BLACK HISTORY SPORTS
Which player was the first player in Golden State Warriors history to recieve NBA's MVP award?
Who is Steph Curry?
This historical figure gave the "I have a dream speech"
Who is Martin Luther King?
This is what HBCU stand for
What is "Historically Black College and University?"
This is a traditional African hairstyle, where hair is braided very close to the scalp in continuous rows.
Historical fact: during the Atlantic slave trade, this hairstyle was used to hide food like rice, or used as maps to indicate escape routes
What are cornrows?
This 1990s sitcom starring Will Smith influenced street fashion with oversized jackets, bright colors, and sneakers.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This Black artist holds the record for most Grammy wins of all time, with 35 wins.
Who is Beyonce?
This person was the first Black American to play in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This federal holiday celebrates the emancipation of all enslaved people in the US, when troops arrived in Galveston Texas in 1865 (two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation).
What is Juneteenth?
This person was the first Black First Lady
Who is Michelle Obama?
This basketball shoe line, first released in 1985 and named after a Chicago Bulls star, became a global fashion icon and helped connect Black athletic culture to streetwear and hip-hop style.
What are Air Jordans?
This Marvel film celebrated African culture through futuristic fashion, natural hair, and traditional African-inspired designs.
What is Black Panther?
This city is known as the birth place of Hip Hop.
What is New York City (the Bronx)?
This basketball player has the most championship rings
Who is Bill Russell?
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States in 1865, except as punishment for a crime.
What is the 13th amendment?
This city is known as "The Black Mecca"
What is Atlanta?
This fashion designer and creative director became the first Black artistic director at Louis Vuitton and helped bring streetwear into high fashion.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
This Disney Star that was the 1st Black person to have a lead role in their own show
Who is Raven Symone?
Who is Olivia Dean?
This former basketball player retired to play pro baseball
Who is Michael Jordan?
This event occurred between 1910 and 1970, when 6 million Black Americans moved from Southern states to Northern, Midwestern, and Western parts of the country.
This movement was created after a series of events in 2012, one of them being the murder of Trayvon Martin
What is Black Lives Matter?
This person became the 1st Black female billionaire from their cosmetics (makeup) line
Who is Rihanna?
This 1995 comedy starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker became a cultural classic and influenced 1990s Black fashion with its flannels, oversized white tees, and West Coast street style.
What is Friday?
This 1970s artist’s afro, platform shoes, and bold outfits made her a fashion icon as well as a soul legend, known for songs like "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out."
Who is Diana Ross?
Who is the most decorated Olympic gymnast of all times?
Who is Simone Biles?
This person was the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This holiday is celebrated from Dec 26 to Jan 1 and was created in 1966 to honor African heritage, culture, and values
What is Kwanza?
In 2025, the Met Gala theme celebrated this fashion tradition—rooted in sharp tailoring and style as a form of identity and self-expression in Black culture.
What is Black dandyism?
Name 2 movies Ryan Coolger directed
Sinners, Creed, Creed 2, Creed 3, Fruitville Station, Black Panther and Wakanda Forever
This legendary Black owned record label was founded in 1959 in Detroit, and publicized artists such as the Jackson 5, Diana Ross, Steve Wonder, and the Temptations
What is Motown?