Songs
What is the name of the popular hustle made in 2006
Can’t Get Enough by Tamia
What movie featured popular actors Cuba Gooding Jr, Ice Cube, and Laurence Fishburn?
Boys n the Hood
This poet’s work blended jazz rhythms with poetry and helped define the Harlem Renaissance.
Langston Hughes
This actress became the first black woman to win an Academy Award, for Gone with the wind in 1940.
Hattie McDaniel
Who is the Queen of Soul?
Aretha Franklin
What song carried 2016 and had a popular dance.
Whip and Nae Nae
What network is famous for their Black TV shows and movies.
BET
This poet was also a civil rights activist and became the first black woman to recite a poem at a U.S. presidential inauguratio.
Maya Angelou.
This actress was the first black woman to win an Emmy Award for Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
Cicely Tyson
Who was the first Black person to perform at the Super Bowl?
Ella Fitzgerald
This Motown founder helped launch the careers of artists like Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder.
Berry Gordy
Who was the first black person to win an Oscar
Hattie Mcdaneil
This poet And novelist wrote Beloved and used poetic language into her prose.
Toni Morrison
This actor became the first black superhero lead in a major Marvel fil.
Chadwick Boseman
This artist changed her name from Robyn Fenty and became one of the bestselling singers.
Rihanna
This jazz mu was famous for his trumpet and nickname “Satchmo“
“Louis Armstrong”
What is the highest grossing movie made by a Black director?
Black Panther
This poet won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 for “Annie Allen.
Gwendolyn Brooks
This actor-director made history by winning an Oscar for Best Adapted screenplay for moonlight.
Barry Jenkins
This R&B singer was part of a group called the Drifters before starting his solo career. One of his most famous hits was “stand by me.”
Ben.E.King
This anthem by James Brown became a message of pride during the Civil Rights era.
“Say it loud- I’m Black and I’m Proud“
Who owns the first Black production studio?
Tyler Perry
This black poet published poems on many subject like religious and moral in 1773, becoming one of the first published African American poets.
Phillis Wheatley
This black actor helped break television barriers in the 1960’s by starring in I Spy, becoming the first black actor to win an Emmy for a leading role.
Bill Cosby
This singer recorded both blues and jazz, taught young musician, and helped expanded early blues to now Modern jazz vocals.
Billie holiday