BLACK HISTORY
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, helping spark a major civil rights protest.
Rosa Parks
What popular Black hair style gets its name from the small square sections used to create it?
Box braids
Known as the “King of Pop,” this artist released the album Thriller.
Micheal Jackson
Will Smith played a fictionalized version of himself on this iconic sitcom.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This poet and author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Maya Angelou
This 1963 event brought more than 200,000 people to Washington, D.C., where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech.
The March on Washington
This seven-day celebration, created by Maulana Karenga, celebrates African heritage and culture from December 26 through January 1.
Kwanzaa
This singer is known as the “Queen of Soul” and recorded “Respect.”
Aretha Franklin
Wakanda is the fictional African nation featured in what Marvel movie?
Black Panther
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Supreme Court case ended legal segregation in public schools, ruling that “separate” educational facilities were unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
In The Proud Family, what is Penny Proud’s father’s first name?
Oscar Proud
Hip-hop officially emerged in which New York City borough during the 1970s?
The Bronx
This actor played T’Challa in Black Panther.
Chadwick Boseman
This abolitionist escaped slavery and later became a famous writer, speaker, and newspaper publisher.
Frederick Douglass
Before becoming a civil rights leader, this man became the first Black Supreme Court justice in 1967.
Thurgood Marshall
colorful African textile, traditionally associated with Ghana, is often worn for celebrations, graduations, and other special occasions.
Kente cloth/stole
Beyoncé’s 2024 album Cowboy Carter explored this genre while highlighting its Black musical roots.
Country music
Jordan Peele directed this horror film about a young Black man visiting his white girlfriend’s family.
Get Out
She became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Shirley Chisholm
In 1909, this organization was founded to fight racial discrimination and protect civil rights.
NAACP
In Black American culture, this term can describe a gathering where food, music, family, friends, and community come together, usually with somebody guarding the grill.
A cookout
This 1970s movement combined spoken-word poetry, rhythm, DJing, breakdancing, and visual art and became a worldwide cultural phenomenon.
Hip-Hop culture
This 1997 film starring Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne tells the story of a young woman discovering her family history and identity.
Soul food
This woman became the first Black woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ketanji Brown Jackson