History
This civil rights activist is known for the speech "I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King Jr.
This phenomenal artist was awarded the most Grammys
Beyonce Giselle Knowles- Carter
This famous actor/narrator was raised in Charleston, MS.
Morgan Freeman
This famous boxer was known as the "Louisville Lip"
Muhammad Ali
A person may say this before an interesting story, or if they're overwhelmed with the amount of "tea" that is presented to them .
Whew Chile!
Whew Chile let me tell you
This famous poet stopped speaking for six years after believing her voice is what killed the man who assaulted her
Maya Angelou
This famous artist popularized Dionne Warwick's "Say a Little Prayer for You"
Aretha Franklin
This TV sitcom is said to be the blueprint for "Friends"
Living Single
This Olympic track star was told by doctors that she will never walk again
Wilma Rudolph
This response is usually meant to confirm what another speaker is saying
You aint never lied
9 Months prior to Rosa Parks's infamous bus boycott, this 15 year old was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white woman.
Claudette Colvin
This song was classified as the first protest song to lynchings in the south.
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
This actor is known for his comedic plays and movies starring Madea
Tyler Perry
This is the first black golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament
This affirmative is used to justify a person who has been blessed throughout life
Blessed and highly favored
This person had cancer cells harvested without permission, and is known for the HeLa cell line
Henrietta Lacks
This is the highway that blues singer sold his soul to the devil.
Highway 61, Robert Johnson Crossroads
This musical adaptation of a novel depicts the struggles of Black/African American women in the south during the early 1900s
The Color Purple
This football player has the most receiving TDs, receiving yards, and receptions
Jerry Rice
This saying is used when a person makes some really tasty food
You put your foot off in this!
This person became the first African American elected to the US Senate
Hiram Rhodes
This artist was the only one to have 7 consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits
Whitney Houston
This movie starring Morgan Freeman, shows a principal eager to improve a failing school in New Jersey.
Lean on Me
These are the only two persons in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season in their career.
Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook
This is usually said when a person expects you to believe an outrageous lie
Do I look like booboo the fool?