Hair Culture
During slavery in the Americas, enslaved Africans used these hairstyles to map out escape routes and deliver messages. It was also used to hide food such as rice.
Cornrows
This South Georgia Church organization that was established in 1918 under the leadership of Bishop Bass
COGIU
Known as the "Marching 100," this HBCU's marching band from Florida has performed at multiple presidential inaugurations and is world-renowned.
FAMU
"I'll play you... for your heart."
**Name the title of this movie
Love & Basketball
She was a successful businesswoman and inventor who held multiple patents for beauty products, including a scalp protector used during hair straightening.
Madam CJ Walker
This hair-straightening tool, heated on a stove, was historically used to achieve a sleek, straight look in the early 20th century.
This gospel group is best known for his 1983 hit song "Rough Side of the Mountain"
Reverend F.C Barnes & Family
Established in 1881, this Atlanta-based women's college is the only historically Black college dedicated to the education of Black women.
Spelman College
This movie tells the story of NASA mathematicians Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, who helped send John Glenn to space.
Hidden Figures
This inventor developed the three-signal traffic light and an improved gas mask, which saved many lives during World War I.
Garrett Morgan
Wearing hair this way is often a method of retaining moisture and protecting curls overnight.
Bonnet
This female preacher, known as the "Godmother of Gospel," popularized gospel music through her powerful singing and helped shape the genre in the mid-20th century.
Mahalia Jackson
The marching band at this Louisiana HBCU, known as "The Human Jukebox," has performed at several Super Bowl halftime shows.
Southern University
This legendary actor and director starred in In the Heat of the Night and was the first Black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
Sidney Poitier
This media mogul became the first Black female billionaire through her successful talk show and various media ventures.
Oprah Winfrey
Originally created by African American chemist Garrett A. Morgan, this product was used to straighten hair before flat irons.
Relaxer
This church tradition, rooted in African culture, involves the rhythmic clapping of hands and the use of tambourines during worship services.
praise and worship
This HBCU is the oldest in the US
Fisk University
"I loves Harpo, she say. God knows I do. But I'll kill him dead before I let him beat me."
**Name the title of the movie
The Color Purple
This inventor and scientist was known as the "Father of the Blood Bank" for his work in developing methods to store blood plasma.
Dr. Charles Drew
2020 Act enstated to protect against race-based hairstyle discrimination?
The Crown Act
This Christian denomination, founded in 1816 by Richard Allen, became the first independent Black denomination in the U.S.
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church
As of 2022, this number represents the total count of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States.
99
This Black actress broke barriers in 1939 by becoming the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role in Gone with the Wind.
Hattie McDaniel
This inventor invented the sew-in weave technique that was later patented in 1951.
Christina Jenkins