Black History Icons
He said "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali?
Finish this saying. "God is good ..."
What is "All the time."?
"R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Find out what it ______ to me"
Means
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer was born in Memphis, sang gospel as a child, and her hits include “Respect”and “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
Name two HBCU's in Florida. They have four.
Bethune Cookman, FAMU, Florida Memorial, and Edward Waters University.
Born a slave, she escaped and then famously delivered a powerful speech in 1851 at the Ohio Women’s Convention, “Ain’t I a Woman?”.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Finish this saying. God may not come when you want Him, but ... ?
He's always on time.
"Because I’m happy..." ____ along if you feel like a room without a roof."
Clap.
Known as “The Velvet Voice,” this singer released Never Too Much in 1981 and later won a Grammy for “Dance with My Father.”
Who is Luther Vandross?
Virginia has two HBCU's. One is Norfolk State. What's the other?
Hampton University
This 14-year-old's 1955 murder helped spark the movement.
Who is Emmett Till?
What is the unofficial motto for keeping family business private?
“What goes on in this house, stays in this house.”
Girls, you know you better ______
Some guys, some guys are only about
(That thing, that thing, that thing)
Watch out.
A soul icon from Philadelphia, this singer was the lead voice of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes before going solo, with hits like “Love T.K.O.”.
Who is Teddy Pendergrass?
South Carolina has two HBCU's. One is Allen University. What is the other one?
Benedict College.
A trailblazer for education and civil rights, she founded the Daytona Normal and Industrial Institute for Black girls.
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
Not everyone who looks like you is on your side. What is the saying that correlates for this?
“All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk.”
"Is it worth it? Let me work it
I put my thing down, flip it and _______ it
Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gniht ym tup I"
Reverse.
Born in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1936, this singer‑songwriter gave us hits like “Mercy, Mercy” and wrote “Chain of Fools” for Aretha Franklin.
Who is Don Covay?
Name a HBCU in Maryland. They have four.
Bowie State, Coppin State, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Morgan State University.
He founded the Tuskegee Institute and believed in vocational training for African Americans.
Who is Booker T Washington?
Don’t talk big if you can’t back it up. What is the saying for this?
“Don't write a check your behind can’t cash.”
"Okay, ladies, now let's get in formation...Cause I ____."
Slay.
A concert singer from the late 1800s dubbed “The Double‑Voiced Queen of Song” for her soprano‑baritone range, she toured internationally and was compared in press to Jenny Lind.
Who is Flora Batson?
Name a HBCU in Louisiana.
Dillard and Grambling State University.