Black History
Which State did President Obama serve in as U.S. senator before he became president?
What is Illinois?
This 1954 case ended segregation in public schools.
What is Brown v Board of Education?
Before walking into a store, what does your momma say to you?
What is "What is don't ask for nothing, don't touch nothing, don't look at nothing"?
The first Black Supreme Court justice?
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This detroit bases label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959 launched the careers of artists like Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye.
What is Motown Records?
The first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chilsolm?
This 1896 case upheld "separate but equal".
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
When you are telling a story, Black people always say "WTBOW" to help make the story make sense.
What is "were they Black or white?"
Before joining the Supreme Court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson served on this federal appellate court based in Washington, D.C., often called the "second most powerful court in the country".
What is the U.S Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit?
This rapper-activist was put on trial in 1992 accused of inciting violence with his music, but later became a best-selling author and major political voice.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This African American inventor created the traffic light and gas mask?
Who is Garrett Morgan?
Madea got away the first time in Madea Goes to Jail because the officer did not follow the precedent set in...
What is Miranda v Arizona?
A Louisiana dish introduced by slaves mixing okra and rice to make a stew.
What is Gumbo?
Before becoming the first Black woman to serve as US Secretary of State, this legal scholar and political scientist was also the first Black woman to serve as Provost of Stanford University.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
Billie Holiday's haunting performance of this song brought national attention to the horrors of lynching in the 1930s.
What is Strange Fruit?
In 1964, Malcolm X visited this place, which marked a pivotal turning point in his views on race and unity.
What is Mecca?
Dr. Moore testified in this landmark case in 2016 that involved the University of Texas.
What is Fisher v University of Texas?
What does AAVE stand for?
What is African American Vernacular English?
This Black legal scholar wrote "Sister Citizen" and ran for president of the American Political Science Association.
Who is Melissa Harris-Perry?
A jazz legend, nicknamed "Satchmo" was known for his trumpet playing and unique voice.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This landmark student protest in 1960 began with a sit-in at a Woolsworth's lunch counter in Greensboro NC?
Chief Justice Roger B Taney delivered the majority opinion in this case that ruled African Americans could not be citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford?
This female basketball player was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in Basketball.
Who is Lisa Leslie?
Became the first Black woman admitted to practice before the Supreme Court in 1879?
Who is Belva Lockwood?
In 1989 this rap group went to the Supreme Court after beinh accused of obsenity for their album, which became a landmark free speech case in music.
Who is 2 Live Crew?