Black Authors/ Poets
This author wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Who is Maya Angelou?
In this year the NCAT was founded.
When is 1891?
This song goes:
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
Annie, are you okay?
So, Annie, are you okay? Are you okay, Annie?
(Can guess song or Artist)
What is Smooth Criminal? / Who is Michael Jackson?
They are most known for creating their line of black hair products in 1905; they were also America's first black self-made female millionaire.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This woman refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man and started to Montgomery bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Toni Morrison attended this HBCU.
What is Howard University?
These are the names of our mascots.
Who are Aggie and Aggietha?
This song goes:
I've got to get ready just a few minutes more
Gonna get that old feeling when you walk through that door
'Cause tonight is the night for feeling alright
We'll be making love the whole night through
(Can guess Song or Artist)
What is Saving All My Love for You? / Who is Whitney Houston?
They are best known for creating the first three-position traffic light & early gas mask.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This movement emphasized black pride and erged African Americans to take control of their political and economic lives.
What is the black power movement?
"Between the World and Me" is written by this author.
Who is Ta-Nehisi Coates?
These buildings on campus are named after the A&T four.
What is the Villages or Richmond Hall, Blair Hall, McNeil Hall, & McCain Hall?
This song goes:
You don't have to be rich
To be my girl
You don't have to be cool
To rule my world
Ain't no particular sign
I'm more compatible with
(Can guess Song or Artist)
What is Kiss? / Who is Prince?
They are best known for their inventions of the portable fax machine, touch tone machine, and the technology behind the caller ID & call waiting features.
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson?
They were a 14 year old boy from Chicago murdered for talking to a white woman.
Who is Emmitt Till?
This person was the first African American author to win a Pulitzer Prize.
Who is Gwendolyn Brooks?
This building is named after the second black astronaut.
What is McNair Hall?
This song goes:
Everyday I walk her home from school
And she tells me how she really feels
And there's no doubt in my mind
That this girl is one of a kind
'Cause all I keep thinking about is her in my arms
(Got to see what love is about)
And I won't feel the same until she is mine
(Can guess song or Artist)
What is Cool it Now? / Who is New Edition?
This inventor is most known for his work with peanuts making: milk, Worcestershire sauce, punches, cooking oil, salad oil, paper, cosmetics, soaps, and wood stains.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This civil rights leader did not believe that being peaceful achieved anything & black people should act in self defense.
Who is Malcom X?
This famous poet and writer is also known for her work in activism. Her birth name is Yolande. But know she goes by this.
Who is Nikki Giovanni?
This was NCAT's first name.
What is Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Colored Race?
This song goes:
People try to say I act a little funny
But that's just a figure of speech to me
They tell me I changed because I got money
But if you were there before
Then you're still down with me
(Can guess song or artist)
What is What about your friends? / Who is TLC?
This inventor is best known for their creation of the folding cabinet (a writing desk that folded into a single bed for individuals living in small spaces).
Who is Sarah E. Goode?
This person was the first African American student admitted to racially segregated Mississippi University.
Who is James Meredith?