That’s My Jam!
In 2008, this Houston native created an anthem for all those seeking an engagement ring.
Beyoncé
He is the only basketball player to earn a NCAA Championship, Olympic Gold Medal, and Professional World Championship.
Michael Jordan
With its 2018 weekend opening $426.6 million, this film is the highest grossing black movie to date.
Black Panther
This controversial dish consists of the cleaned intestines of a hog, slowly cooked. Usually served with vinegar and hot sauce.
Chitlins
Finish this expression
Step on a crack you’ll....
Break your mother’s back
This 90’s crooner shares his name with a key member of any church’s ministry.
Usher
How many Black Quarterbacks have won a Super Bowl?
3
Doug Williams-Washington Redskins
Russell Wilson-Seattle Seahawks
Patrick Mahoney-Kansas City Chiefs
At 25, she became the youngest African American to ever win an Academy Award for her portrayal of Effie White in, “Dreamgirls.”
Jennifer Hudson
This food traveled with our ancestors from West Africa. It is eaten as part of a New Year’s dinner to bring good luck.
Black-eyed peas
Finish this expression
If you keep making that face one day...
It will get stuck that way
This member of pop royalty spent 1988 reflecting on his reflection.
Michael Jackson
This Negro League star, given the name, “The Black Babe Ruth,” hit 84 homeruns in 1936 season.
Josh Gibson
This film, by John Singleton, awarded him the spot of being the youngest and first African American nominated for an Acadmy Award for Best Director.
Boyz n the Hood
This staple on any Thanksgiving table was originally a substitute for the yams our ancestors were accustomed to in Africa. Originally eaten after simply roasting in the embers of a dying fire, eventually a custard was added to the pulp to make a pone. A crust was eventually added to create what we know and love today.
Sweet Potato Pie
Finish this expression
You can’t talk while it is thundering because....
God is talking
This 70’s band wanted us all to be under their groove.
Funkadelic
This female athlete competed professionally in both tennis and golf.
Althea Gibson
Isaac Hayes was the first African American to win an Academy Award for the theme song of this film.
Shaft
These leaves of certain plants are a staple of most traditional Black homes. The taste for this dish traveled with our ancestors from Africa.
Greens
Finish this expression
If it rains while the sun is still shining then...
The devil is beating his wife.
The Godfather of Soul definitely didn’t want you to whisper the lyrics to this 1968 hit which stayed #1 on the charts for 6 weeks straight.
Say it Loud-I’m Black and I’m Proud
Herschel Walker was the first NFL player to compete in the Winter Olympics. What sport did he compete in.
Bobsledding
He was the first African American to produce a feature film in 1919
Oscar Michaux
She is a trademark based on a late 1800’s character in a minstrel show
Aunt Jemima
Never eat both ends of a loaf of bread before you eat the middle or you will never make ...
Ends meet.