Black Pop Culture
This artist sang the words “…is it me you’re looking for?"
Who is Lionel Richie?
Rosa Parks's arrest after her refusal to move to the back of a bus triggered a citywide boycott of this city's bus system.
What is Montgomery, Alabama?
He was the first black golf champion to tour on the Professional Golf Association (PGA) circuit.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This video by Michael Jackson won a Grammy for best long-form video. The music video was 14 minutes long.
What is Thriller?
Hidden Figures is about three Black women at this American program.
What is NASA?
She was one of the original players of the WNBA and also the 1st player ever in the league to dunk in a game.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
This TV theme song lyrics are "In a '90s kind of world, I'm glad I got my girls..."
What is Living Single?
This song sparked the “Mannequin Challenge” that was popular in 2016.
What is Black Beatles by Rae Sremmurd?
This is the name of the organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is The NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
She was the first black woman to headline Coachella.
Who is Beyonce?
This song's music video by Nelly was made infamous for the card swipe moment.
What is Tip Drill?
Spike Lee is famous for this 1989 movie.
What is Do the Right Thing?
Kobe dropped 81 points on this team.
Who are the Toronto Raptors?
Carlton dances his iconic "Carlton Dance" to this song.
What is "It's not Unusual" by Tom Jones?
She was the first Black woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
He was known as the Nation of Islam's most effective minister until he broke from the group in 1964 and formed his own group, the Organization of Afro-American Unity.
This author became the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature. (Hint: Her resume includes "Sula" and "The Bluest Eye")
Who is Toni Morrison?
This song's music video caught flack for Beyonce standing on a sinking New Orleans police car.
What is Formation?
The quote “make the money, don’t let it make you” is from this movie.
What is The Players Club?
This player hit 73 home runs in a season and earned Major League Baseball’s Silver Slugger Award 12 times.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This show showcased the talents of two brothers who were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color along with the comedic talents of John Witherspoon that was aired from 1990 to 1994.
What is The Wayans Bros?
This female rapper has six certified-platinum albums.
Who is Missy Elliott?
On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of this Washington, D.C. location.
What is The Lincoln Memorial?
She was the first African American to win an Academy Award.
Who is Hattie McDaniel (Best Supporting Actress "Gone With the Wind" 1940)?
This video by an iconic trio won 4 MTV VMA's in 1995, including Video of the Year.
What is Waterfalls by TLC?
This film is about Lucky and Justice’s road trip to Oakland, CA.
What is Poetic Justice?
He is the NFL's all time leading rusher and won 3 Superbowls as a member of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1990s.
Who is Emmit Smith?
On the TV show "Martin" Martin Lawrence played this many characters.
What is 9?
Elvis Presley took the song “Hound Dog” from this Black singer.
Who is Big Mama Thornton?
Violence against peaceful civil rights protesters in Selma, Alabama, prompted the passage of this Act.
What is The Voting Rights Act?
This was the first historically black college in America.
What is Cheyney University?
This black and white music video features 2 siblings on a spaceship.
What is Scream by Michael and Janet Jackson?
This director created Get Out and Us.
Who is Jordan Peele?
He was the first African-American baseball pitcher to win a World Series' game.
Who is Joe Black?
This show about an aging junk collector and his patient son proved to be the perfect vehicle of comedy genius of Red Foxx.
What is Sanford and Son?