Black History
Before the Montgomery Bus Boycott made her famous, this woman had already been active in challenging segregation and had served as secretary of the NAACP's Montgomery chapter.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Before becoming a major solo star, this artist was one half of a duo with rapper Method Man on the 1995 hit “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By.”
Who is Mary J. Blige?
Before becoming known for Get Out and Nope, this filmmaker gained attention through a sketch-comedy series featuring him and Keegan-Michael Key.
Who is Jordan Peele?
In 1950, this baseball player broke the color barrier in the sport's modern major leagues while wearing number 42.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The colors red, black, and green are commonly associated with this 1920s movement and its later expressions of Black nationalism and pride.
What is Pan-Africanism?
This 1961 movement, sent interracial groups of activists onto interstate buses to challenge segregation in the Deep South.
What is the Freedom Rides?
This artist is known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who is Aretha Franklin
Samuel L. Jackson plays character Jules Winnfield in this Quentin Tarantino film.
What is Pulp Fiction?
This author became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, receiving it in 1988 for a novel about an African American family in Georgia.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This style of Black vernacular speech has influenced everything from hip-hop lyrics to advertising, yet linguists emphasize that it is a systematic variety of English rather than simply “bad grammar.”
What is African American Vernacular English (AAVE)?
The phrase “We Shall Overcome” became closely associated with this movement, but its roots can be traced to an earlier gospel and labor tradition.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This Chicago-born artist became known for blending soul, funk, and rock, with hits such as “Superstition” and “Sir Duke.”
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This 1992 film introduced audiences to the fictional South Central neighborhood of Doughboy and Tre Styles, while its director became the youngest person nominated for Best Director at the Oscars.
What is Boyz n the Hood?
This famous Civil Rights figure was famously involved with Islam.
This dance style, originating in Black communities in the Bronx during the 1970s, became one of the foundational elements of hip-hop culture.
What is breakdancing?
This 1960s organization emphasized Black self-determination, community control, and armed self-defense.
What are the Black Panthers / Black Panther Party?
This Atlanta-based group helped define Southern hip-hop in the early 2000s with albums such as Stankonia and Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
Who are Outkast?
Angela Bassett portrayed a famous singer in this 1993 biographical film, while Laurence Fishburne played her husband.
What is What's Love Got to Do with It?
This astronaut became the first African American to travel into space when he flew aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1983.
Who is Guion Bluford?
This popular literary movement established a major center of Black artistic expression and included writers like Claude McKay and Countee Cullen.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This 1926 publication by Carter G. Woodson began as a week-long observance before eventually becoming the month-long celebration Americans know today.
What is Negro History Week?
This 1988 album featured “Gangsta Gangsta” and “Express Yourself,” helping bring West Coast gangsta rap into the national spotlight.
What is Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A.?
This 2019 concert documentary, shows the creative process of a record-breaking Coachella performance.
What is "Homecoming: A Film by Beyonce?
This inventor and engineer received patents for improvements to the ironing board and became one of the earliest Black women to receive a U.S. patent.
Who is Sarah Boone?
This 1970s movement combined African-inspired fashion, music, visual art, and political ideas to promote Black identity and cultural pride.
What is Afrocentrism?