Who is known as the father of black history?
Carter G. Woodson
Which Black Liberation group created the People's Free Breakfast program because hunger and poverty made it difficult for many poor black children to learn in school?
*This program later inspired Congress to fund a free breakfast/ lunch program throughout the entire country
The Black Panther Party
Who made agricultural advancements and inventions pertaining to the use of peanuts and was one of the first African-Americans admitted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1990?
George Washington Carver
Culture Tags: Guess what the letters stand for!
IWPBAR
Hint: Fresh Prince Theme Song
In West Philadelphia born and raised
Who actually created the Renegade (TikTok dance), even though she didn't get much credit for it in the beginning?
(extra 100 points if you get up and do it)
Jalaiah Harmon
What was Black History Month originally called?
Negro History Week
Which activist is credited with organizing the famous March on Washington. and assisting Dr. King through the Montgomery bus boycotts?
Bayard Rustin
One of the greatest boxers of all time who was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Muhammad Ali
When you're hungry and you want your mom (or whoever) to stop at McDonalds, but she's not having it.
WGFAH
We got food at home
Pick an artist from the photo and rap/ recite 2 bars from one of their songs
Why was February chosen as BHM?
Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln's birthdays are both in February
This activist coined the term "Black Power"
Kwame Ture / Stokely Carmichael
What does HBCU stand for?
*Extra 100 points if you can name 2 of them
Historically Black College/ University
Culture Tags: Guess what the letters stand for!
ATTOT
Hint: When you say all that was needed to be said, so there’s nothing left to say. (like saying PERIODT)
and that's that on that
One of your crew members needs to freestyle or lose 300 points =)
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
It was a document that "ended slavery".
**Not so fun fact: The enslaved people in Texas didn't know they were free until 2 AFTER the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect
What country did Assata Shakur escape to once she broke out of prison?
Cuba
What is the name of the girl who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger 9 months BEFORE Rosa Parks PLANNED to do the same thing?
Claudette Colvin
Hint: an adult might say this when they know that you are CLEARLY lying to them.
Do I look like Boo Boo the Fool to you?
Which HBCU did Ms. OJ, Ms. Diggs, Dr. Stevens, and Ms. Odoms graduate from?
Hint: this school is also known as "the mecca"
Howard Univeristy
Which holiday celebrates the freedom of enslaved people throughout ALL of the United States?
Juneteenth
Which author became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Toni Morrison
Name 5 inventions created by black people
(suggestions)
Culture Tags: Guess what the letters stand for!
YAGNJT
Hint: When Martin’s friend says he’s about to go to work, Martin will say...
You ain’t got no job, Tommy!
What is the Black National Anthem? Sing the first 2 lines
Lift Every Voice And Sing-
Lift every voice and sing
Till earth and heaven ring