The STL
These three teachers are the faculty sponsors of the African American Affinity Group.
Who are Mr. Vassall, Ms. Sherman and Ms. Jones
This is the name of Kendrick Lamar's first studio album
What is Section.80?
This NFL quarterback became a prominent figure for kneeling during the national anthem.
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
She wrote the bestselling book "The Hate U Give".
Who is Angie Thomas?
These were first established in 1837 to provide higher education opportunities to Black Americans.
What are Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)?
What is Sumner High School?
He released his song "Happy Birthday" in 1980 to support making Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a national holiday.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This happened for the first time in the 2023 Super Bowl.
What was having two Black quarterbacks? Jalen Hurts (Philadelphia Eagles) and Patrick Mahomes (Kansas City Chiefs)?
Quinta Brunson won the Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 2022 for this sitcom.
The artist who created the Black Lives Matter anthem "I Can't Breathe"
Who is H.E.R.?
This is the only local African-American newspaper continuously published since 1928, the longest continuously published weekly newspaper in the St. Louis area, and the single largest weekly newspaper in the entire state of Missouri.
What is The St. Louis American?
This is the Black musician with the most Grammy Awards, with 35 wins as of February 2025.
Who is Beyoncé ?
This female tennis player won 23 Grand Slam single titles.
Who is Serena Willams?
A film directed by Ryan Coogler that features a fictional African country.
What is Black Panther?
In 2021, President Biden signed into law, this, the first federal holiday approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
What is the holiday Juneteenth?
A prominent STL figure in the Black Lives Matter movement
Who is Brittany Packnett?
She was the first female rapper to win a Grammy Award
Who is Lauryn Hill?
She was the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theatre in 2015
Who is Misty Copeland?
This biopic about a Civil Rights leader and activist was directed by Spike Lee and is considered a significant film in American cinema.
What is the film Malcolm X?
In 1957, at Central High, these students were the first to desegregate the school.
Who were the Little Rock 9?
She was a famous writer, poet and activist, and the 1st Black woman featured on US quarters.
Who is Maya Angelou?
He was a New York City–based writer, spoken word performer, poet, and musician whose 1970s songs are known for laying the groundwork for rap music. Including the phrase "The revolution will not be televised".
Who is Gil Scott-Heron?
She is the first Black woman to coach in the NBA.
Who is Lindsey Harding?
She is first Black person to have her own syndicated talk show, and the first African American woman billionaire.
He was the first Black Supreme Court Justice, where he fought segregation in the U.S. through the courts.
Who was Thurgood Marshall?