Afro Music Culture
This artist went viral for the hit “Water” and started the #WaterChallenge on TikTok.
Who is Tyla?
This Disney movie made history with the first Black animated princess.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This Canadian rapper dropped For All the Dogs in 2023, featuring SZA and Sexyy Red.
Who is Drake?
This Canadian woman is known as the “Rosa Parks of the North” for refusing to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre in 1946.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This hairstyle originated in Africa and became a symbol of pride in the 1960s.
Afro / braids
This Nigerian artist’s hit “Calm Down” blew up worldwide with a remix featuring Selena Gomez.
Who is Rema?
This 2020 film about jazz and the afterlife starred Jamie Foxx as a music teacher.
What is Soul?
This Nigerian-born designer made waves in fashion as Louis Vuitton’s first Black creative director.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
This U.S. Vice-President made history as the first woman and person of Black and South-Asian heritage in the role.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This Caribbean dish made from rice, beans, and coconut milk is popular in Jamaica and The Bahamas.
Rice and peas
This rapper and fashion icon is known for “Super Freaky Girl” and her Barbz fanbase.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
This 2017 film, directed by Jordan Peele, blended horror and racial commentary.
What is Get Out?
Who won the 2023 US Open at age 19?
Coco Gauff
This U.S. law, passed in 1964, made discrimination based on race, color, or religion illegal.
What is the Civil Rights Act?
This dance form born in the Bronx became one of hip-hop’s four pillars.
What is breakdancing?
This artist made history performing the Super Bowl halftime show while pregnant in 2023.
Who is Rihanna?
American sitcom created by Kenya Barris, follows the Johnson family as they explore identity and race in modern America.
What is Black-ish?
This American city erupted in protests in 2020 after the death of George Floyd.
What is Minneapolis?
This activist led the fight to end apartheid in South Africa and became the country’s first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
Celebrated every January 15 in Canada, this day honors the achievements, culture, and pride of Black Canadians.
What is Black Excellence Day
Beyoncé sampled which Jamaican artist’s 2003 dancehall hit “Pon de Replay” style on her 2022 Renaissance album?
Who is Sean Paul?
This film, based on a true story, tells how three Black women mathematicians helped NASA launch John Glenn into orbit.
What is Hidden Figures?
Called a modern “Renaissance man,” this artist has written for TV, acted in Community, created Atlanta, and performs music as Childish Gambino.
Who is Donald Glover
This Vancouver neighborhood was home to a thriving Black community before being destroyed for city redevelopment.
What is Hogan’s Alley?
This Detroit producer revolutionized hip-hop with his soulful beats and the 2006 album Donuts, made while he was in the hospital.
Who is J Dilla