Black Sayings & The Science of Side-Eye
If your mom says, “Fix your face,” she is NOT suggesting plastic surgery. She means this.
What is “Stop looking like you got an attitude before I give you a reason to have one”?
In this movie an African Prince visits Queens, NY looking for a woman to marry.
What is "Coming to America?
What is a common phrase when your mom is holding a hot comb to your head?
What is “Hold your ear”
Beyoncé instructed the world to put this on their "checklist" if they liked it.
What is “A ring”?
What month is considered Black History Month?
What is February?
If an elder starts a sentence with “Now, I’m not one to gossip, but…,” you know this is about to happen.
What is a full gossip session?
4 friends who are in need of money, all for different reasons become bank robbers
Which law was passed in 2020 to protect black people from discrimination based on their natural hair in the workplace and schools?
What is the Crown Act?
Where was Usher at 7 o’ clock?
Where is in his drop top cruisin the streets?
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award in a leading role?
Who is Sidney Poitier
If someone hits you with “Oh, so you just grown now?” you have officially done this.
What is "Made a decision without consulting the council of elders"?
Released in 1995, a fight, someone got fired, robbery, getting bit by a dog and a drive by all happened in one day in this movie.
What is Friday?
If you’ve ever sat between someone’s legs for hours getting your hair done while watching TV, you were probably getting this protective style installed.
What are box braids (or cornrows)?
Kendrick told Drake he wasn’t a colleague, he was this.
What is a colonizer
Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
Who is Thurgood Marshall
This phrase, usually said after an obvious truth, is not a question but a statement meaning “That’s just the way it is.”
What is "It be like that sometimes"?
Drama packed movie that follows a veteran LAPD officer around as he shows a rookie officer the tough inner-city street in the narcotics unit.
What is Training Day?
If your mama tells you, "Don’t wear them outside till school starts," she is referring to this sacred item.
What are back-to-school shoes
Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis!” was a quote from what movie about a Motown group?
What is The Temptations
Who ia the founder/ father of Black History Month
Carter J. Woodson
If someone says, "That ain't got NOTHING to do with me," they have officially taken on this role.
What is "An innocent bystander (or 'I mind my business')"?
Based in a New Jersey High School this principal has the task of whipping the students into shape and getting them to study to raise the test scores of the school which is currently ranked the lowest.
What is "Lean On Me"
If your grandma hits you with "Bless your heart," she is NOT being sweet—she is actually calling you this.
What is dumb (or pitiful)
The original creator of rap music.
Who is Kurtis Blow?
What was the name of the African American woman who helped hundreds of enslaved people escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman