Black History
Black Present
Afrofuturism
Creative Writing
100
Born into slavery, she escaped and made 13 missions to rescue enslaved people using a network of abolitionists known as the Underground Railroad
Who is Harriet Tubman 
100
She is the first female Vice President, the first Black Vice President, and the first South Asian Vice President in American history
Who is Kamala Harris? 
100
The fictional sub-Saharn African country that is home to the superhero Black Panther
What is Wakanda?
100
A 4-syllable word for the main character of a story
What is protagonist?
200
The first African American player to play Major League Baseball, he was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1962
Who is Jackie Robinson?
200
In January, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, reintroduced bill H.R.40, which would create a commission to study the payment of this to descendants of Black enslaved people in the U.S.
What is reparations? 
200
The fictional metal, noted for its extraordinary abilities to absorb, store, and release large amounts of kinetic energy, that can be found in the African region where Black Panther takes place
What is vibranium?
200
The part of a story where the conflict reaches a breaking point and things have to change
What is the climax?
300
When she was only 6, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
300
Though she lost her race for Governor of Georgia, this Democratic politician's organization Fair Fight Action increased Black voter turnout enough to turn the state blue. She has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her incredible movement.
Who is Stacey Abrams?
300
T'Challas sister in Black Panther, she is a princess and a superhero. One of her many superpowers is genius level intelligence that she uses to master science and technology
Who is Shuri? 
300
One of many literary techniques writers use to make their writing come alive (name any one)
What is metaphor, simile, repetition, dialogue, imagery, alliteration, understatement, onomatopoeia, symbolism, personification, motif, etc 
400
He cofounded the Black Panther Party with fellow revolutionary Bobby Seale.
Who is Huey P. Newton?
400
She is the producer of the #1 streaming series on Netflix, a period drama set in London that features a diverse cast.
Who is Shonda Rimes? 
400
This Queer Black American actress and musician created the concept album Dirty Computer, in which she and her friends strive to be free but instead are programmed to be obedient androids by an oppressive society
Who is Janelle Monae?
400
A 4-letter word for a character that contrasts with another character (usually the main character) to make their features stand out even more. For example, if the main character is very brave, he may have a friend that is cowardly.
Hint: you line your baking sheets with this to keep food from sticking :)
What is a foil?
500
A gay liberation activist who played a prominent role in the 1969 Stonewall uprising in New York City.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
500
Black Lives Matter is a decentralized movement, but these three women are credited as its founders. (Name one)
Who are Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi?
500
Probably the most well known Black American Science Fiction writer, she wrote the Parable Series, which predicts a USA destroyed by climate change in which a religous leader from Texas runs for president vowing to "make America great again"
Who is Octavia Butler? 
500
Lightning danced across the sky. Thunder grumbled in the distance.
The car complained as she turned the ignition.
...Are all examples of this literary device.
What is personification?
