Heritage & Roots
What is the oldest civil rights organization?
NAACP
This civil rights leader and U.S Congressman is a member of Phi Beta Sigma?
Who is John Lewis
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955
Who is Rosa Parks
Whose autobiography is entitled “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
Who is Maya Angelou
What civil rights holiday became a federal holiday in 2021 after decades of organizing?
Juneteenth
The first black man to win Wimbledon/US Open
Who is Arthur Ashe
In 2008 this campaign slogan was “Yes We Can”
Who is Obama
Which cookie brand was founded by Wally Amos
What is Famous Amos Cookies
This holiday, created by Maulana Karenga in 1966, celebrates African heritage and culture in the African diaspora.
What is Kwanzaa?
Martin Luther King is a member of this divine nine organization?
What is Alpha Phi Alpha
This network of secret routes and safe houses helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the North, guided by courageous "conductors" who risked everything for liberation
What is the underground railroad?
Which 2018 Marvel film, directed by Rya Coogler, celebrated African cultured and became a global hit?
This transatlantic movement (1910s–1930s) celebrated Black culture, identity, and artistic expression, centered in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Known as a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, celebrated for his poetry, plays, novels, and activism
Who is Langston Hughes
Who was the first to advocate “Black is beautiful”?
Malcom X
Which filmmaker directed “Do the Right Thing”, a film addressing racial tensions?
Who is Spike Lee
This Caribbean nation became the first Black republic in 1804 after a successful slave revolt.
What is Haiti?
The first black women to serve as the Vice President of the United States is a member of what divine nine organization
What is Alpha Kappa Alpha
Who was the NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney who later became the first Black woman Supreme Justice court in 2022?
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
Which dance style originating in African American communities, is the core element of hip-hop culture?
What is Breakdancing (breaking)
This global philosophy and identity movement, associated with Marcus Garvey, emphasized Black pride and a return to African roots.
What is Pan-Africanism?
Which divine nine organization was founded on the campus of Indiana University?
What is Kappa Alpha Psi
These nine courageous students integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, facing hostility with dignity and forever changing American education.
Who are the Little Rock Nine
Which actor became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Who is Sidney Poitier
The Swahili word “ubuntu,” often translated as “I am because we are,” comes from this region of Africa.
What is Southern Africa?
First African American woman in Congress
Who is Shirley Chisholm
This Chicago-based publication, founded by John H. Johnson in 1945, became the leading magazine celebrating Black achievement, culture, and success stories
What is Ebony Magazine?
Which famous poet wrote “the Negro Speaks of Rivers”?
Who is Langston Hughes
The term “diaspora” comes from the Greek word meaning this act of people from a homeland.
What is scattering?
First African American to walk in space
Who is Bernard A. Harris
What African American woman co-founded Black Girls CODE, an organization that promotes STEM education for young Black girls?
Who is Kimberly Bryant
Which Black playwright wrote” Fences”, a play about African American life?
Who is August Wilson
This West African ethnic group’s spiritual and cultural traditions heavily influenced religions like Santeria and Candomble in the Americas.
Who are the Yoruba?
First African- American female journalist credentialed to the White House
Who is Alice Allison Dunnigan
This PBS show, hosted by LeVar Burton from 1983-2006, encouraged children to explore books and reading, promoting literacy and a love of learning across generations
What is Reading Rainbow
What cultural movement of the 1920s celebrated Black art, literature, and music in New York City?
The Harlem Renaissance
This ancient West African empire, known for its wealth and scholarship, flourished under Mansa Musa in the 14th century.
What is the Mali Empire.
First woman of color to practice law before the US Supreme Court
Who is Violette Neatley Anderson
This scholar's 1987 book "Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black" established her as a leading voice on pedagogy, arguing that education should be a practice of freedom and critical consciousness.
Who is bell hooks?
Which artist is known for her story quilts depicting African American life and history?
Who is Faith Ringgold