Know Ya Roots
The name of the 1920s cultural movement celebrating black art, music, and literature originating in New York
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
2016 film starring Taraji P Henson, Janelle Monae and Octavia Spencer as NASA mathematicians
What is Hidden Figures?
WGFATH
(hint: fast food/eating out)
What is "We got food at the house?"
Black female artist is remembered as the “Queen of Jazz”
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This tennis superstar has won 23 Grand Slam single titles
Who is Serena Williams?
This organization was founded in 1909 to fight for civil rights and end racial discrimination
What is the NAACP?
The first Madea movie that came out
What is Diary of a Mad Black Woman?
INOOYLF
(hint: talking back)
What is "I'm not one of your little friends?"
Who are the 3 members of Destiny's Child?
Who are Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland, and Beyonce Knowles?
The team did Jackie Robinson played for in 1947
Who is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court Case declared that school segregation was unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This 1988 Eddie Murphy Movie classic follows an African Prince coming to Queens, New York.
What is Coming to America?
BHBTSLCO
(hint: curfew)
What is "Be home before the street lights come on?"
"Rock Da Boat" and "Miss You" are hits of which R&B singer?
Who is Aaliyah?
The first black woman to win an individual medal in gymnastics at the olympics
Who is Dominique Dawes?
The name of the protests in the South in which black and white people rode together on buses?
What are the Freedom Rides?
This 1992 film features Whoopi Goldberg as a nun on the run.
What is Sister Act?
DILLBTF
(hint: your story doesn't make sense)
What is "Do I look like Booboo the fool?"
What is the name of Lauryn Hill's 1998 debut solo album?
What is the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?
Risked his boxing career to stand on his principles by refusing to be drafted in the Vietnam War
Who is Muhammad Ali?
The year president Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation
What is 1863?
This 1985 film based on Alice Walker's novel, tells the story of Celie's struggles and resilience in the early 1900s south.
What is The Color Purple?
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(hint: you got a whooping)
What is "stop crying before I give you something to cry about?"
Name the Grammy-Award winning quartet from Philadelphia that has sold over four million copies of their album Cooley High Harmony.
Who is Boyz II Men?
This athlete was nicknamed "Prime Time" and was the only person to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
Who is Deion Sanders?