Queens
This actor portrayed Drag Queen extraordinaire, Noxema Jackson in this 1995 film "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar" This story tells the tale of 3 drag queens who embark on a road trip from NYC to California finding trials and surprising friendships along the way. This film also starred Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo.
Who is Wesley Snipes.
This 1971 blaxploitation film (which was remade in 2019 and starred Samuel L. Jackson) follows actor Richard Rountree as the iconic streetwise private detective hired by a Harlem Mob Boss to rescue his kidnapped daughter
What is Shaft
This 2023 Netflix film starring John Boyega, Tyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx depicts a sci-fi action film where a trio living in a neighborhood discover a nefarious government cloning conspiracy directly beneath their community
What is They Cloned Tyrone
This Disney animated series depicts a young man named Craig and his adventures with his family and two friends in the woods
What is Craig of the Creek
This TV series features Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson, a powerhouse real estate broker and Contractor/builder couple who transform homes in Atlanta
What is Married to Real Estate
This actress played Eddie Murphy's mother in Coming To America.
Who is Madge Sinclair who played Queen Aoleon
This 1972 film starring Ron O'Neal and Sheila Frazier (Also remade in 2018 and starred Trevor Jackson) follows a drug dealer man named Youngblood Priest trying to make one final score so he can get out of the drug dealing business
What is Superfly!
This 2025 film starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy tells the story of two former multinational special forces operatives who go underground to protect their son
What is Shadow Force
This 2001 animated series follows a young girl named Penny Proud and her family. In 2022, Disney revived the series. One of the more prominent characters was her grandmother named Suga Mama.
What is The Proud Family
This TV series features twin brothers Chris and Cavin Lamont who compete to either hunt down and renovate existing homes or build the home from the ground up
What is Buy it or Build It
Viola Davis played Nansica in this historic Drama based on the Agojie, an all-female regiment in West Africa
What is The Woman King
This 1972 film starring William Marshall, featured the first Black vampire story depicted in Cinema. It follows the story of Prince Mamuwalde who seeks out Count Dracula for aid with the slave trade in his country and is cursed with vampirism
What is Blacula
This 2023 Marvel movie directed by Ryan Coogler follows the story of Princess Shuri, played by Letitia Wright, as she works through the grief and rage of losing her brother, the King.
What is Black Panter: Wakanda Forever
This spin-off to Black-ish (premiering from 2019-2021) follows the Paul and Alicia who are forced to move from their commune to the suburbs to better provide for their family.
What is Mixed-ish
This TV series stars Retta (Parks and Recreation) who tours the country looking for hideous and often haunted homes in a contest that concludes in a home make over done by Alison Victoria
What is the Ugliest House in America
This 2018 documentary depicts the performance of gospel music sung by the powerhouse, Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin
What is Amazing Grace
This 2022 film directed by Shaka King and starring Dnaiel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton heavily focuses on the Black Panther movement in the late sixty's early seventies.
What is Judas and the Black Messiah
This 2022 Horror/Action film directed by Jordan Peele depicts a brother and sister who are witnesses to an alien phenomenon that is connected to a prior incident where an actress was attacked by her ape co-star.
What is NOPE!
This mockumentary series follows teachers working in a chronically underfunded public school in the heart of Philadelphia.
What is Abbott Elementary
This TV series features Mika and Brian Kleinschmidt who build homes from the ground up in under 100 days
What is 100 Day Dream Home
This 2020 film starting Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze and Kendrick Sampson follows a single mother and former beauty queen who enters her daughter into the local Miss Juneteenth pageant.
What is Miss Juneteenth
This 2007 film starring Denzel Washington and directed by Ridley Scott depicts the story of Frank Lucas a notorious heroine dealer who smuggles his "blue magic" in and out of Thailand with the use of Vietnam War servicemen
What is American Ganster
This action fueled TV series (from 2021-2025) starring Queen Latifah, depicts the story line of a prior CIA operative and Veteran named Robyn McCall who uses her skills to help those in need. The original series in 1985 starred Edward Woodward
What is The Equalizer
This Netflix Sci-fi series follows the story a widowed mother trying to understand her son's emerging powers and he grows up
What is Raising Dion
This Netflix TV Series featuring Mika Wlech on Design, Brooks Atwood on innovation, Ati Williams on Construction and Jessica Brooks on Engineering work together to renovate homes for families who need more space, for storage and creativity in their homes
What is Hack My Home