Pop Culture Today
What female music artist won Rap Album of the Year with their mixtape?
Doechii
Born into slavery in 1818, he escaped to freedom and became one of the most influential voices against slavery, writing an autobiography and advising President Lincoln.
Frederick Douglass
I only see Drake as an R&B artist. He's too sensitive for rap.
Tai-Renée
Which Nigerian artist became the first Afrobeats musician to perform solo at a U.S. stadium in 2023?
Burna Boy
How many states have a Black population of above ~30%?
5 - Maryland (32.32%), Georgia ( 32.32%) , Louisiana (33.95%) , Mississippi (38.69%) , DC (46.02%)
Who is the NBA's all-time leading scorer?
Lebron James
This 1787 agreement counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes in the U.S. Constitution.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Avari
This rapper became the first hip-hop artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1999.
Lauryn Hill
How many seats in congress are held by Black members?
62
This multi-talented artist made history in 2024 as the most awarded female artist in Grammy history, surpassing even her own previous records.
Beyoncé
Name the movement of millions of African Americans relocating from the rural South to the urban North between 1916 and 1970.
The Great Migration
American Dream Pizza is terrible.
Ahman
Before the streaming era, hip-hop artists relied on free mixtapes to build their fanbase, using platforms like DatPiff and LiveMixtapes. This independent hustle later influenced a new generation of artists who bypassed labels and uploaded their music directly to this platform, sparking a movement that gave rise to stars like XXXTentacion, Lil Uzi Vert, and Playboi Carti. What is the name of this platform?
SoundCloud
How many Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) currently exist?
107
Who became the first Black woman to win best actress at the Oscars?
Halle Barry
The system that replaced slavery in the South and kept many Black families in poverty by tying them to landowners through debt is called?
Sharecropping
Glorilla is EASILY the best female rapper in the game.
DeAndre
This Chicago-based genre was pioneered by Black LGBTQ+ communities and later influenced artists like Beyoncé and Kaytranada, as well as subgenres like Jersey Club and EDM.
House Music
From 2010 to 2020, which state had the highest Black population growth by percentage?
By percentage, North Dakota’s smaller Black population had the highest increase: 238.8%, or up to 18,432 people.
Who are the five Black men to be named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine?
Denzel Washington, Dwayne Johnson ("The Rock"), Idris Elba, John Legend, Michael B. Jordan
Before being named Tiana, what was the original name and job of the main character in The Princess and the Frog that was changed due to backlash?
Maddy and she was a house maid
Being "Black enough" is a myth. Diversity exists within the culture.
Tylah
Name the term for when white artists adopt Black culture to appear edgier, only to later abandon it for a more mainstream, ‘poised’ image. Something seen in the career shifts of Miley Cyrus and Post Malone.
Blackfishing/cultural appropriation/racial tourism
What is the Net-worth of the richest Black man in America?
$11.4 Billion