Black History
In 1930 "Don't buy where you can't work" was a slogan of this economic strategy vs. stores that wouldn't hire African Americans.
A boycott
This rhyming term implies that an affectionate couple is like 2 white birds.
Lovey dovey
In her first No. 1 solo hit, Tina Turner asked this title question.
"What's Love Got To Do With It"
Ben Franklin assured us that "Nothing is certain but death and" these.
Taxes
He was a track-and-field athlete who set a world record in the long jump at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin—and went unrivaled for 25 years.
The 19th of this month is celebrated as the date Texas slaves learned of their freedom in 1865.
June (Juneteenth)
Beastly term for youthful, immature love, not just for your baby Labrador.
Puppy love
In this title song from Elvis' first movie, The King declares "You have made my life complete, and I love you so."
"Love Me Tender"
You do this when you want to stop yourself from saying something; doing it by accident can be a painful mouth injury.
Biting your tongue
An American author, poet and civil rights activist, she rose to prominence with the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” in 1969.
Maya Angelou
While Ebony is for the black community in general, this magazine launched in 1970 is geared especially to black women.
Essence
2-word term for fat bulges at the sides of the waist.
Love handles
"Endless love", her 1981 duet with Lionel Richie, was this former Supreme's last hit for Motown.
Diana Ross
The FCC suggests entering your information on this list if your phone keeps blowing up with extended warranty calls.
the Do Not Call List
After escaping slavery, she made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman
In May 1954, in the case of this family v. the Board of Education, segregation in school was ruled unconstitutional.
Brown
The act of treating a person sternly or harshly with the intent to help them in the long run.
Toughlove
"When I kissed a cop down on 34th & Vine, he broke my little bottle of" this.
"Love Potion No. 9"
Congress says this 2-word phrase is an offense involving a perpetrator targeting a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a certain social group (e.g. race or religion).
a hate crime
As the nation's most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, his challenge to the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr., helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts that took place within the black freedom struggle of the 1960s.
Malcolm X
Ed Bradley & Bayard Rustin are alumni of Cheyney U., founded in 1837 & claiming the title first of these, often abbrev. to 4 letters.
HBCU (Historically Black Colleges & Universities)
Literally meaning not paid back, this adjective is used for love for someone who doesn't love you in return.
Unrequited love
Hi there -- it was the Doors' last No. 1 hit.
"Hello, I Love You"
This Joan Jett & The Blackhearts hit was the basis for "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night", the "SNF" theme song.
"I Hate Myself For Loving You"
He rose to fame with the 1845 publication of his first book The Narrative of the Life of _________ ________, An American Slave. He fought throughout most of his career for the abolition of slavery.
Frederick Douglas