In honor of Black History Month, the A-Team is celebrating Black excellence — past, present, and future.

We’re celebrating the Black history that’s being made every single day.

Because Black excellence matters. Black joy matters. And Black leadership matters.

We’ve put together a special quiz to help us celebrate Black achievements!

How much do you know about Black history?

Join in on the fun and find out:

Take the quiz now!

1.Ayanna’s first office as a freshman in Congress was formerly Shirley Chisholm’s office — the first Black woman elected to the House of Representatives. True or False
2.Where was the first chapter of the NAACP formed?
Chicago
Washington, D.C.
Charleston
Boston

3.Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King first met in Boston. True or false
4.“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time” was said by this Black author (who happens to be one of Ayanna’s favorites):
Langston Hughes
Maya Angelou
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison

5.Which of these is NOT true? Barbara Jordan (one of Ayanna’s sheroes)....

…was the first Black person elected (1966) to the Texas House of Representatives since 1883.

…was the first Black person from the South elected to U.S. Congress in 1972.

…was the first Black woman to run for President in 1972.

… was the first woman and Black person to speak at the Democratic National Convention in 1976. Check your answers

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