Black History
The name of the teenage boy whose body was found mutilated after being lynched in Mississippi in 1955.
Who is Emmet Till?
This fashion statement became popular in the 1980's during the Hip-Hop era.
What is Oversized Clothes?
The first superhero film with a black lead set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe
What is Black Panther?
This man is the "greatest boxer of all time" and was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
A secret network of people, routes, and places that helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the United States before the Civil War.
What is the Underground Railroad?
System of laws in the 19th century that enforced racial discrimination and segregation in the United States
What is Jim Crow?
This was used to indicate a person's age, marital status, wealth, and to secretly communicate with one another by styling in different patterns to create code written messages.
What are Cornrows?
The most Grammy nominated artist of all time
Who is Beyonce?
Who was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity?
Who is Malcom X?
This is a cultural celebration of African and African American heritage and culture that takes place from December 26 to January 1.
What is Kwanza?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This woman popularized the style of laying edges in the early 1900s during her showcases.
Who is Josephine Baker?
When non-black people take customs, practices, or traditions from one culture to either mock or simplify the meaning or significance of that piece of culture.
What is Cultural Appropriation?
The name of the woman who made multiple hair products during slavery and later on became the first black female millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
These organizations were founded in the 1900's that were formed primarily as a response to exclusion from predominantly white Greek organizations on college campuses.
What is the Divine Nine?(Black Frats/Sororities)
What is the record label and cultural movement that helped define the sound of soul music and popularize it in the 1960s?
What is Motown Records?
This group helped raise influence throughout the black community with their music style and streetwear style. Their most popular song being "its Tricky".
Who is Run-DMC?
A period when many African Americans moved from the South to Northern cities in search of economic and creative opportunities.
What is the Harlem the Renaissance?
Which inventor helped to bring the lightbulb and telephone to life?
Who is Lewis Latimer?
The first woman ever to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The first African American woman to earn a pilot's license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
The name of the "first man of jazz” who was a key figure in the development of a New Orleans style of ragtime music, or "jass", which later came to be known as jazz.
Who is Charles "Buddy" Bolden?
American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen. Known as an outspoken advocate for gay rights.
Who is Marsha P Johnson?
The first black Supreme Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He was the first African American to receive a PhD from Harvard University.
Who is Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois?