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Target BHM
100

Which African American artist is the first to gain international recognition?

Henry O’Tanner

100

This musician was known as the King of Pop

Michael Jackson

100

Banjo Lesson

Henry O’ Tanner

100

Maya Angelou is best known for her autobiography titled?

I know why the Caged Bird Sings

100

This is Target's official BHM brand/marketing name

Black Beyond Measure

200

Which African American Artist was well known for their Neo-Expressionism during the 1980s?

Jean-Michael Basquiat

200

This musician released music over three dozen albums over four decades with a notable song being When Doves Fly.

Prince

200

Migration of the Negro

Jacob Lawerence

200

This poet is best known for his jazz poetry during the Harlem Renaissance

Langston Hughes

200

This Target organization has led majority of this year's BHM events across the internal Target team

African American Business Council

300

This African American Artist creates stories through quilting

Faith Ringgold

300

This jazz singer is known as being the inspiration for Betty Boop

Esther Jones

300

Stomp

Archibald Motley

300

What does HBCU stand for?

Historically Black Colleges & Universities 

300

Target created this pitch-style competition series alongside REVOLT to create more opportunities for Black-owned businesses.

Bet on Black

400

What do we call the period of the 1920s-1940s when artists like Aaron Douglas were involved in a massive outflowing of art and intellectual culture focused around black identity and history?

Harlem Renaissance

400

This singer and songwriter was influenced by R&B, soul, and hip hop, and rose to prominence in the late 1990s with her debut album Baduizm.

Erykah Badu 

400

Let My People Go

Aaron Douglas

400

Famous photographer Gordon Parks photography during the 1940s-1970s focused on civil rights, urban life, race relations and

Poverty

400

Target's BHM collection set on this date

01/21/2024

500

Who was the first African American portrait artist?

Joshua Johnston

500

This singer and actress was the first black actress to star on broadway

Lena Horne
500

Going to Church

William H. Johnson

500

This rapper is known for recently being inducted as the first women rapper into the rock hall of fame and her first ever hit That's What Little Girls Are Made of

Missy Elliot

500

These are Target's 2024 HBCU Design College winners

Sopuruchi, Izuchukwu and Kamahl