Music
This singer, known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," has hits like "Real Love" and "Family Affair."
Who is Mary J. Blige?
She was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Hillaryville is located in this Louisiana parish.
What is Ascension Parish?
This TV drama, starring Viola Davis, focuses on a law professor who becomes entangled in a murder mystery.
What is How to Get Away with Murder?
This classic pound cake consist of streusel, peans and a creamy vanilla glaze.
What is Sock it to Me Cake?
This traditional Louisiana music style combines French Creole, African, and Native American influences and often features the accordion and washboard.
What is Zydeco?
This rapper and entrepreneur was the first hip-hop artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This Afro-Creole spiritual tradition, blending Catholic and West African influences, remains a distinct part of Louisiana culture.
What is Voodoo?
This 1970s sitcom featured Florida Evans and her family in Chicago.
What is Good Times?
This traditional meal is often eaten on New Year's Day.
What is Black Eyed Peas and Cabbage?
This hip-hop group from Queens, New York, is credited with bringing rap into the mainstream with their 1986 hit Walk This Way alongside Aerosmith.
Who is Run-D.M.C.?
In 2022, she became the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Louisiana’s oldest city, founded in 1714, is famous for its annual Christmas Festival of Lights.
What is Natchitoches?
This movie, based on a true story, tells how three Black women mathematicians helped NASA launch John Glenn into orbit.
What is Hidden Figures?
This iconic New Orleans sandwich, filled with Italian cold cuts, cheese, and olive salad.
What is a muffuletta?
This city is considered the birthplace of Motown.
What is Detroit?
This athlete became the first African American to win a Grand Slam tennis tournament in 1956.
Who is Althea Gibson?
This Louisiana law code is unique in the U.S. because it is based on civil law traditions from France, not English common law.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
A miniseries aired in 1977 on ABC was based on Alex Haley’s novel.
What is Roots?
This creamy Italian dessert is made with mascarpone cheese, coffee, and cocoa powder.
What is tiramisu?
This American singer is known as the “Piano Man” and wrote hits like Uptown Girl.
Who is Billy Joel?
He was the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
This New Orleans neighborhood is considered one of the oldest African American communities in the U.S., is often called the birthplace of jazz.
What is Tremé?
This 2020 film by Regina King imagines a meeting between Malcolm X, Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke.
What is One Night in Miami?
This pastry made of thin layers of dough filled with nuts and honey is popular in Greece.
What is baklava?