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This city is known for its up-and-coming music culture, and its southern roots. It's also the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
What is Atlanta?
Many African-Americans still eat this dish every New Year's Day coming from the tradition of "Watch Night." Given a name only an unlucky loser in a fight would know. This dish certainly knocks a punch.
What is black-eyed peas?
A person who sought to end slavery during the 19th century
What is an abolitionist?
"Let's not kill the karma. Let's not start a fight. It's not worth the drama. For a beautiful liar."
Who is Beyonce?
Skai Jackson is most known for this person that she played in the hit show "Jessie."
Who is Zuri?
This place became the 20th state to join the Union in 1817. It is often misspelled.
What is Mississippi?
What is "soul food?"
Sydney Poitier became the first African-American to win an Academy Award for "Best ___" on April 13, 1964.
What is an actor?
"I look to you. I look to you. After all my strength is gone, In you I can be strong. I look to you. I look to you."
Who is Whitney Houston?
Zendaya grew to fame for playing "Rocky" in Shake it Up. She finally got her own show on Disney Channel that was called...
What is K.C. Undercover?
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art is just one of the many historical African-American museums in this city. More commonly known as a Large Granny Smith.
What is New York City?
A very popular weekly dining ritual in many African-American homes. Another two word term that represents a gathering of the family to enjoy usually a buffet style meal.
What is "Sunday Dinner?"
Bordered by Tennessee to the north and Georgia in the east, Bull Connor resided here strongly opposing the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's.
What is Alabama?
"Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore-- And then run? Does it stink like meat?"
Who is Langston Hughes?
In what movie, was there a rap battle that exposed someone for driving a taxi cab and a song with the lyrics "I'm spinning round and round in my head. Did you really mean the words that you said?"
What is Let it Shine?
The first census recorded of African Americans appeared in 1850 with only 962 of them in this state. People of African-descent first appeared here from Mexico due to the Spanish Conquest.
What is California?
Name the two types of this leafy vegetable where only the plant leaves are eaten. In the African-American home, usually they are "picked" and "boiled."
What are "turnip" and "collard?"
Written in 1779 by a former enslaver, this tune is still sung today on the first day of the week.
What is "amazing grace?"
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything." "We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us."
Who is Malcolm X?
In Sister Act, what song is popularly known for Whoopi Goldberg starting with "La la la la la" and then the choir repeating after her.
What is O Happy Day?
This place is home to the founding church of the African Methodist Episcopal denomination, and the oldest newspaper serving the African-American community. This city is known as the opposite of "sisterly hate."
What is Philadelphia?
I take many shapes, but really the same type of me is used when African-Americans cook me. I need to boil and the name of me is shared with a dairy product. I usually have a nice golden layer on top. What am I?
What is maccaroni and cheese?
Sojourner Truth, W.E.B Du Bois, and Malcolm X are all examples of this word.
What is an activist?
"I'm coming out. I want the world to know. Got to let it show. I'm coming out. There's a new me coming out."
Who is Diana Ross?
The what family had a daughter named a Penny, a father named Oscar, and a rowdy grandmother.
What is Proud?