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This abolitionist escaped slavery and led others to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This genre evolved from blues and jazz and laid the foundation for rock & roll.
What is Rhythm & Blues (R&B)?
This phrase describes adjusting behavior or speech to fit white-dominated spaces.
What is code-switching?
This federal policy created racial wealth gaps through housing discrimination.
What is redlining?
This Black-owned network was created in 1980?
What is BET+?
This educator founded Tuskegee Institute in 1881.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
What borough of this city is widely considered the birthplace of hip-hop?
What is the Bronx (New York City)?
This term refers to Black Greek-letter organizations collectively known by one name.
What is the Divine Nine (D9)?
This term refers to literacy tests and poll taxes used to block Black voters.
What is voter suppression?
This Black-owned media company was founded by Oprah Winfrey.
What is Harpo Productions?
This leader of the Black Panther Party was known for community survival programs.
Who is Huey P. Newton?
This West Coast collective included Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, and Jay Rock.
What is Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE)?
This sorority was founded in 1920 at Howard University.
What is Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated?
This Supreme Court case made “separate but equal” legal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This term describes a future-forward Black aesthetic blending technology and culture.
What is Afrofuturism?
This inventor improved the light bulb filament and held over 1,000 patents.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This singer blended funk, soul, and R&B on the album Voodoo.
Who is D’Angelo?
This is what we call a comment that’s “not racist… but definitely racist.”
What is a microaggression?
This 1857 case decided that enslaved people could never be citizens, inflaming tensions before the Civil War.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This 2022 film directed by Regina King reimagines a historic meeting of Black icons, including Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali.
What is One Night in Miami…?
This Harlem Renaissance figure conducted anthropological research in the American South and the Caribbean while documenting Black folklore.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This 1939 song, famously sung by Billie Holiday, was written by Abel Meeropol to protest the lynching of African Americans.
What is Strange Fruit?
This is the first HBCU in the U.S., founded in 1837.
What is Cheyney University?
This first Prime Minister and later President of Ghana led the country to independence in 1957 and championed Pan-African unity, founding the Organization of African Unity (OAU) precursor.
Who is Kwame Nkrumah?
This artist’s 2022 album celebrates Black queer club culture and has been hailed as a modern dance music masterpiece.
Who is Beyoncé?