across the diaspora
Known for its strong influence on reggae music, this Caribbean island was the birthplace of Bob Marley.
What is Jamaica?
This term describes a rhythmic style of storytelling that originated in the Bronx in the 1970s and birthed a global movement.
What is hip-hop?
This young girl’s brave refusal to give up her seat on a segregated bus helped inspire the civil rights movement.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
The first Black baseball player in the MLB
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This 2002 classic sees Wild'n Out host and father of 12, Nick Cannon playing with a university band
What is drumline?
Which country had the first successful slave revolt in the Western Hemisphere and led to this country’s independence in 1804.
What is Haiti?
Beyoncé shocked the world and made a political statement when she dropped this 2016 visual album without warning.
What is Lemonade?
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Who was the first Black female billionaire?
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
"I pull up at the club V.I.P. gas tank on E But all dranks on me"
What is wipe me down?
Known as “Motown,” this Michigan city played a huge role in Black music history with artists like Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross.
What is Detroit?
This groundbreaking hip-hop group from Queens introduced the world to “My Adidas” and were the first rap group endorsed by a major brand.
Who is Run-DMC?
This activist and poet co-founded the Black Panther Party and later became a prominent voice for Black LGBTQ+ rights
Who is Angela Davis?
This Black scholar and civil rights activist co-founded the NAACP in 1909
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois
This artist was the first Hip Hop related Grammy winner for Best Rap Performance
Who is Will Smith?
Famous for its steelpan music and annual Carnival, this island is part of the twin-island nation in the southern Caribbean.
What is Trinidad?
Often called the "Queen of Hip-Hop Soul," this artist blended soulful vocals with streetwise beats on albums like “What’s the 411?”
Who is Mary J. Blige?
An anti-apartheid revolutionary, he became South Africa’s first Black president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
She was a NASA mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics were critical to the success of the first U.S. crewed spaceflights.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
It's drivin' me out of my mind
That's why it's hard for me to find
Can't get it out of my head
Miss her, kiss her, love her
What is Poison?
This Pan-African leader was born in Trinidad, became a national hero in Jamaica, and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to unite people of African descent worldwide.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
He created the soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement with powerful songs like “A Change Is Gonna Come” before dying tragically young.
Who is Sam cooke?
This author and activist co-founded the National Black Feminist Organization in 1973 and wrote Ain’t I a Woman?
Who is bell hooks?
He was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 1967
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This female rapper attended Texas Southern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Administration.
What is Megan thee Stallion?