Black Cinema
90's Hip Hop
Sneaker Culture
Politics & Activism
Modern Inventors & Innovators
100
This Marvel movie staring Chadwick Boseman, became a cultural phenomenon and the first superhero movie to be nominated for Best Picture.
What is Black Panther?
100
This West Coast rapper and actor, known for "California Love" and "Dear Mama," is considered one of the greatest of all time.
Who is Tupac Shakur (or 2Pac)?
100
The most famous sneaker line in history, created by Nike for a Chicago Bulls legend.
What are Air Jordans?
100
He served as the 44th President of the United States, serving from 2009 to 2017.
Who is Barack Obama?
100
This NASA mathematician's calculations were critical to the success of the first U.S. spaceflights (famous from the movie Hidden Figures).
Who is Katherine Johnson?
200
This comedian and director pivoted to horror with the instant classics Get Out and Us.
Who is Jordan Peele?
200
This Brooklyn rapper, who put Bad Boy Records on the map with hits like "Juicy" and "Big Poppa."
Who is The Notorious B.I.G. (or Biggie Smalls)?
200
Often called "Uptowns" in New York, this classic white Nike silhouette is a staple in hip-hop fashion.
What are Air Force 1s?
200
She made history in 2021 by becoming the first female, first Black, and first South Asian Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
200
This female entrepreneur became the first self-made female millionaire in America by creating hair care products for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
300
This 1991 movie by John Singleton starred Ice Cube and Cuba Gooding Jr. and depicted life in South Central LA.
What is Boyz in the Hood?
300
This cryptic Staten Island group famously urged us to "Protect Ya Neck" and taught us that "Cash Rules Everything Around Me."
Who is the Wu-Tang Clan?
300
This late designer and founder of Off-White became the first Black artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
300
This phrase/hashtag became a global movement in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, founded by Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza, and Patrisse Cullors.
What is Black Lives Matter (BLM)?
300
You can thank this aerospace engineer for your summer fun; he invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
400
Voiced by Shameik Moore, this character took up the mantle in the animated hit Into the Spider-Verse.
Who is Miles Morales?
400
This Fugees member and solo artist won 5 Grammys in 1999 for her album The Miseducation of...
Who is Lauryn Hill?
400
Before Kanye West partnered with Adidas to make Yeezys, he had a short-lived sneaker partnership with this other major brand.
What is Nike? (The Air Yeezy 1 and 2 were Nike).
400
A key figure in modern voting rights, she founded "Fair Fight" and served as the Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Who is Stacey Abrams?
400
This computer scientist and engineer is a co-inventor of the IBM Personal Computer and the 1-Gigahertz chip.
Who is Mark Dean?
500
This 1989 Spike Lee Joint takes place on the hottest day of the summer in Brooklyn and ends with a riot at Sal's Pizzeria.
What is Do the Right thing?
500
Before he was an actor on Law & Order: SVU, he was a rapper known for the track "I Used to Love H.E.R."
Who is Ice-T?
500
In 1986, this hip-hop trio released the song "My Adidas," leading to the first major endorsement deal between a hip-hop group and a sneaker company.
Who are Run-D.M.C.?
500
This Civil Rights icon and Congressman, known for getting into "Good Trouble," passed away in 2020.
Who is John Lewis?
500
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett was a central scientist in the development of the vaccine for this global pandemic
What is COVID-19 (or Coronavirus)?