R&B
JUNETEENTH
HIP HOP
BLACK HISTORY
BLACK FIGURES
BEN
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R&B stands for?

Rhythm and Blues

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When did Juneteenth start?

June 19, 1865

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What was the first hip hop record label?

Sugar Hill Records

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What is the oldest known holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the US?

Juneteenth

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Who was the first black president of the United States?

Barack Obama

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What does BEN stand for?

Black Employee Network

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What is the birth place of Funk and R&B?

New Orleans

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Juneteenth is also known as?

Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and CelLiberation Day

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When it comes to 90s rap what two rappers are typically compared?

Tupac and Biggie

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What soda pop is associated with Juneteenth?

Strawberry Soda Pop

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Who was the first licensed Black pilot?

Bessie Coleman

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How can you sign up for BEN?

Encompass

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Who wrote the soul changing hit ‘A Change Gone Come?

Sam Cooke

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What does the Juneteenth monument commemorate?

A reading of the Emancipation Proclamation

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What infamous hip-hop group had RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah?

Wu-Tang Clan

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What does the bursting star on the Juneteenth flag symbolize ?

New Freedom and New People

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In June of 1967 he was nominated to serve as a justice on the United States Supreme Court and argued the Brown vs. Board of Education?

Thurgood Marshall

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BEN is a node within Tucson meaning it includes what sites?

TUS2, DTU2, HTC1, TUS5

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R&B was previously known as?

Race Records

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Which state was first to establish Juneteenth as a state holiday under legislation?

Texas

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Who Is the first female rapper to have a Diamond Certified song with Bodak Yellow?

Cardi B

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What was the name of the first public park freed-people had to purchase to celebrate Juneteenth and swim in, in the Houston Area?

Emancipation Park

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Apart of the LGBTQIA+ community known for Notes of a Native Son and Giovannis Room?

James Baldwin

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What was the first affinity group formed in 2005?

BEN

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What are two of the most common musical instruments used in R&B?

Saxophone, drums, bass, guitars, trumpet and piano.

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The first legislation to recognize Juneteenth Independence Day was introduced in the U.S House of Representative by who?

Barbara- Rose Collins

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He has 99 problems and a _____ aint one?

Jay-Z

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In what year did Juneteenth become a federal holiday?

June 17, 2021

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“I am America. I am the part you won’t recognize. But get used to me. Black, confident, cocky; my name, not yours; my religion, not yours; my goals, my own; get used to me” - ??

Muhammad Ali

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What is one of the leadership principles that are apart of BEN tenets?

Customer Obsession, Hire and Develop the Best, or Ownership