Black Artists
This King of Pop won a record-breaking 8 Grammy Awards in a single night in 1984.
Who is Michael Jackson?
What 2018 Marvel film starring Chadwick Boseman became the highest-grossing movie featuring a predominantly Black cast?
What is Black Panther?
This activist famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus in 1955, becoming a symbol for the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Which American track star set the women's world record of 10.49 seconds in the 100-meter dash in 1988?
Who is Florence Griffith Joyner (Flo-Jo)?
Which historical Black female figure is featured on the Canadian 10-dollar bill?
Who is Viola Desmond?
Which West Coast rap legend is known for classic hits like "Keep Ya Head Up" and "Hit 'Em Up"?
Who is Tupac Shakur (2Pac)?
Who was the first Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Monster's Ball (2001)?
Who is Halle Berry?
Known as "The Great Disruptor," this Canadian civil rights icon is featured on the $10 bill for challenging racial segregation in a Nova Scotia theater in 1946.
Who is Viola Desmond?
Which young Australian sprinting prodigy went viral and broke the Under-20 200-meter record with a time of 19.67?
Who is Gout Gout?
With over 220 million people, this is the most populous country in Africa, and it celebrates its Independence Day on October 1st.
What is Nigeria?
Which singer became the first Black woman to have an album spend 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart with her 2016 album ANTI?
Who is Rihanna?
Historians estimate that roughly what percentage of cowboys in the American West were Black?
What is about 25% to 33% (one in four / one in three)?
What landmark 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Which athlete broke the Major League Baseball color barrier in 1947 when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Which Caribbean nation became the first independent Black republic in the world after a successful slave revolt in 1804?
What is Haiti?
Who are the only three Black women in history to win the Grammy for Best Hip-Hop Album?
Who are Lauryn Hill, Cardi B, and Doechii?
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award, winning Best Supporting Actress in 1939 for Gone with the Wind?
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This civil rights leader and minister delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This tennis legend became the first Black American woman to be ranked No. 1 in the world in both singles and doubles during the Open Era.
Who is Venus Williams?
What year was the holiday Juneteenth officially recognized as a U.S. federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans?
What is 2021?
This Neo-Soul icon was best known for his breakthrough songs "Brown Sugar" and "Lady."
Who is D'Angelo?
Who was the first Black male actor to win the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field (1963)?
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Formed in Oakland in 1966 by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, this organization aimed to protect Black neighborhoods from police brutality and ran community breakfast programs.
What are the Black Panthers (Black Panther Party)?
This iconic Brazilian soccer legend is the only player in history to win three FIFA World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970).
Who is Pelé?
Which East African nation was never formally colonized during the "Scramble for Africa" and uses its own unique 13-month calendar?
What is Ethiopia?