Music
This blind pianist is the singer of the hits “Isn’t she Lovely” and “Sir Duke”
Who is Stevie Wonder?
The first African American President of the U.S. was the senator of this state before he took office.
What is Illinois?
This tv show surrounds a young black teen’s life. The theme song contains the lyrics, “you can gaze into the future.”
What is That’s So Raven?
This is the year slavery was abolished.
What is 1865?
In the theme to this 90's sitcom, "I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8, and I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes, smell ya later!'"
What is The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?
This is the most Grammy nominated and second most awarded female artist.
Who is Beyoncé?
This Maryland lawyer was the first African American to become a U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This Netflix Original series follows college life for black young adults in an Ivy League setting.
What is Dear White People?
This is the name of the United States Supreme Court case in which the court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
He is the only black Supreme Court justice currently serving?
Who is Clarence Thomas?
The Queen of Soul who taught us how to RESPECT her.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This U.S. statesman and army veteran was the first African American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
This early 2000’s tv show discussed racial issues surrounding the black community with characters Huey, Reilly, and granddad.
What is The Boondocks?
This is the year interracial marriage was legalized (+/- 12 years)
What is 1967?
What is a "scrub"? (extra points for singing!)
Who is "a guy that can’t get no love from me"
This New York based rapper was killed in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
In 1984, this athlete was the first African American to be sponsored by a major sports brand.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This Movie chronicles the story of one family’s life during the holiday season and features Chris Brown and Idris Elba.
What is This Christmas?
This was the FIRST person to not give up their seat to a white person on the bus? *hint she was 15*
Who is Claudette Colvin----- Rosa parks sparked the protest but Claudette Colvin was the first person to actually not give up her seat in Montgomery !
(multiple) At its height, this was the slave population in the US?
- 4 million, 3 million, 6 million, 1 million
What is 4 million?
This legendary artist turned his name into a symbol for a brief period of time.
Who is Prince?
This was the first year Africans were brought to American to work as slaves (+/- 30 years)
What is 1619?
Monica and Quincy (and Spalding) fall in love in this 2000 film.
What is Love and Basketball?
This was the name of the famous "separate but equal" segregation policy that the court stated was legal and constitutional.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This was Africa’s oldest republic and it was originally settled by free slaves.
What is Liberia?