Black Designers
Hostile Architectural Terms
History of Black Communities
Black Art
Black Everyday Inventions
Black Pop Culture
100
This Chicago-born designer switched from architecture to pursue fashion design in 2009 when interning at Fendi in Rome. He is known for his collaboration with Nike, and his clothing lines "Pyrex Vision" and "Off-White". Who is this designer?
Virgil Abloh
100
What is the outdated term replaced with "owner's suite" or "primary suite"?
Master bedroom/suite
100
Which New York City park was built on top of a prosperous and predominantly Black village in which majority of its residents owned their property?
Central Park
100
Also referred to as the “New Negro Movement,” this art movement arose in early 1900's New York City. It propelled a new identity for African Americans that encompassed poetry and prose, painting and sculpture, jazz and swing, opera and dance. What was the name of this movement?
The Harlem Renaissance
100
George Crum, an 1853 chef in Saratoga Springs, sarcastically sliced potato fries extremely thinly when a customer complained that they were sliced too thick. What popular snack food resulted from this salty act?
Potato Chips
100
Which singer is the Director, Producer, Screenplay writer, and actor in the 2020 movie, Black is King?
Beyonce
200
Which architect designed the museum portion of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum?
J. Max Bond Jr.
200
What contemporary legal term harkens to policies which deprived newly freed enslaved people and their descendants the ability to vote?
Hint: It allowed literacy tests to be used on enslaved people and their descendants.
Grandfathered-in
Grandfather clause
200
Which part of Syracuse was the most expensive to live in despite it being labeled a "slum"?
The 15th Ward
200
With a decrease of African American artists in the 1950s, projects were commissioned to preserve the cultural artifacts and legacy of African American. What type of buildings were they?
Museums of African American history
200
Benjamin Banneker - the subject of a Stevie Wonder song, and known for being the inventor of this object. What did he invent?
"America's First Clock"
200
Which Black rapper is known for the songs, "Body", "Savage", "Captain Hook", "WAP" and "Hot Girl Summer" (to name a few)?
Megan thee Stallion
300
An AIGA medal winner, this graphic designer worked in both television and advertising, while also becoming the first Black American to design a postage stamp for the USPS in 1963. What was the name of this visionary?
George Olden
300
What real estate appraisal practice systematically prioritizes or devalues certain neighborhoods?
Redlining
300
What common term was used to defame the Seneca Village community to justify the creation of Central Park?
“Shantytown”
300
Which writer promoted the Harlem Renaissance and was a popular novelist with works titled Their Eyes Were Watching God and Dust Tracks on the Road?
Zora Neale Hurston
300
Dental practitioner and inventor Dr. George Grant took his passion for golf and made an invention that revolutionized the golf game. What did Dr. Grant invent?
Golf Tee
300
What Black actor voiced the main character in the Disney Pixar original movie Soul?
Jamie Fox
400
This designer became known as one of the most successful young designers in America by mixing elements of sportswear and luxury and having the first designer brand to have womenswear and menswear under the same brand. What was the name of this “Streetwear pioneer”?
Willi Smith
400
What device allowed wealthy plantation owners to conceal their use of slaves in meal preparation and serving?
Dumbwaiter
400
“Syracuse’s Urban Renewal plan called for 27 blocks between Syracuse University and this street to be re-born as a government complex, cultural center and high-rise residential neighborhood.” What was the name of this street?
State Street
400
African American populations migrated in large numbers from the South to the North, instigating the Harlem Renaissance, a revolution in Black art. What was this mass movement called?
The Great Migration
400
Dr. Charles Drew, the first Black person awarded a doctorate at Columbia University, invented what system of storing blood plasma?
Blood Bank
400
This Black creative wears many hats; singer, actor, producer, director, and more. He got his start on the hit TV series Community. Who is he?
Donald Glover/Childish Gambino
500
This designer was responsible for Jackie O.’s astounding wedding dress, and was the go-to dress designer for the Rockefellers and the Roosevelts. She was the first black woman to own a store on Madison Avenue in New York City. What was the name of this icon?
Ann Lowe
500
What New Jersey legal term relates to an era where only white male landowner's could own land?
Freeholder
500
Which district consisted of 10,000 people, including descendants of slaves, who wanted to “escape the harsher racial realities of life in the Deep South”?
The Greenwood District
500
During the 1960s, there was a reclamation of African prints and styles by Black women. The Black Panthers (A Black political organization), saw this as an effort to commercialize Black culture and created their own style by popularizing the wearing of what headwear?
Black Berets
500
Thanks to Frederick McKinley Jones, everyday fresh produce and vaccines are transported across the country. What was his invention?
Portable cooling/refrigeration unit
500
What historical musical opened in 2015 and featured a majority black cast?
Hamilton
