Black Sitcoms
The Proud family's theme song was sung by which music group?
Who is... Destinys child
This James Brown song was released in 1968, four months after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., boldly celebrating Black culture
What is "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud"?
The artistic and socio-cultural awakening among Black people in the 1920s and early 1930s
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Many Black Americans held political offices in the South during Reconstruction as members of this political party
What is Republican?
Who is the first black President?
Barack Obama
Queen Latifa played in the show Living Single, what was her characters name?
Who is... Notorious B.I.G also known as Biggy
These students were escorted by the national guard to integrate their local Arkansas high school in 1957
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
In 1969 this person became the First Black Woman Elected to Congress and went on to represent New York’s 12th Congressional District for 14 years
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
Who is Misty Copeland
In The Boondocks, who did the voiceovers for both characters Riley & Huey?
Who is... Regina King
Who is Andre 3000 & Big Boi
They are the two most prominent co-founders of NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Dubois & Ida B. Wells?
Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote an open letter to the public saying that people have the moral right to break unjust laws in the pursuit of justice from jail in this southern city.
What is Birmingham?
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Mammy” in Gone with the Wind, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
In the show Grown-ish the show focuses on a group of friends surviving college. In Season 3, how many friends are there?
What is... 9 Friends (5 girls & 4 guys)
The GS boys came up with a dance back in 2009, what was it called?
What is... the "stanky leg"
Who was the first Black supreme court justice?
Who is... Justice Thurgood Marshall
This Jamaican leader was a major proponent of Pan-Africanism, and is considered a major inspiration for the Rastafari and Black Power Movement
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Who is the first black NBA Player?
Earl Lloyd
This is an American stop-motion animated black sitcom, created by Eddie Murphy. Every now and then it is played on BET.
What is... The PJs
Who is the first rapper to be also be in the NBA?
Who is... Master P
Who is the only Black woman to be officially drafted by the NBA?
Lusia Harris by the New Orleans Jazz
This Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
Who the first black woman in space?
Mae C Jemison