Healthcare Disparities
Black Americans are more likely than white Americans to die from this chronic disease, which is related to blood sugar.
Diabetes
This landmark Supreme Court decision declared state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white students unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
This famous Black tennis star publicly revealed her struggles with pregnancy complications, helping bring awareness to Black maternal health disparities.
Serena Williams
What plant, commonly used in African and African American traditions, is known for its soothing gel that helps heal burns and wounds?
Aloe vera
This popular genre of music originated in New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Jazz
The life expectancy of Black Americans is consistently lower than that of white Americans due to what broad category of inequities
Social determinants of health
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), signed into law in 2010, helped reduce racial disparities in healthcare by expanding what program for low-income individuals?
Medicaid
This famous rapper and mental health advocate openly discussed his bipolar disorder and created an album titled Ye reflecting his struggles.
Kanye West
In African American households, drinking this green, leafy vegetable’s cooking liquid—sometimes called “pot liquor” or “pot likker”—is believed to have health benefits.
Collard greens juice
This art form, using materials such as clay, wood, or metal, celebrates the African heritage and often focuses on themes of identity, culture, and history.
Sculpting
In what unethical 20th-century medical study were Black men with syphilis denied treatment to study the disease’s progression?
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
What landmark 1964 law helped end segregation in hospitals and other healthcare facilities?
The Civil Rights Act
This Black boxer and heavyweight champion was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, bringing global attention to the condition.
Muhammad Ali
In the Gullah Geechee community, what color paint is traditionally used on doors and ceilings to ward off bad spirits?
Blue
This artistic technique utilizing fabric became a popular medium for African American women to tell stories about their lives.
Quilting
Black women are how many times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women in the U.S.?
3x
Which U.S. president signed an executive order to desegregate the U.S. military, impacting Black healthcare professionals?
President Harry Truman
This Black rapper and activist has openly spoken about mental health in the Black community and co-founded the Dreamville Foundation to support underserved youth.
J. Cole
Drinking tea made from this purple flower is popular in African and Caribbean cultures for its potential heart health benefits.
Hibiscus
This American art movement, which took place during the 1920s and 1930s, highlighted the beauty and struggles of African American life through visual art, music, and literature.
The Harlem Renaissance
This major medical algorithm used in hospitals was found to discriminate against Black patients by systematically underestimating their health risks.
Optum’s risk prediction algorithm
The 1985 Report of the Secretary’s Task Force on Black and Minority Health was the first federal report to address racial health disparities. What was its common name?
The Heckler Report
This revolutionary Black poet, known for works like The Souls of Black Folk and The Crisis, was one of the founding members of the NAACP.
W.E.B. Du Bois
This African-origin spiritual practice, involving herbs, candles, and spiritual work, has been used by Black communities for healing and protection.
Hoodoo
Jacob Armstead Lawrence was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "__________", an art form popularized in Europe which drew great inspiration from West African and Meso-American art.
Cubism