History
This poet is famous for her book "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
Who was Maya Angelou
NBA Player to win 11 championships
Who is Bill Russell
Interrupted Taylor Swift’s VMA acceptance speech in 2009
Who is Kanye West
The brothers from “The Boondocks”
Who are Huey and Riley
This music is played while doing household chores
What is Gospel music
He gave the famous speech “The Ballot or the Bullet”
Who was Malcolm X
This quarterback won Offensive Player of the Year in 2018
Who is Patrick Maholmes
This iconic artist released the album “What’s Going On” in 1971
Who was Marvin Gaye
Jackie Chan co-star in the “Rush Hour” movies
Who is Chris Tucker
This holiday was recently instated and celebrates the end of slavery in America
What is Juneteenth
This was the location where MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
Where was the Lincoln Memorial
This tennis player won the US-Open in 1999 at 17 years old
Who is Serena Williams
Pulitzer Prize Winning West Coast Rapper
Who is Kendrick Lamar
This sitcom ran from 1992-1997 and was about a DJ/radio-host and his girlfriend
What was ”Martin”
The dialect most popularly used by African Americans
What is African American Vernacular English
The first black woman elected to the Supreme Court
This NBA player is the only player to win six MVPs
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar
This rapper’s real name is “Nayvadius Wilburn”
Who is Future
This Academy Award winning director has made great strides in progress by using predominantly black casts in his films
Who is Jordan Peele
This country celebrates their independence every January 1st with “Freedom stew”
What is Haiti
This year President Ford established Black History Month
What was 1976
Fought Muhammad Ali at the “Thrilla in Manila”
Who was Joe Frazier
This singer was the first Black person to win a Grammy in 1958
Who was Ella Fitzergerald
What NBA player played the role of “Jesus Shuttlesworth” in Spike Lee’s movie, “He Got Game”
The country jollof rice originated from
Where is Senegal