History
This American federal holiday, which was signed into law by President Biden in 2021, celebrates the emancipation of African Americans per the June 19, 1865, proclamation of freedom for enslaved people in Texas, which was the last state of the Confederacy with institutional slavery.
What is Juneteenth
He is the first active professional athlete to become a billionaire and he started a school in their childhood community, and it offers free college tuition to all students who graduate.
Who is LeBron James
This amazing man is the self-proclaimed "greatest [boxer] of all time" was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and Politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali
Beyoncé:
"Now put your hands up
Up in the club, we just broke up
I'm doing my own little thing"
What is {Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
This holiday is observed in the United States Dec. 26th – Jan. 1st and honors African heritage in African American culture.
What is Kwanzaa
Martin Luther King was assassinated on her 40th birthday.
Who is Maya Angelou
A Brazilian former professional soccer player. Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA.
Who is Pele
Black Panther is the 5th highest grossing domestic box office film. This actor played the lead role as T’Challa.
Chadwick Boseman (RIP)
Marvin Gaye:
"Father, father
We don't need to escalate
You see, war is not the answer
For only love can conquer hate"
What is What's Going On
This annual festival typically occurs before the onset of Lent and generally involves a public celebration of some kind. These public celebrations typically include street parties, parades, balls or some other form of entertainment.
What is Carnival or Carnaval
This massacre took place on May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents attacked Black residents and destroyed homes and businesses of the Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the event is considered one of "the single worst incident[s] of racial violence in American history."
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre (Tulsa Race Riot)
The Negro League Baseball Museum is located in this city.
Where is Kansas City, Missouri
This music artist started a project in 2014 which aims to provide electricity by solar energy in Africa. The projects provided electricity in 14 countries as of 2015 and employed over 5,000.
Who is Akon
Lauryn Hill:
"Talking out your neck sayin' you're a Christian
A Muslim sleeping with the gin
Now that was the sin that did Jezebel in"
What is Doo Wop (That Thing)
This event, known as the “party with a purpose”, is an annual festival that started in 1995 as a one-time event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a popular magazine focused primarily on African American women.
What is Essence Festival
The ban on interracial marriage in the U.S was overturned because of this couple in 1967
Who is Mildred and Richard Loving
Arguably the greatest running back in NFL history and in the 1960’s, he founded what later became known as the Black Economic Union to help African Americans advance economically.
Who is Jim Brown
This platinum Hit by Gene McFadden and John Whitehead was known as the Black National Anthem in 1979
What is "Ain't No stopping Us now"
Michael Jackson:
"People always told me be careful of what you do
And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts"
What is Billie Jean
This annual festival in Miami, FL celebrates and promotes independent black movie makers in the film industry.
What is the American Black Film Festival
In 1951, this famous poem was written by Lanston Hughes in response to what he felt as a black man navigating a career and personal life in a white-dominated world.
What is Harlem (also called a Dream Deferred)
In 1980, Willie Davenport and Jeff Gadley were the first two Blacks to participate in the Winter Olympics this in sport.
What is Bobsledding
In this movie, three brilliant African-American women at NASA serve as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit.
What is Hidden Figures
Tupac Shakur:
"And still I see no changes, can't a brother get a little peace?
It's war on the streets and the war in the Middle East (Ooh, yeah)
Instead of war on poverty"
What is Changes
This Bahamian cultural celebration includes dance, music, spirituality, and a celebration of freedom. It was also named after the West African John Canoe Festival, originated in the Bahamas around the 17th century as a masquerade.
What is Junkanoo