Hip Hop History / Music History
African American History
African History
Current America
Schools vs Prisons
100
The rapper/actor who wrote "Black America Again"
Who is Common
100
Most Africans who were taken by slave ships were taken from this side of the African continent.
What is West Africa
100
17 year old teenager was gunned down for "looking suspicious" by George Zimmerman in 2012 in Florida.
Who is Trayvon Martin
100
More people are locked up in prison in this state than in any other state.
What is Louisiana
200
The rapper/actor Common is from this city and state.
What is Chicago Illinois
200
These were the two types of packing styles aboard slave ships
What is tight packing and loose packing
200
These special symbols originate in the country of Ghana, Kumu Luz has one of them on her shoulder
What are Adinkra Symbols
200
This 32 year old man was shot twice in the chest by police officers in Baton Rogue, LA for "selling cds in front of a store."
Who is Alton Sterling
200
The United States has about 4.4 percent of the world's population, and this percent of the prison population
What is 25 percent
300
In order to kill off large amounts of tribes, European colonists would do this to Native American villages.
What is Small Pox blankets
300
The West African God of Health, the Doctor to the Gods
Who is Erinle
300
This Florida law was used by George Zimmerman as his reason for shooting Trayvon Martin
What is Florida's Stand Your Ground Law
300
Since 1980, California has made 1 new university, and this many new prisons.
What is 22
400
This rapper from Queens NY, wrote the inspirational song "I Can"
Who is Nas
400
He recited a Psalm after travelling hundreds of miles from Virginia to Philadelphia in the mail.
Who is Henry Box Brown
400
Similar to Pele, this African God is the God of the Volcanoes and Deserts
Who is Aganju
400
An illegal program ran by the government and FBI aimed at stopping, discrediting, and surveilling political organizations in order to stop revolutions from occuring.
What is cointelpro
400
It costs about $9,000 dollars to keep kids in school per year, and this amount per year to keep them in prison.
What is $62,000
500
These rappers are from Long Island NY and wrote "Me, Myself and I"
Who are De La Soul
500
Slaves who tried to escape often had this part of their body cut.
What is the Achilles Tendon
500
This ship was captained by John Hawkins
What is Jesus
500
The Hip Hop group who created the song "Fight The Power"
What is Public Enemy
500
This brilliant professor wrote "The New Jim Crow"
Who is Michelle Alexander