Music
This Motown legend is known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Aretha Franklin
This 2018 Marvel movie celebrated African culture and Wakanda
Black Panther
This singer is known as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul
Mary J. Blige
his famous abolitionist lived in Rochester for many years
Frederick Douglass
This month celebrates Black history in the U.S.
February
This rapper dropped the album Illmatic in 1994.
Nas
This Spike Lee film begins with the line, “Wake up!”
What is Do the Right Thing?
his group sang “End of the Road.
Boyz II Men
This annual Rochester festival celebrates African and Caribbean culture
International Jazz Festival
She refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama
Rosa Parks
his artist famously performed “Purple Rain
Prince
This actor starred in Training Day and won an Oscar
Denzel Washington
his artist released Confessions in 2004
Usher
This street is central to Rochester’s historic Black community.
Joseph Avenue
This leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
This hip-hop group includes Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams
Destiny Child
his Jordan Peele film mixes horror with social commentary
Get Out
his singer is known for hits like “Say My Name” and “Irreplaceable.
Beyoncé
This New York city is nicknamed “The Flower City
Rochester
This movement emphasized Black pride and self-determination in the 1960s
Black Power Movement
his Chicago artist popularized the phrase “Jesus Walks” in hip-hop
Kanye West
This 1991 film starred Ice Cube as Doughboy
Boyz n the Hood
This neo-soul artist sang “On & On
Erykah Badu
Frederick Douglass published this famous abolitionist newspaper in Rochester
The North Star
This author wrote The Bluest Eye and won a Nobel Prize
Toni Morrison