Movies
Three Black women mathematicians help NASA launch astronauts into space, breaking racial and gender barriers.
What is Hidden Figures?
This Egyptian ruler was one of the earliest known Black African Queens
Who is Queen Nefertiti?
What fish is most commonly fried in Southern Black kitchens?
Catfish
This Black feminist writer coined the term "womanist" and wrote the Color Purple.
Who is Alice Walker?
Became Americas first self-made female millionaire by creating a line of hair care products for black woman
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This intense drama is the adaptation of award-winning author Alice Walker's novel and deals with serious themes - incest, marital abuse, overt racism and sexism
What is the color purple?
Pan African leader founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)
Who is Marcus Garvey
What sandwich became iconic in Harlem’s street food scene?
Chopped Cheese/Bacon Egg and Cheese
The Fire Next Time and Notes of a Native Son are essays by this influential writer.
Who is James Baldwin?
Turned her self-titled talk show into a media empire and became the world's first Black woman billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
a 1978 American musical adventure film produced in collaboration between Motown Productions and Universal Pictures featuring an entirely African-American cast. The film follows the adventures of a shy Harlem, New York, schoolteacher who finds herself magically transported to a new Land.
What is The Wiz?
This leader of Black Panther party coined phrase " All power to the people"
Who is Kwame Ture
How did okra travel from Africa to the Americas, and what dish did it inspire?
Gumbo
During the 1920s, what was the art movement that celebrated creativity in Black music, literature, and visual art.
What is the Harlem Renaissance.
What’s the name for the discriminatory practice of denying loans based on race or neighborhood?
Redlining
In what movie was this quote said in?
"I’m not crazy. I’m just not you.”
Set It Off
What African country was never colonized?
A. Ethiopia
B. Liberia
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
What seasoning blend is essential to Cajun and Creole cooking?
The “holy trinity”: onion, bell pepper, celery
Their Eyes Were Watching God Tells the story of Janie Crawford's search for identity.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
What type of loan often targets low-income communities with high interest rates and short terms?
Payday Loans
In what movie was this quote said in?
"Craig, you ain’t got to lie. You ain’t got to lie, Craig!"
Friday
A pivotal figure in the Civil Rights who organized the March on Washington and advisor to MLK on nonviolent protest.
Hint: LGBTQ+ Male
Who is Bayard Rustin
What syrupy dessert is made from cornmeal and molasses?
Hoecakes
This Brooklyn-born artist went from graffiti tagging under the name SAMO to become one of the most influential painters of the 80s' for his neo-expressionist paintings.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat
First Black Billionaire
Mansa Musa