Award Season
Though the movie Glory earned him his first Oscar, it wasn't until his turn as Detective Alonzo Harris that he earned an Oscar for Best Actor
Who is Denzel Washington?
This amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
What is the Thirteenth Amendment?
Before sitting on his throne as the 'Prince of Bel-Air' Will Smith was born and raised here
What is West Philadelphia?
That's a real one in your reflection
Without a follow, without a mention
What is Nice For What?
The first African American to play major league baseball.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
With her 2018 Grammy win for Best Rap Album, she became the first solo female artist to win in the category.
Who is Cardi B?
The first African-American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Rainbow, Andre, and Junior are some of the Johnson family members on this popular ABC sitcom
What is Black-ish?
Brown skin girl
Your skin just like pearls
The best thing in the world
Never trade you for anybody else
What is Brown Skin Girl?
Before Patrick or Russell, he became the 1st African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl when he lead his team to victory over the Denver Broncos
Who is Doug Williams?
Before it was a movie that won Jennifer Hudson an Oscar, it was a Broadway musical that won Jennifer Holliday a Tony
What is Dreamgirls?
The Supreme Court case that led to the desegregation of schools
Brown v. Board of Education
Before costarring with Will Smith in the Bad Boy trilogy, he played Jerome, She-nay-nay and the title character on a popular 90’s sitcom
Who is Martin Lawrence?
"I know you ain't a pimp, but, pimp, remember what I taught you Keep your heart, three stacks, keep your heart"
What is The Int'l Players Anthem?
The first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming
Who is Simone Manuel?
Though Caryn Elaine Johnson is the birth name of the 1st African American woman to earn an a EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), the world has come to know her as
Who is Whoopi Goldberg?
This decision ruled that the prohibition on interracial marriage was unconstitutional.
Loving vs Virgina
Whitley Gilbert, Winifred Brooks, and Dwayne Wayne are some of the alum of this (fictitious) HBCU featured on A Different World
What is Hillman?
Now God of our weary years, God of our silent tears
Thou Who hast brought us thus far on our way
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light
Keep us forever in the path, we pray
What is Lift Every Voice And Sing?
With moves named after her on three of the four elite level competitive apparatuses, she is widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time.
Who is Simone Biles?
This Queen & Slim screenplay writer made Emmy history as the first African-American woman to win for comedy writing.
Who is Lena Waithe?
The Supreme Court case from 1896 that declared that segregation was legal and constitutional, as long as segregated facilities were "separate but equal?"
Plessy v Ferguson
On August 10, 2012, this show surpassed The Jeffersons and became the longest-running sitcom with a predominantly African American cast in the history of American television in terms of number of episodes
What is Tyler Perry's House of Payne?
Young, gifted and black
We must begin to tell our young
There's a world waiting for you
This is a quest that's just begun
What is “Young, Gifted and Black”?
Kobe Bryant may be the only the player in NBA history To have two numbers retired by the same team, but this player is the only player to have numbers retired by THREE different teams
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?