Black Films
Director of "Get Out" (2017)
Jordan Peele
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T
_______________"
"Find out what it means to me"
The Black House was established in
1968
Released the album "Thriller" in 1982
Michael Jackson
Starred in "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
Will Smith
Leading Actor in "Black Panther" (2018)
Chadwick Boseman
"Ba-dee-ya, say, do you remember?
Ba-dee-ya, dancin' in September
____________"
"Ba-dee-ya, never was a cloudy day"
The first Black comedy group at Northwestern
OutDaBox (ODB)
Holds the record for the most awarded female artist of all time, including multiple Grammys and an iconic performance of the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV.
Whitney Houston
She is the most decorated gymnast in history, with over 30 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Simone Biles
Issa Rae's latest movie starring Keke Palmer and SZA
"One of Them Days"
"If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it
If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it
_______________"
"Don't be mad once you see that he want it"
Year of the Bursar's Takeover
1968
This artist dropped a mixtape in 2024 called Alligator __________
Alligator Bites Never Heal!!
This famous actress got engaged last week
Zendaya
The logline for this movie is "A scorching summer day brings racial tensions to their boiling point in a Brooklyn neighborhood."
Do The Right Thing - Spike Lee
"Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA
I really want to come kick it with you
_________"
"You'll be my American Boy, American Boy"
Northwestern '14 Alumni & comedian who ran a talk show named after herself.
Ziwe
First Black Person to win a Grammy
Ella Fitzgerald
She was the first Black model to appear on the covers of French Vogue (1988) and Time magazine.
Naomi Campbell
First Black man in a movie
Sam Lucas
"I'm sorry, Ms. Jackson, ooh, I am for real
Never meant to make your daughter cry
_________________________"
"I apologized a trillion times"
Northwestern '70 Alum who played this character in "Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
Daphne Maxwell Reid as Aunt Viv
Known as the Godmother of Rock & Roll
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
She is the first female rapper to sell over 100 million units worldwide, cementing her as one of the best-selling artists of all time.
Nicki Minaj