HipHop Essentials
"It was time to marry the game and I said 'Yeah, I do' If you want it you gotta see it with a clear-eyed view"
What is Dreams and Nightmares?
This individual became the first African American woman to become a self-made millionaire after creating a line of hair products geared toward Black hair.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
She is the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show and she is also the first African American woman billionaire.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
In this black coming of age romance, the male lead asked, "Who you going to the dance with, Spalding"?
What is Love and Basketball?
The first female solo artist to have seven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously and known for her crazy hair styles and her Barb Empire.
Who is Nicki Minaj
This African American Brooklyn Native was born Bashar Barakah Jackson and was infamously known for his hip hop song " Welcome to the Party".
Who is Pop Smoke.
Frederick McKinley Jones left his mark with the development of this equipment, which provided air-cooling units for trucks, trains, ships, and planes, which helped the preservation of food.
What is the refrigerator?
In 1955 he became the first African American to attain the rank of Captain with a commercial airline, and the first black airline pilot in the United State.
Who is August Martin?
In this movie, T'Challa was the star played Chadwick Boseman
What is Black Panther.
"It was time to marry the game and I said 'Yeah, I do' If you want it you gotta see it with a clear-eyed view"
What is Dreams and Nightmare.
What is the first Black television network created to showcase Black talent and culture?
What is BET
It’s safe to say that Garret Morgan’s most prominent original designs have saved thousands of lives since their invention with his ________ signal, which he patented in 1922. It was the first to offer a third “caution” signal, which we now know as the yellow light.
What is a Traffic Signal?
Who was the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This notorious, coming to age film, starring Oprah Winfrey, allowed the audience to witness the struggles in the African American community and made over 140 million at the box office.
What is The Color Purple?
"Checking how my hair and my nails look
I feel myself in a zone
I get nervous when you call
So I say I'm not home"
What is When I see you.
These educational institutions where created to provide Black people with the opportunity to obtain a post secondary degree.
What is HBCU. (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Maria Van Brittan Brown filed a patent in 1966 for the first-ever home ________ system after wanting to increase her own house’s _______ in her Queens, New York. Her original design contained a camera, a two-way microphone, peepholes, and monitors, all serving as the foundations for today’s modern systems.
What is a security system?
Brown vs The board of Education was ruled by the US Supreme Court that racial _________ violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution that granted citizenship and equal right to African Americans.
What is segregation
He wrote and directed movies such as Crooklyn, Malcolm X, Jungle Fever, and BlacKkKlansman.
Who is Spike Lee.
In the early 20th century, African Americans created a self- sufficient prosperous business district that was known as __________ where you could bank, buy, and celebrate Black owned businesses.
What is Black Wall Street.
This social media platform gained a huge following and profited greatly on trends started by the Black culture and Black creators through usage of short videos and dance challenges.
What is TikTok?
This African American is the 1st Black person to outright own the largest production studio in the US and he is also introduced us to Madea.
Who is Tyler Perry.
The movie Selma, was a recreation of the Selma March also known as Selma to Montgomery, was led by this world renowned Civil rights activist in search of granting Black Americans with equal voting rights.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.