Rhythmic Histories
This Pulitzer Prize winning artist recently became the most decorated Grammy winning rapper in history
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This Caribbean feminist scholar coined the term “master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.”
Who is Audre Lorde?
This Black Canadian woman refused to leave a segregated movie theatre in 1946, years before Rosa Parks.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This African American woman’s cells became the first immortal human cell line, foundational to modern biomedical and stem cell research.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
This film, directed by Ryan Coogler, became a cultural phenomenon and the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture.
What is Black Panther?
This Houston-born singer/actress/entrepreneur is the most decorated Grammy winner in history.
Who is Beyonce?
Author of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
This Black Loyalist settlement in Nova Scotia was one of the earliest free Black communities in Canada.
What is Birchtown?
He invented the traffic light and improved the gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This actress became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series for How to Get Away with Murder.
Who is Viola Davis?
Known as the 'Queen of Soul', this person was both a pioneer of R&B, and a civil rights icon
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This Canadian author and journalist wrote Policing Black Lives.
Who is Robyn Maynard?
This 1963 event featured Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
This computer scientist invented the technology behind fiber optics, enabling faster internet.
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson?
This comedian created and starred in Insecure, a critically acclaimed HBO series about modern Black life.
Who is Issa Rae?
This “Purple Rain” artist was known for his unique blend of funk, rock, and pop.
Who is Prince?
This Nigerian author wrote Half of a Yellow Sun, and the famous 'Single Story' speech.
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
This Jamaican leader and activist founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This physician-scientist studies blood stem cells and sickle cell disease, helping advance gene therapies.
Who is Dr. Alexis Thompson?
This Jordan Peele horror film explored race and liberal hypocrisy through psychological suspense.
What is Get Out?
This rap group included members Q-Tip and Phife Dawg and helped define jazz rap.
Who is A Tribe Called Quest?
This Nobel Prize-winning Caribbean author wrote Beloved.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This Trinidad and Tobago-born historian wrote Capitalism and Slavery.
Who is Eric Williams?
This field, heavily influenced by stem cell research, aims to grow tissues and organs to replace damaged ones.
What is regenerative medicine?
This Ava DuVernay Netflix miniseries explored the wrongful conviction of five Black and Latino teens in Central Park.
What is When They See Us?