Black Music
This song plays at every Black wedding and cookout — and everybody knows the line dance.
“Fix your face” is code for this.
What is stop looking mad before I give you something to cry about?
At every Black family function, this is the dish you better not mess up—unless you want the whole family talking about you for years.
What is Mac and cheese
this person is always going to bring the volume and the drama?
kyiah
She refused to give up her seat on the bus before Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
If you play this Anita Baker song, someone auntie gone be in her feelings.
What is "Caught Up in the Rapture"?
A Black mama will ask “Do you got McDonald’s money?” right after you do this.
What is ask to stop for food?
This Harlem restaurant, opened in 1962 and still in operation today, has hosted everyone from Malcolm X to Barack Obama, and is considered one of the most iconic soul food spots in the U.S.
What is Sylvia’s
This person is always late—but somehow always has time to stop for something on the way.
Mina
Before Michelle, this woman was the original first lady of Black excellence.
Who is Coretta Scott King or Betty Shabazz?
This rapper told us “I only love my bed and my mama, I’m sorry.”
Who is Drake?
If she says, “I ain’t one of your lil friends,” it means this.
What is watch your tone before you get popped?
In the 1700s and 1800s, Black women known as “__ women” sold food on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina, laying the foundation for Southern street food culture.
What are “Gullah” or “basket women”?
This person gives main character energy at every family function—whether it’s their party or not.
That’s crazy that y’all said me
This groundbreaking sitcom in the '90s made HBCU life look like a dream.
What is A Different World?
"Rain down on me, let your love just fall like rain" — this song was an R&B anthem in the early 2000s.
What is “Rain” by SWV?
“Don’t touch nothing, don’t ask for nothing, don’t look at nothing” is usually said right before this.
What is going into a store?
This reality cooking show on OWN, hosted by Kardea Brown, celebrates Black chefs and Southern cooking traditions.
What is “The Great Soul Food Cook-Off”?
The person who doesn’t cook but always brings a bottle or snack (pick 3)
Mina, Jacob, Aisha
He was the first Black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, famously stating, “It is a long journey to this moment.”
Who is Sidney Portier
The intro to this gospel song makes everybody stop mid-conversation in the Black church.
What is “Never Would’ve Made It” by Marvin Sapp?
When she says, “Keep on, I got something for you,” this “something” usually involves what?
What is a belt, a shoe, or her slipper flying at Mach speed?
The foodways of this African ethnic group, brought to the Lowcountry via slavery, still heavily influence Southern dishes like red rice and okra stew.
Who are the Gullah Geechee people?
They stay booked and busy, but if it’s a party with food and music—you better believe they’re there on time.
Nisa
This phrase, first coined by scholar W.E.B. Du Bois, describes the feeling of having a dual identity: being both Black and American, often navigating two worlds at once.
What is, double consciousness