Movie Quotes
“Bye Felicia”
Friday (1995)
The phrase that Tia and Tamera always said to their annoying neighbor on “sister, sister”
"Go home, Roger"
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
Brown v Board of Education (1954)
This rappers famous song starts with "it was all a dream..."
Biggie Smalls
Haircut where hair on the sides is cut off or kept short while hair on the top of the head is grown?
High top fade
"Rickyyyyy!"
Boyz in the Hood (1991)
What black TV sitcom aired from 2003- 2007 on Disney Channel following a psychic teenager?
That's So Raven
Who was the first Black Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
Kanye's most successful album
Graduation
Celebrity Halle Berry's iconic hairstyle
Pixie cut
"You is smart, you is kind, you is important"
This show about a friend group living in a Brooklyn brownstone as they navigate their life in a "90s kinda world"
Living Single
The first black woman to be elected into the United States Congress.
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first Black woman to win a Grammy?
Ella Fitzgerald
This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions.
Box braids
"King Kong ain’t got sh*t on me"
Training Day (2001)
The hilarious touching story of a teenager growing up as the eldest of three in Brooklyn during the 1980s?
Everybody Hates Chris
This man credited with the deadliest slave revolt in history was born in Norfolk, VA
Nat Turner
This queer musician was nominated and won Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
When did black women start perming/relaxing their hair? (decade)
1950's
"I don’t have to do nothin' but stay black and die"
Lean on Me (1989)
Jaleel white played this energized and quirky character in this 90s popular sitcom.
Steve Urkel, Family Matters
Who started black history month
Carter G. Woodson, in 1976
What black jazz musician was named the best new artist by the JazzTimes in 2021?
Samara Joy
This hairstyle with origins in Afro-Caribbean culture is extremely popular amongst communities in South Florida.
Wicks (bonks or globs)