History
Music
TV/Movies
Soulja Boy (The First)
Miscellaneous
100
Civil Rights Leader Famous for the "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK)
Obviously
100
Known as the Queen of Soul, this singer released the album "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" in 1967; the album's most iconic song is "Respect"
Aretha Franklin
100
This animated series, created by Aaron McGruder, follows two brothers and their grandfather as they navigate life in a suburban neighborhood, Woodcrest. This show is known for its satirical tone and parody when addressing race, politics, and other social issues
The Boondocks
100
The first black president
Barack Obama
(Come on now, this is free)
100
Someone's telling you a story, and they want to put an emphasis on something important/crazy. What phrase would they say?
Mind you
200
The man considered to be the Father of the Civil Rights movement
Fredrick Douglass
200
The first and only rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize in 2018
Kendirck Lamar
200
"50 million dollars? Man, who do you think you kidnapped, Chelsea Clinton?"
What movie is this quote from
Rush Hour
200
Known for their iconic song "Summer Time", this duo would be the first to receive a Grammy for the genre of rap
The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) and DJ Jazzy Jeff
200
What day is the holiday Juneteenth?
June 19th
300
An abolitionist who spoke about how black women weren't treated like they were women in her famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman"
Sojourner Truth
300
Considered to be one of the most controversial albums of all time, it was released at the end of the 80s. Highlighted the struggle in black communities, violence and crime in LA, and raised awareness about Police Brutality with one of its most iconic songs
What is the name of the album?
Fun fact: the album was so controversial that the FBI sent a letter to the record label about a specific song on the album
Straight Outta Compton
300
This actor is known for his role as Deebo in the movie "Friday"
Tommy Lister Jr.
300
On August 30th in 1983, the Space Shuttle Challenger carried the first African-American (important distinction) man in space, what was his name?
Guion Bluford Jr.
The first black person in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, a Cuban man who went with the soviets on their 1980 space launch
300
The debate you can never escape at the barbershop
The GOAT debate
400
Co-founder of the Black Panther Party, created its "Survival Programs," such as the Free Breakfast for Children program
Huey P. Newton
400
Characeterized in an iconic Dave Chapel skit, this funk artist nicknamed "The King of Punk Funk" is also known for his hit "Super Freak"
Rick James
400
This iconic quote, "Yo Pierre, you wanna come out here?" is from a sitcom and is used as a producer tag by Pierrer Bourne
(What show is this quote from?)
The Jamie Foxx Show
400
This native Virginian was the first black governor in the US, elected in 1989.
L. Douglas Wilder
400
The first intercollegiate fraternity founded by African American men in 1906 at Cornell University
Alpha Phi Alpha
500
A series of racial terrorist attacks in the late summer of 1919 that targeted predominantly black communities in 26 cities across the U.S., these racial riots became known as....?
The Red Summer
500
This 1980s hit by Kurtis Blow is the first Rap record to go Gold
The Breaks
500
The name of the rapper in the series Atlanta, who acts as Donald Glover's cousin
Paper Boi
500
This Brooklyn native was the first black woman in Congress was also the first woman and black person to run for president of the US, as she ran for the Democratic Party
Shirley Chisom
500
This Cornell graduate is now a billionaire and is the founder of Vista Equity Partners. In 2019, paid the entire Morehouse graduating class's student loan debt
Robert F. Smith