Black History
This civil-rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
This singer was known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
She wrote The Color Purple.
Who is Alice Walker?
This hairstyle consists of tightly coiled natural hair forming a rounded shape.
What is an Afro?
He played T'Challa in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This genre emerged from Black communities in the Bronx in the 1970s.
What is hip-hop?
This author wrote Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This celebration of African American culture takes place from December 26–January 1.
What is Kwanzaa?
This actress starred as Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog—actually, she voiced Tiana.
Who is Anika Noni Rose?
This abolitionist published The North Star newspaper.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This artist released the album To Pimp a Butterfly.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This poet wrote “Still I Rise.”
Who is Maya Angelou?
This West African-inspired fabric is commonly associated with colorful patterned designs.
What is Ankara?
This comedian created and starred in The Boondocks.
Who is Aaron McGruder?
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight racial discrimination.
What is the NAACP?
This New Orleans musician was nicknamed “Satchmo.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This Harlem Renaissance writer wrote The Souls of Black Folk.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
The phrase “Black is Beautiful” became especially prominent during this 1960s–70s movement.
What is the Black Power movement?
This filmmaker directed Do the Right Thing.
Who is Spike Lee?
This Supreme Court case ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This legendary singer-songwriter released Songs in the Key of Life.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This author wrote Invisible Man, published in 1952.
Who is Ralph Ellison?
This 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a fictionalized version of himself.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This actress became the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?