Music
Which Billie Holiday song is considered to be one of the first protest songs of the Civil Rights Movement?
Strange Fruit
Travelin’ Light
Ain’t Nobody’s Business
That’s Life I Guess
This 1977 miniseries was so popular that it nearly shut down the casinos in Las Vegas--everyone was at home watching their TV
Roots
Black people are ________ times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of murder than white people.
seven
Who is the first African American Oscar winner?
Hattie McDaniel (1940) for "Gone With The Wind
Prince lived in a mansion in Chanhassen Minnesota until his death in 2016. It was then turned into a museum.
What is it's name?
Paisley Park
Who was the first woman to land three number-one songs on Billboard’s streaming charts in a single year?
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion
Janet Jackson
Queen Latifah
Megan Thee Stallion
This early 90s sketch show featured the Wayans family and a very young Jim Carrey
In Living Color (1990-1994)
Black men in the federal system receive sentences that are almost ______% longer than white men convicted of similar crimes.
20
Who were the first African American land owners?
Anthony and Mary Johnson, 1640
When Doves Cry
Who is the only artist to chart 7 consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits?
Michael Jackson
Diana Ross
Whitney Houston
James Brown
Whitney Houston
This 2019 Netflix limited series was about the Central Park Five and has a 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
"When They See Us"
______% of Black adults report being victims of police violence.
21
First African American Major League Baseball player of the 20th Century
Jackie Robinson, 1947
How many different instruments did Prince claim to have played on his debut album?
27
Lucille
B.B. King named every guitar he owned Lucille after an incident at one of his performances. Two men had a physical altercation over a woman named Lucille; during the scuffle, they knocked over a barrel of kerosene that heated the venue and subsequently set the venue on fire. All persons inside were evacuated, but King ran back into the burning building to rescue his $30 Gibson guitar. The guitar thus became known as Lucille, as a reminder to King never to run into burning buildings or fight over women.
This 90s show features a character who got a dance named after him--and he included it in his dance on Dancing with the Stars
Fresh Prince of Bel Air--The Carlton
_______% of Black Americans say they have been stopped or detained by police because of their race.
41
First African American President of the United States of America
Barack Obama, 2008
Which superhero film did Prince write an entire album for?
This nineties singer accidentally burned down her boyfriend's mansion when they were fighting. She was one third of an R and B group until her death in 2002.
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
This 80s sitcom was a spin off of "The Cosby Show" and starred Lisa Bonet. She left the show when she became pregnant with her daughter, actress Zoe Kravitz
A Different World
What was the name of the 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955 after being accused of flirting with a white woman, sparking outrage in the Civil Rights Movement?
Emmett Till
First Female Dental Surgeon
Ida Gray Nelson Rollins, 1890
Which of these Madonna songs did Prince play guitar on?
Papa Don't Preach
Like A Prayer
Ray of Light
Music
Like a Prayer