Public Figures
Who was the first Black president of the United States?
Who is Barack Obama?
This movement, led by figures like MLK, Rosa Parks, and John Lewis, aimed to end segregation and secure equal rights in the 1950s and 60s.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
This Marvel movie became a cultural phenomenon in 2018, starring Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa, king of Wakanda.
What is Black Panther?
This animated show follows Penny, Oscar, Trudy, and Sugar Mama as they navigate life, school, and hilarious family drama.
What is The Proud Family?
A protective style created by intertwining three strands of hair, often worn in long, medium, or knotless styles.
What are braids?
This NBA star has won championships, opened a school in Ohio, and is often compared to Michael Jordan.
Who is LeBron James?
This 2013-founded movement gained global traction after the killings of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and George Floyd, demanding justice for Black lives.
What is Black Lives Matter (BLM)?
This Disney film featured the first Black Disney princess, Tiana, and is set in New Orleans.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This sitcom follows Dre and Rainbow Johnson as they raise their kids in a wealthy, mostly white neighborhood, navigating race, identity, and culture all while keeping it funny
What is Black-ish?
This style involves matted sections of hair formed into rope-like strands. People with this hairstyle are often called “nonchalant” or chill.
What are locs or dreads?
This R&B singer dropped SOS in 2022 and is known for songs like Kill Bill, Good Days, and The Weekend.
Who is SZA?
After Rosa Parks was arrested, Black residents refused to ride the buses for over a year and WON. This wasn’t just protest it was strategy and economic power.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This 2018 movie follows Starr Carter, a teen who witnesses her childhood friend being killed by police, leading her to speak out about racism and police brutality in her community.
What is The Hate U Give?
Based on the life of comedian Chris Rock, this show follows a teenage boy growing up in Brooklyn during the 80s.
What is Everybody Hates Chris?
This style involves braiding the hair closely to the scalp in straight or curved rows.
What are cornrows?
This legendary artist was known for his symbol, his bold fashion, and hits like Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, and Kiss.
Who is Prince?
This 19th-century movement aimed to end slavery in the U.S. and was led by activists like Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth.
What is the Abolitionist Movement?
This film tells the true story of three Black women at NASA who helped launch a man into space.
What is Hidden Figures?
In this animated series, two brothers — one revolutionary and one reckless, move in with their granddad in the suburbs, where they hilariously unpack issues like racism, politics, and pop culture.
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What is The Boondocks?
A thick, upright style popular in Florida that involves combining sections of hair into large, standing clusters.
What are wicks?
This Harlem Renaissance poet and writer captured the Black experience in works like I, Too and The Negro Speaks of Rivers.
Who is Langston Hughes?
In 1957, a group of nine Black students were escorted by federal troops to attend a formerly all-white high school in this Southern state.
Who are the Little Rock Nine?
This romantic drama follows the lives of two childhood friends who fall in love while chasing their basketball dreams.
What is Love & Basketball?
This school-based comedy stars Quinta Brunson as a passionate teacher trying to make a difference at a mostly Black public elementary school in Philadelphia.
What is Abbott Elementary?
A bold, natural style where the hair is picked out into a rounded shape.
What is an afro?