Growing up Black
This usually held every plastic grocery bag in the house.
What is another plastic grocery bag?
This person usually controls the grill and does not want your help.
Who is somebody’s uncle?
This movie gave us Craig, Smokey and Deebo.
What is Friday?
This card game requires you to know when to cut, bid and avoid reneging.
Answer: What is Spades?
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Touching this household control without permission could get you in trouble.
What is the thermostat?
This game can turn a peaceful cookout into a family argument.
What is Spades?
In The Proud Family, this is Penny’s last name.
What is Proud?
This line dance begins whenever “Before I Let Go” plays.
Answer: What is the Electric Slide?
This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
Answer: Who is Rosa Parks?
This phrase meant you needed to stop crying immediately.
What is “Fix your face”?
This is the first question people ask when somebody brings macaroni and cheese
What is “Who made it?”
This sitcom featured Uncle Phil throwing Jazz out of the house.
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This birthday song is usually longer and more soulful than the standard version.
Answer: What is the Stevie Wonder birthday song?
This formerly enslaved woman led people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Answer: Who is Harriet Tubman?
When an adult said, “Stay in a child’s place,” they wanted you to do this.
What is stop interrupting adult conversations or mind your business?
You should never bring this uninvited item into a serious game of UNO.
Answer: What is a made-up rule?
Everybody Hates Chris, this character knew the price of everything in the house.
Answer: Who is Julius?
This plastic container commonly holds leftovers instead of the product shown on its label.
Answer: What is a butter or Cool Whip container?
This civil rights leader was known for promoting Black empowerment and famously declared, “By any means necessary.”
Answer: Who is Malcolm X?
Every Black household has this drawer filled with batteries, old chargers, pens, sauce packets, and things nobody wants to throw away.
Answer: What is the junk drawer?
Name the four acceptable cookout line-cutting excuses.
What are being a child, being elderly, fixing someone else’s plate, or knowing the person serving?
In Martin, this character was usually told, “Get to steppin’!”
Who is Pam?
This household item is frequently filled with grocery bags instead of what it originally contained.
Answer: What is another grocery bag?
This congressman and civil rights leader helped organize the 1963 March on Washington.
Answer: Who is John Lewis?