Put Some Respect on My Name
He was a civil rights leader who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech and fought for racial equality in the United States.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
A sweet, golden-brown bread made from cornmeal, often served with butter.
What is cornbread?
“Bye, Felicia” comes from this 1995 film.
What is Friday?
This group gave us hits like End of the Road and Motownphilly.
Who is Boyz II Men?
When you're already crying and your mom, but your mom doesn't think your reason for crying is good enough yet.
What is "Stop crying before I give you something to cry about?"
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, sparking a major civil rights movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
A thick, creamy porridge made from cornmeal, sometimes eaten with sugar or butter for breakfast.
What is grits?
This actor rose to fame on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before becoming a blockbuster movie star.
Who is Will Smith?
No Scrubs and Waterfalls were hits by this 1990s girl group.
Who is TLC?
When you want McDonald's, but y'all have food at the house.
What is "Do you have McDonald's money?"
The first Black president, serving from 2009 to 2017.
Who is Barack Obama?
A thick, savory soup made from okra, tomatoes, and sometimes meat, common in Southern cuisine.
What is gumbo?
This actor was Sinners and Black Panther.
Who is Black Panther?
This gospel song by Richard Smallwood is often sung slowly at first, then builds as the choir repeats a line about trusting God with one’s life.
What is Total Praise?
When you keep going inside and outside the house while playing with your friends.
What is "Either stay in or stay out?"
Born into slavery, he escaped and became a famous abolitionist, writer, and speaker advocating for freedom and equality.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
This green dish is often slow-cooked with ham hocks or smoked turkey for flavor.
What are collard greens?
In this modern horror film, directed by Jordan Peele, a photography hobby and a hypnotic teacup play key roles in uncovering a sinister truth.
What is Get Out?
A duo that blends gospel with contemporary sounds, including Erica Campbell.
Who is Mary Mary?
When you make a facial expression while your mom is talking and she doesn't like it.
What is "You better fix your face, before I fix it for you?"
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and later became the first Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
A sweet potato dessert mashed with sugar, butter, and sometimes topped with marshmallows, often on holiday tables.
What are candied yams?
This biographical film chronicles the rise of a West Coast rap group whose music challenged police brutality and censorship in the late 1980s.
What is Straight Outta Compton?
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” she sang hits like Respect and Think.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
When you're going to the store with your mom and she tells you...
What is "Don't ask me for nothing and don't touch nothing?"