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Genre of Music born in the Bronx in the 1970s, pioneered by artists like DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash.
What is Hip-Hop?
Guided several enslaved to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who was Harriet Tubman?
What is T-grizzly’s most famous song?
First Day Out.
If a black person said they’re “around the corner” or “they’re pulling up now” what do they actually mean?
They haven’t even left the house yet.
Who was the 1st black president of South Africa?
Nelson Mandela.
Known as the “Queen of Soul”?
A) Whitney Houston B) Aretha Franklin
C) Tina Turner
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous “I have a Dream” speech?
At the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington D.C.
What does CPT mean?
Colored People Time.
Your moms response when you ask for McDonald’s on the way home?
Who became the first Black Woman to have her own nationally syndicated talk show in 1986, revolutionizing daytime television?
Oprah Winfrey.
Name that song & Artist “It’s close to midnight and something evil lurking in the dark…”
What is “Thriller” by Micheal Jackson?
Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale cofounded which party?
The Black Panther Party.
Who killed 2 pac?
Trick Question, the answer is unknown.
Name 3 Eddie Murphy Movies.
Answers can include: The Nutty Professor, Imagine That, A Thousand Words, Doctor Dolittle, Norbit, Meet Dave, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming To America, Dolemite is My Name, and etc.
Became the first Black player in modern Major League Baseball?
Who was Jackie Robinson?
In 2023, she won the most awarded Grammy artist of all time.
Who is Beyoncé?
Activist who declared, “If there is no struggle, there is no progress,” in his 1857 speech on abolition and self-determination.
Who was Fredrick Douglass?
List 4 Classic Black Dances.
Answers can include: Cupid Shuffle, Wobble, Cha Cha Slide, Electric Slide, Swag Surfin’, Flex, Candy Dance, Bikers shuffle, 1-2 step, Whip n Nae Nae, Sturdy, and etc.
Classic 90s Sitcom, the main character often broke the 4th wall and spoke directly to the camera.
What do the Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
1st Black Artist to win a Grammy Award in 1959.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
Famous Motown group had hits like “My Girl” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”
Who are The Temptations?
Centered in Harlem, New York, it was an era of African American creativity and intellect, leading to new forms of expression like Jazz, blues, and the Lindy Hop.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Famous quote, “YES! SIT ON IT!”
Who is Steve Harvey?
Name that Song & Artist “Dear Adonis, I’m sorry that that man is your father, let em be honest…”
What is “Meet the grahams” By Kendrick Lamar?
First African American child to go to a formerly whites-only elementary school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?