Black TV Shows
A street-smart teenager born and raised in West Philadelphia who is sent to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt
What is Fresh Prince of Bellaire
A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly
And is also known as a busta
Who is TLC?
"To love me! Curtis was supposed to love me!"
What is Dream Girls
'I Have a Dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
What does you mom not look like?
What is "Booboo the fool"
This sitcom was about the life of students at Hillman College
What is a Different World?
Peaches and cream
I need it 'cause you know that I'm a fiend (ooh)
Gettin' freaky in my Bentley limousine
Who is 112?
"Make the money. Don’t let the money make you."
What is Player's Club?
This person refused to give up her bus seat because she was 'tired of giving in'
Who is Rosa Parks?
Moms say this to children before getting out at the store.
What is "When we get in this store, don't ask for nothing, don't touch nothing, because you ain't gettin nothin".
A Brooklyn brownstone, four roommates, and a theme song humming like Saturday morning freedom
What is Living Single
These are the times we all wish for
The moment with less means so much more
Who is Dru Hill?
"Everytime time I'm in the kitchen, you in the kitchen, in the refrigerator eatin up all the food!"
What is Friday
She went on 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends
Who is Harriet Tubman?
When a child starts crying and mama don't want to hear it anymore
What is "Stop all that crying before I give you something to cry about"
This sitcom was about a family that lived in apartment 17C, in a public housing project in a poor, black neighborhood in inner-city Chicago
What is Good Times?
She's so fly, she'll drive you right out of your mind
Steal your heart when you're blind
Who is Bell Biv DeVoe?
"I have a man... who wants to love me, but I won't let him because of you!"
What is Madea's Family Reunion
The first black tennis player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon.
Who is Arthur Ashe?
When kids are caught singing songs word-for-word that they've heard on the radio, black mothers usually say this:
What is "You better know your schoolwork like you know the words to that song"
This sitcom was about a widowed mother of four children who works as a supermarket cashier during the day and runs a single-chair beauty salon called Styles by Thea from her home at night.
What is Thea?
What's it gonna be 'cause I can't pretend?
Don't you wanna be more than friends?
Who is En Vogue?
Not only did ya knock me down, you stepped on my brand-new white Air Jordan’s I just bought, and that’s all you can say is “excuse me”?
What is Do The Right Thing?
Abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
When the child make the mistake of raising their voice at their mom.
What is "Who you think you're talking to?" or "I'm not one of your little friends?"