Black Music/Dance
This line dance is often played at weddings and cookouts.
What is the Electric Slide?
A humorous acronym jokingly associated with people within the Black community never being on time.
What is CPT (colored people time)?
A black sitcom that aired in 2014 that sparked 2 more sitcoms in the same universe.
What is Blackish?
This shoe brand was very popular in late 2000s to mid 2010s.
A fruit that many pronounce wrong and also looks like a banana.
What is a plantain?
Known as the King of Pop and release the best selling album of all time.
YPYFIT
Hint: A metaphor used to describe something that tastes really good.
What is "You put your foot in this/that"?
This is an iconic trilogy with actors Ice Cube and Chris Tucker and their unemployed endeavors.
What is Friday?
Founded in 1909, this organization is the oldest civil rights group in the U.S., fighting for justice, equality, and the advancement of African Americans.
What is the NAACP?
This comfort food is always seen at cookouts, family reunions, big dinners, and Thanksgiving.
What is baked macaroni and cheese?
A fast paced hip-hop dance that originated in Harlem, New York in the early 2000s.
What is "getting lite"/Litefeet?
YGMM
Hint: Your mom would say this on your way home from school and you were hungry
What is "You got Mcdonald's money?"
Dramatic TV series on FOX about a family climbing the hip-hop industry ladder.
What is Empire?
This iconic hairstyle, worn by proudly during the 1960s-1970s as a symbol of Black pride made a comeback in the 2000s with the natural hair movements.
What is the Afro?
These are small fried balls of dough often served as a side to fried fish or BBQ.
What are hush puppies?
Originating in Chicago by artist Chief Keef but later popularized by New York artist.
What is drill music?
ITDP
Hint: A phrase your mom says after you do something wrong or your grades aren't the best.
What is "It's that d*mn phone?"
This biographical film told the story of the rise of the rap group N.W.A and its members.
What is Straight Outta Compton?
Often paired with high top sneakers and large gold chains, this oversized clothing style of the 1980s and 1990s was popularized by hip-hop culture.
What is baggy fashion?
This rich, slow-cooked meat dish, often seasoned with herbs, spices, and sometimes beans, is a staple in Caribbean and Southern soul food kitchens.
What is Oxtail?
This African-American dance form, rooted in African traditions and popularized at HBCUs, combines precision rhythm, and call-and-response chants.
What is stepping?
IBYITWAICTYO
Hint: Something your mom says when she feels like you tried her.
What is "I brought you in this world and I can take you out"
This 2005 film from playwright and filmmaker Tyler Perry blends comedy and family drama, centering on a chaotic family drama where old wounds resurface and secrets are revealed.
What is Madea's Family Reunion?
This style of speech, which emerged in the 1980s and 90s, blends rhythm, storytelling, and performance, often highlighting social issues in Black communities.
What is slam poetry or spoken word poetry?
A Louisiana Creole classic, this dish combines legumes and grains, often slow-cooked with sausage or ham hocks.
What is red beans and rice?