Historical Figures
First Black creative director at Louis Vuitton
Who is Virgil Abloh?
This American poet is famous for her works “And Still I Rise”, “Phenomenal Woman”
Who is Maya Angelou?
This tour holds the title for the highest average revenue per show for any female tour in US history
What is Cowboy Carter tour?
NFL quarterback who became a symbol of protest by kneeling during the national anthem
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
The network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved Africans to escape into free American states and Canada
What is the Underground Railroad?
Greatest track star in Canadian history
Who is Donovan Bailey?
This author wrote the classic novel "Things Fall Apart"
Who is Chinua Achebe?
This 2025 movie set a record for the most Oscar nominations ever received (16)
What is Sinners?
Senegalese soccer player currently playing for the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and was previously signed to the Premier League club, Liverpool
Who is Sadio Mané?
Country known as the birthplace of coffee (specifically Arabica species) and humanity due to early human fossils.
What is Ethiopia?
First black speaker of the House of Commons
Who is Greg Fergus?
This Alice Walker novel explores the lives of two African American sisters living in early 20th-century Georgia and was adapted for the big screen in 2023
What is The Color Purple?
This Black actress became an EGOT-winner (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) in 2023
Who is Viola Davis?
Serena Williams won her first US Open title at this age.
What is seventeen?
Second-largest global film industry by production volume
What is Nollywood?
Creator of the Afrobeat music genre
Who is Fela Kuti?
Work of fiction that Zora Neale Hurston is celebrated for
What is Their Eyes Were Watching God?
This Somali-Canadian rapper rose to fame with his song, “Wavin’ Flag”, and often references his Muslim faith, displacement, and Black culture in his songs
Who is K'naan?
First Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field
Who is Alice Coachman?
Black Canadian woman became the first to be featured on a Canadian banknote in 2018
Who is Viola Desmond?
First documented Black person to arrive in Canada
Who is Mathieu Da Costa?
Name of the first Canadian black-owned newspaper
What is Voice of the Fugitive?
This Canadian-born singer known as “XO” became one of the most streamed artist in the world.
Who is The Weeknd/Abel?
Black hockey legend who won multiple Stanley Cups and later became an NHL executive
Who is Grant Fuhr?
In 2010, the mayor of Halifax apologized for the 1960s destruction of this historic Black community
What is Hogan's Alley?