History
This city was known as the "Black Wall Street" before being burned to ground by racist white people in the state.
Tulsa
This artist is Sarah-Renee's favorite rapper. She is truly one-of-one. Sarah-Renee's favorite song of hers is "I Am Your Leader" ft. Cam'ron and Rick Ross
Although this basketball legend has won Boston 11 NBA Championships, he is originally from the small town of West Monroe, Louisiana.
Bill Russell
This time period is known for the revival of black expression through the arts in NYC during the 20s and 30s.
Double Jeopardy: Name one prominent author that gained notoriety during that time.
Harlem Renaissance
This person was the first black mayor in Boston.
Kim Janey
She is the first black woman to travel to space
This city is known as the black capital of the US.
Atlanta
This Civil Rights Activist was the first black man to attend the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
James Meredith
This artist is known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text. One of his most notable paintings is Untitled, put was painted in 1982.
Jean Michel Basquiat
This U.S. Representative was the first black woman elected to the Boston City Council in 2009.
Ayanna Pressley
This city was one of the final stops on the underground railroad that spanned the south of the US to the north/mid-west.
Detroit
The longest-running Black-owned TV show, brought Black entertainers like Aretha Franklin, James Brown and a myriad of other artists to a broad audience—and, at the same time, taught the country to dance. We even have a style of dance named after the show.
Soul Train
Which southern state has the most Historically Black Colleges/Universities?
Double Jeopardy: Name 3 of them
Alabama (Double Jeopardy must be said out loud)
Most of this author's literary work espouses racial and sexual tensions in 20th century American society. This author's most notable pieces include: Giovanni’s Room, Going to Meet the Man, and Go Tell It On The Mountain
James Baldwin
This music group's members were all born and raised in Roxbury. Some of their hit singles include, "Can You Stand The Rain," and "Candy Girl"
This refers to the "concept" that one in ten Black men that have cultivated the ability to become leaders of the Black community by acquiring a college education, writing books, and becoming directly involved in social changes. This concept has been, rightfully, condemned for its classist principles and it's proximity to white supremacy tactics
Talented Tenth
This movie is considered to be the "Black Wizard of Oz"
Double Jeopardy: Name two of the actors and who they played.
The Wiz
At the age of 15, during Jim Crow, this pregnant girl was arrested for not giving up her seat for a white woman on the bus.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Why did this woman not get the same recognition as Rosa Parks, who was arrested for not giving up her seat 9 months AFTER?
Claudette Colvin (Double Jeopardy Answer must be said aloud)
Who was the first black actor and actress to receive an Academy Award?
Double Jeopardy: What movies did they receive the award for?
Sidney Poitier and Hattie McDaniel
In the 19th Century, this now predominantly white community was once an area where predominantly Black people, businesses, and communities lived.
Beacon Hill
This was an antiracist, anti-class, multicultural movement founded April 4, 1969 in Chicago, Illinois
Double Jeopardy: Who was the founder of this movement?
Rainbow Coalition
This show followed the lives of black college students attending an HBCU during the late 80s and early 90s
Double Jeopardy: What was the name of the college they attended?
A Different World
The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing claimed the lives of four black girls. What are all four of their names?
Double Jeopardy: What were the age ranges of those girls?
Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley
(Double jeopardy answer will be revealed)
This group is a Black-led worker cooperative connecting community members both inside and outside carceral facilities with radical books. They believe building community through political education is crucial for the liberation of black people. HINT: It was partially founded by a popular music artist
Noname Book Club
This Black Owned Italian Restaurant is located in both the South End/Roxbury area of Boston and Newton. Its owner, Chef Douglass Williams, was named the "pasta wizard" by Food and Wine Magazine.
MIDA restaurant