Culture🖤
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
What is HBCU?
This woman became famous for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.
Who is Rosa Parks.
This singer is known as the “King of Pop.”
Who is Michael Jackson.
Which of these is NOT traditionally considered a soul-food dish?
A. Collard greens
B. Mac and cheese
C. Clam chowder
D. Cornbread
What is clam chowder.
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
True or False: Hip-hop originated in the Bronx in the 1970s.
What is True?
This month is recognized each year as Black History Month in the United States.
What is February.
This singer released the album SOS in 2022.
Who is SZA
This Southern food is made mainly from cornmeal and is often served with soul food.
What is corn bread.
This woman became the first Black person and first woman to serve as Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris
What city is known as the birthplace of hip-hop?
What is New York?
This famous speech was delivered by Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1963 March on Washington.
What is the “I Have A Dream” speech.
This group released the song “Say My Name” and helped launch Beyoncé's career.
Who is Destiny’s Child.
This West African rice dish is popular throughout the African diaspora.
What is jollof rice.
This author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou
What celebration, created by Maulana Karenga, focuses on African heritage and culture and lasts seven days?
What is Kwanza?
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights and racial justice in the United States.
What is The NAACP.
Beyoncé, Rihanna, Drake, and ______ are all major Black music artists.
Who is Kendrick Lamar
This spiced dessert relies on a sweet, orange underground vegetable rather than a fruit for its filling.
What is sweet potato pie.
This lawyer became the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall
What movement celebrates Black art, literature, music, and creativity that flourished during the 1920s and 1930s?
What is The Harlem Renaissance.
This 1963 event brought more than 200,000 people to Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous speech.
What is the March of Washington.
Which legendary singer is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
Who is Aretha Franklin.
This Louisiana dish commonly combines rice, meat or seafood, and vegetables.
What is jambalaya.
This mathematician worked for NASA and helped calculate the flight path for John Glenn’s historic space mission.
Who is Katherine Johnson