Eritrea
What year Eritrea gain its independence?
1991
Who is the last Emperor of Ethiopia?
Haile Selassie
This Baptist minister led the Montgomery Bus Boycott and delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
This country is the first Black, formerly enslaved nation to successfully rebel and establish independence
Haiti
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison before becoming president in 1994.
Nelson Mandela
Semetic language that originated in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. It later became official language of Kingdom of Aksum.
Ge'ez
Who is the famous Ethiopian Olympic runner who ran barefoot in 1960
Abebe Bikila
This genre, pioneered by DJs in the Bronx in the 70s, became a global cultural force.
Hip-Hop
This global reggae icon was born in Nine Mile, Jamaica.
Bob Marley
This 14th-century West African ruler is often considered one of the wealthiest individuals in history.
Mansa Musa
Who was the first African to win Tour de France
Biniam Girmay
What was the decisive battle that secured Ethiopian independence against the Italians?
The Battle of Adwa
This legal strategist for the NAACP later became the first Black Supreme Court justice.
Thurgood Marshall
This Portuguese-speaking country has the largest population of African descent outside Africa.
This Ghanaian leader became the first prime minister of an independent sub-Saharan African nation in 1957.
Kwame Nkrumah
What empire occupied parts of Eritrea in the 17th century? (hint: Not Italy)
The Ottoman Empire
This Ethiopian cuisine originated as a survival tactic during the 16th-century Abyssinian-Adal War.
Tire Siga (raw meat)
This revolutionary organization was founded in 1966 by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
The Black Panther Party
This Pan-African political leader from Jamaica was a major proponent of Black nationalism in the early 20th century.
Marcus Garvey
This Kenyan anti-colonial uprising (1952–1960) challenged British rule.
Mau-Mau Uprising
What do the colors and the emblem on the Eritrean flag represent/symbolize?
Haile Selassie visited Jamaica in 1966, a term coined from the event was "Rastafari". What was this day called?
Grounation Day (April 21)
This movement saw millions relocate from the South to Northern and Western cities between 1916 and 1970.
The Great Migration
This Caribbean country granted asylum to Black Panther Assata Shakur in 1984
Cuba
This Algerian revolutionary movement fought France in a war of independence beginning in 1954.
What is the National Liberation Front?