Black Hairstyles
This iconic protective style is achieved by braiding hair close to the scalp in straight or geometric patterns, often symbolizing heritage and identity.
What are cornrows?
This legendary artist, regarded as the pioneer of Afrobeat, is known for politically charged songs like Zombie and Water No Get Enemy.
Who is Fela Kuti?
This chart-topping Nigerian artist, known for hits like "Free Mind," represents a new generation of Afrobeats stars breaking into global pop markets.
Who is Tems?
This leader was instrumental in ending apartheid and became South Africa's first Black president in 1994.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 2018 superhero movie became a global phenomenon, celebrating African culture through its fictional Wakandan kingdom.
What is Black Panther?
A symbol of Black pride and resistance, this hairstyle was popularized during the Civil Rights and Black Power movements of the 1960s and 70s, and African independence movements.
What is the Afro?
This 2022 hit by Nigerian artists Burna Boy and Asake topped African music charts and showcased a fusion of genres between afrobeats and amapiano. Hint: It is a remix.
What is Sungba Remix?
This South African comedian became the host of The Daily Show in 2015.
Who is Trevor Noah?
Ghana, under Kwame Nkrumah, became the first African country to gain independence from colonial rule in this year.
This Jordan Peele horror film explores racism through the lens of psychological and supernatural thriller elements.
What is Get Out?
This hairstyle involves coiling or twisting hair into sections that eventually mat together, it has spiritual and cultural significance in Rastafarianism and other traditions.
What are locs?
The Ghanaian dance style and accompanying music, popularized globally by Fuse ODG in a song of the same name.
What is Azonto?
This artist is known as the father of Ethiopian Jazz.
Who is Mulatu Astatke?
This movement in the 1960s and 70s sought to unite African nations and leaders against neo-colonialism.
What is Pan-Africanism?
Who wrote the song "Zimbabwe" as a war cry for the armed struggle for the independence of Zimbabwe?
What is Bob Marley?
This contemporary twist on natural hair involves tightly coiling strands of hair to create a defined, springy look, often achieved with gel or cream.
What are finger coils?
A legendary Beninese artist, she is celebrated for her fusion of African traditional music and international sounds, including jazz and pop.
Who is Angélique Kidjo?
This Somali-American supermodel and activist revolutionized the fashion industry by challenging Eurocentric beauty standards and promoting African beauty.
Known as “Africa’s Che Guevara,” this Burkinabé leader enacted revolutionary reforms before his assassination in 1987.
Who is Thomas Sankara?
What is the name of the traditional dance of Rwanda which was lately recognized as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage?
What is Intore?
This hairstyle, often worn by women, involves parting the hair into individual sections, braiding synthetic or natural extensions, and sealing the ends with heat or elastic bands. (BONUS POINT) This ancient style, often associated with royalty, involves intricate plaits adorned with beads, gold, or cowrie shells for cultural and spiritual significance. Traditionally worn by women in West Africa to signify their social status, marital status, and tribal affiliation.
What are braids? What are Fulani braids?
This Angolan dance genre heavily influenced by kizomba, kompa, coladeira and samba is often seen performed with Afrohouse music.
What is Kuduro?
Who is Ousmane Sembène?
The African Union was established in 2001, succeeding this earlier organization founded in 1963.
What is the Organization of African Unity (OAU)?
This 2021 Netflix series, directed by Michaela Coel, explores themes of trauma, consent, and Black identity through a lens of humor and drama.
What is I May Destroy You?