Hispaniola
The island of Hispaniola is home to these two countries.
What is the Dominican Republic and Haiti?
The large mammal that inspired the country's name.
What is the elephant?
Nigeria is home to this river, one of the longest in Africa, which gave the country its name.
What is the Niger River?
This West African country became the first sub-Saharan African nation to gain independence from colonial rule in 1957.
What is Ghana?
This Jamaican sprinter, often called the fastest man alive, has won multiple Olympic gold medals.
Who is Usain Bolt?
During the colonial period, enslaved Africans were forced to work on plantations growing sugar, coffee, and this other major crop.
What is tobacco?
In honor of Black History Month, many Ivorians celebrate the influence of African culture through these two main forms of artistic expression.
What are song and dance?
Nigeria gained independence from this European country in 1960.
What is the United Kingdom?
Ghana was historically known for trading large amounts of this precious metal, which influenced its colonial name.
What is gold?
This first Black U.S. Vice President has Jamaican ancestry through her father.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This U.S. civil rights leader spoke highly of Haiti’s revolution, saying it inspired Black liberation movements worldwide.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Many traditional Ivorian foods, such as yams, okra, and black-eyed peas, became staples in this type of cuisine developed by enslaved Africans in the American South.
What is soul food?
This Nigerian musician and activist’s songs, like Colonial Mentality and Water No Get Enemy, criticized corruption and oppression in Africa.
Who is Fela Kuti?
This American civil rights activist and scholar became a Ghanaian citizen in 1961 and is buried in Accra.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This legendary reggae artist used his music to promote Black pride, unity, and resistance against oppression.
Who is Bob Marley?
In the early 19th century, this was the year Haiti gained independence from France.
When was 1804?
Many African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans trace their ancestry to West Africa, including Côte d'Ivoire, through this modern-day scientific method.
What is DNA testing (or genetic ancestry tracing)?
In the 1970s, Nigeria gave asylum to this controversial Black Panther leader, who was wanted by the U.S. government.
Who is Pete O’Neal?
Before independence, Ghana was known by this colonial name under British rule.
What is the Gold Coast?
The colors of the Jamaican flag—black, green, and gold—symbolize hardship, natural wealth, and this other concept
What is hope?
This Dominican-American baseball legend, known for his time with the Boston Red Sox, is a proud Afro-Latino.
Who is David Ortiz?
Côte d'Ivoire (another name for Ivory Coast) is home to the historic town of Grand-Bassam, which played a key role in this dark period of African history?
What is the transatlantic slave trade?
This Nigerian lawyer and activist co-founded the Pan-African Congress and worked alongside W.E.B. DuBois.
Who is Ladipo Solanke?
This haunting phrase refers to the final exit point at Ghana’s slave forts before enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas.
What is the Door of No Return?
This Jamaican political leader and activist founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and was a major figure in the Back-to-Africa movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?