BLACK MUSIC
What music genre, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was founded in Black American communities in the Bronx, New York, in the 1970s?
Hip Hop
This R&B legend was killed by his father over a dispute about money.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Who were the First Black woman and man to win a Grammy award?
Who were Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie?
Madam C.J. Walker helped normalize the use of the beauty instrument in the African American community. She redesigned the it in the 1900s to have wider teeth to better work on black hair.
What is the hot comb?
The first black woman to own a TV studio.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals. Who is she?
Who is Simone Biles?
What is the name of the influential record label founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit, which played a pivotal role in the development of music?
What is Motown Records.
Who was the Black American mathematician and NASA scientist portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for her pivotal role in the early days of the U.S. space program?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
First Black President of the United States
Who is Barak Obama?
Marie Van Brittan Brown invented this the first home system to keep you safe. She is also credited with inventing the first closed-circuit television (CCTV).
What is the home security system?
An African American male named Wallace Jr. made millions selling cookies and founded this popular cookie brand.
What is Famous Amos?
Who is often referred to as the “Queen of Soul” and is known for hits like “Respect” and “Natural Woman”?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This black rapper has made millions from several multi-platinum albums and has also stared on the famous television show Power.
Who is 50 cent?
Who made the the term "YOLO" (You Only Live Once) popular?
Who is Drake?
He was the FIRST BLACK athlete to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This game involves a jump rope game where two people hold the ends of two ropes and turn them in opposite directions while one or more people jump over them.
What is Double Dutch?
Who was the celebrated conductor of the Underground Railroad, a network of safe houses and secret routes that helped enslaved people escape to freedom?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Who became the first Black American woman to serve as the United States Secretary of State in 2001?
Who is Condoleezza Rice
Aye
Mustard on the beat, h*
Deebo any rap, n***a, he a free throw
Man down
Call an ambulance, tell him, "Breath, bro"
Nail a n***a to the cross, he walk around like Teezo
What's up with these jabroni a** n***as tryna see Compton?
The industry can hate me, f**k ’em all and they mama
How many opps you really got? I mean, it's too many options
I'm finna pass on this body, I'm John Stockton
What is Not Like Us?
First African American to hold a seat on the Surpreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He gave the First and only “I Have A Dream Speech” on the Washington Mall.
Who is Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.?
What was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange that revolutionized and broadcasted black music and shows worldwide?
What is BET Black Entertainment Television?
Who is current mayor of New York?
Who is Eric Adams?
She became the First woman Vice President. Then in 2024 she ran for President of the United States?
Who is Kamala Harris?
This album remains the best-selling album of all time, having sold an estimated 70 million copies worldwide.
What is Thriller?
The inventor of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
The first African American actress to win an Academy Award for best actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This groups of higher education institutions were established to educate Black Americans, primarily after the Civil War and in her 2018 Coachella gig, Beyonce showcased a lovely tribute to their culture.
What are Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)?
After the murder of George Floyd, this group led a worldwide protest of police brutality toward Black people.
Who is Black Lives Matter?
Hi! I became the first black FLOTUS.
Who is Michelle Obama?