Black History
This person refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks
This music genre originated in New Orleans.
What is jazz
This was the primary way families made phone calls from home.
What is the THEN?
A landline (house phone)
This 1991 film starred Ice Cube and is set in South Central Los Angeles
What is Boyz n the Hood
This drink is basically required at any Black cookout — red, sweet, and hits different.
What is Kool-Aid
This amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th Amendment
This Atlanta rapper released the hit song “Freestyle.”
Who is Lil Baby?
This is the most common way people look up information today.
What is the NOW?
The internet (Google)
This HBCU is the college featured in A Different World.
What is Hillman College
This viral app has helped songs blow up, dances go viral, and made people famous overnight.
What is TikTok?
This man was the first Black person to die in the Boston Massacre
Who is Crispus Attucks
This singer was known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
People used this to navigate before GPS existed.
What is the THEN?
Paper maps
On The Real Housewives of Atlanta, this woman is often credited as the original “housewife” of the show.
Who is NeNe Leakes
“I woke up like this” is a line made famous in this 2011 song by this artist.
(Name the song and artist)
Flawless by Beyonce
This civil rights organization was founded in 1909
What is the NAACP
This art movement celebrated Black culture during the 1920s.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Teachers once used this to write lessons on the board.
What is the THEN?
Chalkboards
This OWN reality dating show follows a group of successful Black men and women looking for serious relationships.
What is Ready to Love
In this 2000 film, Eddie Murphy plays multiple members of one family after an experimental weight-loss serum.
What is The Nutty Professor
She was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S.
Who is Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
This artist became the most Grammy-awarded artist in history in 2023.
Who is Beyoncé?
Students once relied on this printed resource for school research.
What is the THEN?
Encyclopedias
This 1970s sitcom starring Redd Foxx.
What is Sanford and Son
This 90s movie gave us “It’s all about the Benjamins” energy and friendship lessons.
What is Set It Off