Black Pop Culture
Who was the first Black American to win an EGOT?
Whoopie Goldberg
Who said: “Ain’t nobody coming to see you Otis”
The legendary ad-libbed quote comes from the 1998 TV miniseries The Temptations by actor Leon (playing David Ruffin)
A former sharecropper who emerged as a powerful voting rights activist in Mississippi. She co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and spoke out against institutional disenfranchisement at the 1964 Democratic National Convention
Fannie Lou Hammer
When was Juneteenth officially announced?
June 19, 1865
Who is most likely to be on the grill?
Unc
What city and year did rap originate in?
New York/Bronx, 1970
Who said: "When they go low, we go high”
Michelle Obama
Was best known as a pioneering educator, civil rights leader, and government official. Often called "The First Lady of Negro America," she founded the school that became Bethune-Cookman University and was the first Black woman to lead a federal agency, serving as an advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Mary McLeod Bethune
Where was it announced that 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree eventually going on to become Juneteenth.
Galveston, Texas
What ingredients should absolutely not be added to any dish?
Raisins
What is the hidden significance of James Browns dance moves?
His dance moves were directions for his band members and signaled “fines” for when his band members were out of sync such as missing a musical cue or being out of step.
Who said: "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”
Assata Shakur
An American politician who, in 1968, became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
Shirley Chisolm
What fruit has been a symbol for freedom and liberation for Black Americans?
Watermelon
What activities might occur at the cookout?
Dancing, playing cards, gossiping, kids playing, arguing, eating
Name any of the Black American musicians who helped to usher rock and roll music into the mainstream media.
Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Who said: “But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
Bell Hooks
Nine months before Rosa Parks did it she was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a standing white woman after school.
Claudette Colvin
Juneteenth is known as...
America’s second Independence Day
What MIGHT get you kicked out of the cookout?
Coming late, empty handed and starting drama
What album did Mary J Blige name after her role in directory assistance?
What's the 411
Who said: "Who gonna check me boo?"
Sheree – Real Housewives of Atlanta
Was a leader in environmentalism and promoted the usage of alternative crops. His theories on how alternative crops (like peanuts and sweet potatoes) could be used to improve the quality of life of poor farmers were praised throughout the country, and he was even dubbed “Black Leonardo” by a 1941 issue of “Time” magazine.
George Washington Carver
What was the first state to make Juneteenth a holiday?
Texas
Who gets their plate first?
The children