Black Comedians
Chris Tucker played "Smokey" in this movie.
What is Friday?
This rapper was born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. on October 20, 1971, in Long Beach, California, to Vernell Varnado and Beverly Tate. He has had a dozen top 10 hits in his career, three of which went to No. 1.
Who is Snoop Dog?
This famous NBA player was killed with his daughter in a helicopter crash on the morning of January 26, 2020.
Who was Kobe Bryant?
These 2 sisters dominated women's tennis by transforming the game from deft finesse into violent physicality.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams?
Renowned actor, Chadwick Boseman died of cancer on August 28, 2020. Half a year after his death, he was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on for his final performance in this movie.
What is Ma Rainey's Black Bottom?
This comedian hosted Def Comedy Jam in the early 90's before he starred in his own Sitcom on TV named after him.
Who is Martin Lawrence?
Tupac's highest selling song with 4.8 million in sales was an incredible number in the 90s.
What is California Love?
He became the 44th president of the United States on January 20th, 2009.
Who is Barack Obama?
Decades ahead of his time in size and strength, he averaged 50 points and 25 rebounds per game in the 1962 NBA season. He also is the only NBA player to score 100 points in an NBA game.
Who is Wilt Chamberlain?
This movie is a drama based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas, played by Denzel Washington.
What is The Great Debaters?
This famous comedian was slapped at the 2022 Oscars by Will Smith.
Who is Chris Rock?
This rappers highest grossing single was "In Da Club" which was released in 2003.
Who is 50 Cent?
He was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
With six NBA championships, five MVPs and the coolest nickname in the history of sports: Air. This player is commonly called the "GOAT" the greatest of all time.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This female talk show host and actress became the first African American billionaire in 2003.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
These three comedians starred in the Kings of Comedy tour.
Who are Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Bernie Mac?
He is an American rapper, singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he is best known for being one-half of the Southern hip hop duo Outkast, alongside fellow Atlanta-based rapper Big Boi.
Who is Andre 3000?
He was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
Who was Frederick Douglass?
This player graduated from Auburn and is considered a "Living Legend". In 1989 he became the first and only athlete to make All-Star teams in the NFL and Major League Baseball in the same season.
Who is Bo Jackson?
This Oscar winner stars as political trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in a new film on Netflix chronicling her groundbreaking run for president of the United States in 1972.
Who is Regina King?
This romantic comedy was Kevin Hart's breakout movie in 2012.
What is "Think Like a Man"?
On March 31, 2019, this famous rapper was shot at least 10 times in the parking lot of his store, Marathon Clothing, in South Central Los Angeles at 3:18 p.m.
Who was Nipsey Hussel?
She was the first black female self-made millionaire.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
He broke Major League Baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Many thought that this actress should have won an Oscar for her portrayel of Tina Turner in the 1993 movie "What's Love Got To Do With It".
Who is Angela Bassett?