Music
In 1984 this musical artist won a Grammy for Male Pop Vocal Performance
Who is Michael Jackson?
Who wrote the novel “The Color Purple”?
Who is Alice Walker?
First African American to produce and direct major motion pictures. He is best remembered for his iconic photos of poor Americans during the 1940s.
Who is Gordon Parks?
A memorial sculpture in Annapolis honors this author & his African ancestor Kunta Kinte
Who is Alex Haley?
The Declaration of Independence was adopted in this city
What is Philadelphia?
Former SNL cast member Rob Schneider is the father of this Ex’s and Oh’s singer
Who is Elle King?
1. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
The period of artistic flowering among African-American writers and artists, occurring roughly during the 1920s?
What is Harlem Renaissance?
If you're only going to publish one novel in your lifetime make it worth it like this man did with Invisible Man
Who is RALPH ELLISON?
From 1607 to 1776 there was only this amount of colonies
What is 13?
Originally there were 14 types of saxophone; today is the most widely used types are the tenor alto & this one.
What is Soprano?
This location and year this movie “Pursuit of Happiness” takes place?
What is San Francisco in 1981?
Known for his portrayal of African-American contemporary life through “Dynamic Cubism” in the twentieth century.
Who is Jacob Lawrence?
This bestseller by Ta-Nehisi Coates is in the form of a letter to his son on race & life
What is BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME?
This man was an American political leader, statesman, and founding father who served as the first president of the United States.
What is George Washington?
Beethoven’s final public concert was a performance of his final symphony.
What is the 9th?
What was the name of first African American Film produced in 1919?
What is The Homesteader?
This artist achieved fame from the group “SAMO” and used contemporary abstraction for social commentary
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
Walter Mosley's Devil in a Blue Dress saw the 1st appearance of this effortless detective in 1940s Los Angeles
Who is Easy Rawlins?
In what year was Charles Town (the city's founding name) established?
What is 1670?
In 2005 this musical artist cane out with hot songs, “ Run It”, “Poppin” and “Say Goodbye.”
Who is Chris Brown?
What movie had the quote: “The only thing I like integrated is my coffee.”
What is Malcolm X?
He had no formal training and learned to paint by copying prints and European artworks. Best known for his landscape paintings
Who is Robert S. Duncanson?
She won a 1993 Grammy for her reading of her poem On the Pulse of Morning
Who is Maya Angelou?
On which Charleston street will you find the iconic Rainbow Row, the pastel-colored private residences that make up the longest cluster of Georgian row houses in the United States?
What is East Bay Street?