Black Song Lyrics
“Exodus, movement of Jah people!” is the opening line of a 1977 song by this reggae legend, calling for unity and spiritual liberation.
Who is Bob Marley?
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
Who was Maya Angelou
This person has won 24 world championship medals, 7 Olympic medals and has four gymnast skills named after her.
Who is Simone Biles?
This Amendment abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
In this 2014 action thriller, Denzel Washington plays former black-ops operative Robert McCall, who comes out of retirement to deliver his own brand of justice.
What is The Equalizer?
This “Queen of Soul” demanded “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” in her 1967 anthem that became both a feminist and civil rights rallying cry.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
"A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything."
Who is Malcolm X
This athlete protested against the Vietnam War and was stripped of his heavyweight boxing title championship in 1967.
Who was Muhammad Ali?
This was the year that the Civil Rights Act was passed.
What is 1964?
This movie portrayed the true story of 855 woman who were the first and only black Women's Army Corps to serve in Europe. They resolved a three-year mail backlog despite discrimination and terrible conditions.
Who are the Six Triple Eight?
“Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours!” was a 1970 hit by this Motown superstar and harmonica-playing singer.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This famous African American won 4 medals in the Berlin Olympics?
Who is Jesse Owens?
This era lasted 12 years before it was destroyed taking away renewed power, economics, growth and generational wealth.
What is the Reconstruction Era?
This comedian starred as Detective James Carter alongside Jackie Chan in the 1998 action-comedy hit.
Who is Chris Tucker?
This powerhouse vocalist asked, “And I will always love you…” in a 1992 ballad that became one of the best-selling singles ever
Who is Whitney Houston?
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."
Who was James Baldwin?
In 1947, this Brooklyn Dodgers player broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
These are the colors that represent the pan-African flag.
What is red, black and green.
This actor portrayed boxer Adonis Creed in the Rocky spin-off franchise that began in 2015.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
“I’m every woman, it’s all in me,” sang this legendary soul and R&B singer in her 1978 hit later covered by Whitney Houston.
Who is Chaka Kan?
"In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute."
Who was Thurgood Marshall
In 1968, these Olympic sprinter raised their black-gloved fists on the medal podium in Mexico City in a historic protest for civil rights.
Who are Tommie Smith John Carlos?
This party started the first free breakfast program.
What is the Black Panther Party?
In 1993, this legendary actor portrayed South African leader Nelson Mandela in a later 2009 biographical film.
What is Morgan Freeman?