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Notable Black Characters
100
Here is a piece of artwork created by Aaron Douglas during this period in African-American history which was an intellectual and cultural movement of music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship centered in Harlem and Manhattan, NY spanning the 1920s and 30s. Notable artists that emerged from this period include Louis Armstrong, Bessie Smith, Langston Hughes and Josephine Baker.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
100
This Nobel Prize Winner and Harvard Grad was also the 44th President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
100
Otis Redding's most popular song has him sitting here.
What is on the dock of the bay?
100
The percentage of African-American people in the United States.
What is 12-15%
FYI, the percentage of African-Americans in the Portland area is 4-6%
100
This is actress is known for her defined arm muscles and her amazing portrayal of Tina Turner in the movie, What's Love Got to Do It.
Who is Angela Bassett?
200
Celie was the main character for this 1983 Pulitzer Prize winning book written by Alice Walker. Later when made into a movie, it was nominated for 11 Oscars (although didn't win any) and Whoopi Goldberg played Celie.
What is The Color Purple?
200
With over 50,000 total career points, he holds the all-time leading men's NBA scoring title.
Who is LeBron James?
200
The missing word comes from the Black National Anthem:
______ Every Voice and Sing
What is Lift?
200
The age for African-Americans in the United States for this averages 72, while the average for White Americans is 78.
What is Life Expectancy?
200
James Earl Jones attended the University of Michigan where he was initially a pre-med major. We have seen him in movies including Coming to America, The Sandlot, and others. But it is his unmistakable smooth voice in which he is perhaps most well known voicing the characters of Mufasa in The Lion King and also this villain, and leader of the Gallatic empire in Star Wars.
Who is Darth Vader?
Important to note that a black actor voicing a notable white character was of much significance.
300
This acclaimed American poet and author wrote the memoir I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and recited “On the Pulse of Morning” at President Bill Clinton’s 1993 inauguration. She is also well-known for her poem, Still I Rise.
Who is Maya Angelou?
300
This actor has been nominated five times for an Academy Award and has won once for his role along side Clint Eastwood in Million Dollar Baby. His impressive list of movies includes, Shawshank Redemption, Glory, and Driving Miss Daisy although there are dozens in his filmography.
Who is Morgan Freeman?
300
This is the spelled out song lyric by Aretha Franklin, a legendary songstress who won 18 Grammy Awards in her career.
What is R-E-S-P-E-C-T?
300
The relocation of 6 million African-Americans from the South to the North after slavery was known as this.
What is the Great Migration?
300
Always a character in the ring, this heavyweight boxing legend shocked the world by defeating George Foreman in the famous Rumble in the Jungle after declaring, “I am the greatest!” Known for his boxing, but also his political and cultural contributions to society.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
400
His book, Roots: The Saga of an American Family, was rejected around 200 times and later became a massive bestseller, won a Pulitzer Prize, and led to the groundbreaking 1977 television miniseries watched by an estimated 130 million people (HUGE for 1977)!
Who is Alex Haley?
400
After founding The Rainbow PUSH Coalition, this civil rights leader made history with groundbreaking presidential runs in the Democratic Party primaries in 1984 and 1988. He sadly passed away this week.
Who is Jesse Jackson?
400
These lyrics come from this, the first commercially successful, hip-hop song performed by the Sugar Hill Gang:
I said a hip-hop, the hippie, the hippie
To the hip, hip-hop and you don't stop the rockin'
To the bang-bang boogie, say up jump the boogie
To the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
What is Rapper's Delight?
400
This seemingly positive amendment to the constitution which ended slavery, was problematic in that in encouraged and later monetized, the enslavement of newly freed African-Americans.
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
This actor played the following iconic roles:
-Prince Akhim
-Axel Foley
-Dr. Doolittle
-The Nutty Professor
- Donkey
Who is Eddie Murphy?
500
Pictured here, she became the first African-American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre. Her memoir became a bestseller and there is a movie in the works about her inspiring rise to ballet fame.
Who is Misty Copeland?
500
In 1939, Hattie McDaniel won an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and was not permitted to attend the ceremony because of her skin color. This is the movie in which she performed.
What is Gone with the Wind?
500
Jimmie Walker played JJ on the 70's sitcom Good Times. This was his catch phrase.
What is Dyn-o-mite! ?
500
In the U.S. Constitution, this fraction determined how enslaved people were counted for purposes of representation and taxation under a controversial 1787 agreement.
What is 3/5 or the Three-Fifths Compromise?
500
The Wiz is a musical that reimagines The Wizard of Oz through an African American cultural lens, blending soul, R&B, gospel, and funk music with songs like, "Ease on Down the Road". In the 1978 movie, the character of Dorothy was played by Diana Ross and the Scarecrow was played by this global superstar.
Who is Michael Jackson?