Movies
This 2018 Marvel film became the highest grossing movie ever directed by a Black filmmaker.
Black Panther
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech
Martin Luther King Jr
“This is how we do it…
its friday night
This dance became popular with the song “Teach Me How to Dougie.”
Dougie
This island nation is the birthplace of reggae music
1985 film based on Alice Walker’s novel
The Colour Purple
This boxer was known as “The Greatest” and changed his name from Cassius Clay.
Muhammad Ali
“Ain’t no mountain high enough…
ain’t no valley low enough”?
This dance move involves stiff legs and exaggerated arm swings, popularized in the 2000s.
Stanky Legs
List 5 Countries with black people as the majority population
LIST
Denzel Washington won his first Oscar for his role in this 2001 crime drama
Training day
This inventor is often credited with improvements to the traffic signal and gas mask
Garett Morgan
“Can we talk for a minute…
This dance, made famous by Silento, includes a shoulder dip followed by a confident pose.
Nae Nae
This African nation was never formally colonized by a European power
Ethiopia
Jordan Peele wrote and directed this 2017 horror film exploring race and social commentary
Get Out
She became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Shirley Chrisholm
Don’t stop believin’…”
hold on to that feeling
This viral move involves pausing dramatically and throwing both arms outward, often done mid-dance.
Woah
This African country has the largest population on the continent.
Nigeria
Eddie Murphy plays multiple characters in this 1996 comedy set around a DNA lab accident.
Nutty professor
This journalist founded The North Star abolitionist newspaper
Frederick Douglass
“Before I let go…
I gotta say I love you
This classic line dance is often done at weddings and family cookouts, usually in groups.
Electric Slide
This country was founded by formerly enslaved African Americans in the 1800s.
Liberia