Black Athletes
Black Movies
Black Entertainment!
Vocabulary
BHM(Black History Month)
100

This athlete starred alongside Bugz Bunny in the film Space Jam and has also changed basketball during the last two decades of the 20th century.

Michael Jordan

100

This movie takes place in Los Angeles, CA, at the start of the weekend and follows two friends as they try to come up with money to reconcile a debt.


Friday

100

Who was the first female African-American millionaire in America?

**Bonus 300 points**

What did she make her fortune from?

Madam C.J. Walker

Hair care products

100

Action of using campaigning to bring about political or social change

Activism 

100

What month is Black History Month in? 

February

200

With 23 tennis titles, this athlete, along with her sister, has won the most Grand Slam tournaments in the Open Era (since 1968).

Serena Williams

200

Two young lovers grow up together and develop both as individuals and athletes as they balance their love life and their craft

Love & Basketball

200

This actor was the star in Black Panther

Chadwick Boseman

200

What does it mean for everyone to have the same treatment?

Equality

200

One of the most effective and celebrated leaders of the Underground Railroad. 

Harriet Tubman

300

Born Cassius Clay, this athlete was a standout boxing champion who mastered the art of the interview and was not afraid to speak out against issues he deemed unjust.

Muhamad Ali

300

This 2017 horror film by Jordan Peel follows an interracial couple as they pay a visit to family 

Get Out

300

Before he was a blockbuster actor, he was The Fresh Prince and, along with partner Jazzy Jeff, won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance.

Will Smith

300

The separation or isolation of a race other than white

Segregation 

300

Delivered the famous “I Have A Dream” speech during the March on Washington.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

400

During the 2016 NFL season, this athlete decided to kneel in protest of the mistreatment of African Americans during the pregame singing of the national anthem.

Colin Kaepernick 

400

This Christmas classic tells the story of a family getting together for the holidays for the first time in many years as they discover truths about themselves and each other

This Christmas

400

He has made, played in, and directed all 10 Madea Movies!

Tyler Perry

400

What does BLM stand for? 

The Black Lives Matter movement

400

Refused to give up her seat for a white passenger on a bus in 1955!

Rosa Parks

500

Regarded as one of the best players in basketball today, this athlete was raised in Ohio and now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Lebron James

500

This movie was based off of three magnificent African American women who worked for NASA and helped send man to the moon 

Hidden figures

500

In 2009, Disney finally gave us the first-ever African-American animated Disney princess!

Princess Tiana / The Princess and the Frog

500

To defeat or prevail

Overcome 

500

Elected as the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American president.

Barack Obama