For the Culture
This item serves as protective headwear when going to sleep.
What is a bonnet?
In the movie This Christmas, what popular R&B song do the family members perform a dance routine to?
What is "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe?
She served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union Army and helped hundreds of slaves escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This traditional pie, often debated for its precise ingredients, is a must-have at special occasions and holidays.
What is sweet potato pie?
The first African American woman to become a billionaire in 2004.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This red-colored drink is a staple at most Black family gatherings and holidays.
What is Kool-Aid?
The name of the two burglars in Home Alone who call themselves "The Wet Bandits" and later "The Sticky Bandits".
Who are Harry and Marv?
What anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?
What is The North Star?
This controversial ingredient should never, ever be included in potato salad, according to many Black family recipes.
What are raisins?
In 2023, he broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's long-standing record to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
Who is LeBron James?
A common expression that suggests a Black person's skin does not age.
What is "Black don't crack"?
This 1996 film stars Denzel Washington as an angel sent to help a struggling preacher and his family.
What is The Preacher's Wife?
In 1955, she triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama, bus system by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger.
Who is Rosa Parks?
A type of food that requires adding turkey tails or ham hocks for flavor
What are collard greens (or other seasoned vegetables)?
This legendary boxer's birth name was Cassius Clay before he converted to Islam and became known as "The Greatest".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This TV network was started in 1980 to provide consistent representation for Black Americans on television.
What is Black Entertainment Television (BET)?
In A Christmas Story, this is the one gift Ralphie wants more than anything, despite repeated warnings he'd shoot his eye out.
What is a Red Ryder BB gun?
The name of the prosperous Black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, destroyed during a massacre in 1921.
What is Black Wall Street?
A dish made of pig's intestines, often cleaned thoroughly and slow-cooked, considered a traditional delicacy by some.
What are chitterlings (or chitlins)?
Who was the founding chair of BEN
Who is Regina Miolan
A popular phrase used to indicate you're about to give a long, possibly elaborate, explanation for something that happened.
What is, "Well, what had happened was..."?
This 1988 action movie, which takes place on Christmas Eve, is a frequent subject of debate over whether it's truly a holiday film.
What is Die Hard?
This lawyer and NAACP litigator successfully argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court and later became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Enslaved people used meager rations and combined French cooking techniques, Native American crops, and African knowledge to create this unique cuisine
What is soul food?
In 2021, this person became the first woman, Black American, and South Asian American to hold the office of Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?