Michael Jackson made this gravity-defying backward glide world-famous
What is the moonwalk?
Before going solo, Beyoncé rose to fame in this trio with hits like “Say My Name”
What is Destiny’s Child?
This title guy is a fry cook under the sea
Who is SpongeBob SquarePants?
This Harlem Renaissance poet wrote 2 novels: "Not Without Laughter" & "Tambourines to Glory
Who is Langston Hughes?
A prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street was burned in a 1921 massacre in this city that left 10,000 homeless
What is Tulsa?
In this Latin dance, partners move in a box step and often count “slow, slow, quick-quick”
What is the rumba?
This 2008 Beyoncé hit tells you “if you liked it,” you should put something on it
What is Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)?
You #@$%& better know this TV chef has a personal recipe for soft scrambled eggs & bacon jam toast on his website! Well?!
Who is Gordon Ramsey?
Author of “The Black Jacobins,” this Trinidadian historian chronicled the Haitian Revolution
Who is C.L.R. James?
In 1989, this tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil off Alaska; later, under the name "Oriental Nicety", it was sold for scrap
What is the Exxon Valdez
Russell Horning, also known as "Backpack Kid", went viral doing this dance to Katy Perry's song "Swish Swish"
What is the floss?
Beyoncé voiced Nala in this 2019 Disney remake
What is The Lion King?
Bam! Enjoy "kicked up fried calamari with Creole olive salad" at his flagship New Orleans restaurant
Who is Emeril Lagasse?
Her novel "Kindred" tells of Dana, a young Black woman who is transported from the 1970s back in time to the pre-Civil War South
Who is Octavia E. Butler?
The A.M.A. fought against these 2 federal programs, 1 for the elderly & 1 for the poor, before they were enacted in 1965
What is Medicare and Medicaid?
This Harlem-born dance style shares its name with a quick, energetic jazz piano type
What is the Charleston?
The alter ego Beyoncé introduced on her 2008 album was named this
Who is Sasha Fierce?
This Canadian chef turned actor plays Neil Fak on "The Bear"
Who is Matty Matheson?
"Scenes of Subjection" and "Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments"
Who is Saidiya Hartman?
In 1876, after escaping from a New York jail & fleeing the country, this corrupt politician was brought back to the United States
Who is Boss Tweed?
Headlining Cuba's famed Tropicana nightclub in the 1950s, Celia Cruz reigned for decades as "The Queen of" this music
What is Salsa?
Beyoncé and Jay-Z dressed up as this iconic toy couple with their daughter, Blue Ivy, in 2016
Who are Barbie and Ken?
With more "Ruminations" than recipes, this James Beard Award-winning chef provided some "Food for Thought"
Who is Alton Brown?
In the 1970s, this Black feminist group developed a multidimensional analysis recognizing a "simultaneity of oppressions," a foundational element of intersectionality
What is the Combahee River Collective?
This congressional committee created in 1938 became the Internal Security Committee in 1969 & was dissolved in '75
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)? Bonus if you guessed The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA).