Music Legends
This “King of Pop” released Thriller, the best‑selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This hairstyle features tight, rope‑like strands.
What are locs?
This actor played King T’Challa in Black Panther.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
This 1988 comedy stars Eddie Murphy as an African prince who travels to Queens, New York.
What is Coming to America?
This 1995 comedy follows Craig and Smokey through a chaotic day in their neighborhood.
What is Friday?
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” she sang Respect.
This dance move, popularized in the 2010s, involves leaning and hitting your shoulder.
What is the “Nae Nae”?
This sitcom featured the Banks family and a kid from West Philly.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel‑Air?
This 1991 John Singleton film follows Tre, Doughboy, and Ricky in South Central L.A.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
This 2000 parody film spoofs blaxploitation and stars the Wayans brothers.
What is I’m Gonna Git You Sucka?
This rapper from Brooklyn released Reasonable Doubt in 1996.
This phrase, often used in Black communities, means “I completely understand.”
What is “I feel you”?
She became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for How to Get Away with Murder.
Who is Viola Davis?
This 1992 film tells the story of Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington.
What is Malcolm X?
This 1996 film stars Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy as two men wrongfully imprisoned.
What is Life?
This jazz trumpeter was famous for his gravelly voice and What a Wonderful World.
This award show celebrates Black excellence in entertainment and sports.
What are the BET Awards?
This 2016 film about three Black women mathematicians at NASA was nominated for Best Picture.
What is Hidden Figures?
This 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree helped define the Blaxploitation era.
What is Shaft?
This 1996 movie features Eddie Murphy playing multiple characters in a family.
What is The Nutty Professor?
This singer’s album Lemonade became a cultural milestone in 2016.
Who is Beyoncé?
This cultural movement blends African traditions with futuristic themes in art, music, and storytelling.
What is Afrofuturism?
This filmmaker became the first Black person to win an Oscar for Best Director.
Who is… trick question — no Black director has won Best Director yet.
This 1977 miniseries, based on Alex Haley’s novel, became a cultural phenomenon.
What is Roots?
This 1989 comedy stars Keenen Ivory Wayans as a private eye in a satirical crime story.
What is I’m Gonna Git You Sucka? (Yes — it fits twice!)