Black History
This Black abolitionist escaped slavery and became a powerful speaker and writer, authoring Narrative of the his life
Frederick Douglass.
This singer is known as the "Queen Bey."
Beyoncé
BLM is the acronym for this social movement.
Black Lives Matter
This athlete is often called the greatest basketball player of all time and wore number 23 for the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Jordan
This music genre originated in the Bronx during the 1970s.
Hip-Hop
This Black military unit became famous for its service during World War II and was known as the Red Tails.
Tuskegee Airmen?
This Marvel movie became a cultural phenomenon and featured the fictional nation of Wakanda.
Black Panther
NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of ______ People.
Colored
This former First Lady wrote the bestselling memoir Becoming.
Michelle Obama
Soul food often includes collard greens, cornbread, and this side dish.
Macaroni and Cheese
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery.
What is the 13th amendment?
This poet wrote and performed "The Hill We Climb" at the 2021 inauguration.
Amanda Gorman
This network was created by former tv reporter and billionaire
What is OWN?
This singer became the first Black woman to headline the Super Bowl halftime show solo.
Rihanna
This hairstyle involves braiding hair close to the scalp in rows and has roots in African traditions.
Cornrows
She was the first black woman to graduate from an Ivy League law school, Yale University, in 1942
Who is Jane Bolin?
This author wrote Beloved and became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Toni Morrison
UNCF stands for this organization whose slogan is "A mind is a terrible thing to waste."
United Negro College Fund
This inventor improved the electric light bulb and held numerous patents.
Lewis Latimer
Founded in 1906, this historically Black Greek-letter fraternity was the first intercollegiate fraternity established for African American men.
Alpha Phi Alpha
This amendment granted Black men the right to vote in 1870.
15th
This jazz musician, known as "Satchmo," helped popularize jazz worldwide.
Louis Armstrong
SCLC stands for this civil rights organization founded in 1957.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This NASA mathematician's calculations helped send astronauts into space and was featured in Hidden Figures.
Katherine Johnson
This cultural concept emphasizes collective responsibility, community, and interconnectedness and is often summarized by the phrase "I am because we are."
Ubuntu