimore MD., and Six cents

You need to check out this web site…it may blow your mind: http://www.freemaninstitute.com/RTGseminar.htm

And, here are some more:

www.Black101.com

www.BlackChurchMissions.org

www.RosettaStoneReplicas.com

DID YOU KNOW? There is another resource to help you learn more about Black History?

Check out: www.yenoba.com

And another? Check out: http://www.blackhistorypages.net/index.php

SPECIAL NOTE:

Leave a legacy for future generations by helping to restore an armory for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in 2010. Less than $4 million is needed for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum to restore the historic Houston Light Guard Armory (1925). Buy a brick for $100 or $500 or $1,000 or $2,500 or $5,000. Have your name added in their “Legacy of Fame” hall. Get your NFL, NBA, or other professional sports relative to invest $1 million or more and thus give back to future generations by having a hall or room named after them. Get your relative in entertainment to donate $1 million or more and thus leave a legacy that will outlive them by having space dedicated to them.

Contact Ed Udell @ 832-216-7786 for your next speaker at your church conferences, youth meetings, community events, or for diversity programs, teaching writing grant writing, and/or teaching others about health/nutrition, and help for senior citizens.

Today’s Information On African American History: November 11, 2009

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., E. Franklin Frazier, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: A. Phillip Randolph, Cortisone, Piano, Moses Fleetwood Walker, “From Slavery to Freedom,” and “On Stage.”

Questions for today:

1. At which church did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. begin his ministerial career?

2. Name one of the two African American scientists who worked on developing the first atomic bomb.

3. Who was the singer known for saying “They call me the Fat Man because I weight 200 pounds”?

4. What team was known as “The Savoy Big Five”?

5. What is the name of the book written by E. Franklin Frazier on the African American middle class? And

6. What is the name of the African American officer in “Beetle Bailey”?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: Lynchings, Dr. Percy L. Julian, Fats Domino, the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, John Hope Franklin, and Smokey

Today’s Information On African American History: November 10, 2009

The answers to last issue’s questions are: Elijah Muhammad, Dr. James Derham, Richard Penniman, Cleveland Indians, Shirley Graham, and California.

Questions for today:

1. Who organized the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in 1925?

2. What critical hormone was synthesized by Dr. Percy L. Julian for commercial use?

3. What instrument did “Fats Domino” play?

4. What barehanded catcher played for Toledo in the old major league American Association?

5. For what classical analysis of American history is John Hope Franklin responsible? And

6. What was the first comic strip to feature an African American in a major role?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:

The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, William J. Knox and J. Ernest Wilkins, Fats Domino, The Harlem Globetrotters, Black Bourgeoisie, and Lt. Flap.

You need to check out this web site…it may blow your mind: http://www.freemaninstitute.com/RTGseminar.htm

And, here are some more:

www.Black101.com

www.BlackChurchMissions.org

www.RosettaStoneReplicas.com

DID YOU KNOW? There is another resource to help you learn more about Black History?

Check out: www.yenoba.com

And another? Check out: http://www.blackhistorypages.net/index.php

Today’s Information On African American History: November 9, 2009

Black Muslim Movement, Little Richard,
Benjamin Banneker, “Famous Amos”, and More!

The answers to last issue’s questions are: 1943; Dr. Earl Shaw; Tick Tock Club; Willie Wood; The New York Drama Critics Circle Award; and New York, NY.

Now some questions for you:

1. Who succeeded W.D. Fard as leader of the Black Muslim movement in the United States.
2. Who was the first recognized Black doctor in America?
3. What is Little Richard’s full name?
4. What team hired the first Black manager in major league baseball?
5. Who authored “Your Most Humble Servant”, a biography of Benjamin Banneker? And
6. In what state did “Famous” Amos first start selling his cookies?

Look for the answers in the next issue of: “Today’s Information on African American History!”

Credits:
The BlacFax Trivia Game

Next time: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters; Dr. Percy L. Julian; “Fats Domino”; a barehanded catcher; John Hope Franklin; and a comic strip.!

You need to check out this web site…it may blow your mind: http://www.freemaninstitute.com/RTGseminar.htm

And, here are some more:
www.Black101.com
www.BlackChurchMissions.org
www.RosettaStoneReplicas.com

DID YOU KNOW? There is another resource to help you learn more about Black History?
Check out: www.yenoba.com

And another? Check out: http://www.blackhistorypages.net/index.php

SPECIAL NOTE:
Leave a legacy for future generations by helping to restore an armory for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in 2010. Less than $3 million is needed for the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum to restore the historic Houston Light Guard Armory (1925). Buy a brick for $100 or $500 or $1,000 or $2,500 or $5,000. Have your name added in their “Legacy of Fame” hall. Get your NFL, NBA, or other professional sports relative to invest $1 million or more and thus give back to future generations by having a hall or room named after them. Get your relative in entertainment to donate $1 million or more and thus leave a legacy that will outlive them by having space dedicated to them.

Contact Ed Udell @ 832-216-7786 for your next speaker at your church conferences, youth meetings, community events, or for diversity programs, teaching writing grant writing, and/or teaching others about health/nutrition, and help for senior citizens.