Soul Food
This green, leafy vegetable is a staple of soul food cuisine and is famously slow-cooked with smoked meat like ham hocks or bacon for flavor.
Collard Greens
This rapper co-wrote and starred as Craig in the 1995 cult classic Friday.
Who is Ice Cube?
He was the city's first African-American mayor, elected in 1983
Who is Harold Washington?
This term refers to the tendency of hair to naturally coil up into tight ringlets, a trait commonly associated with 4c hair textures.
What is shrinkage?
This producer and CEO Bad Boy Records was the primary architect of the glossy, sample-heavy East Coast sound of the mid-90s.
Who is Sean Combs/P.Diddy?
This main dish is often double-coated in seasoned flour or buttermilk batter and deep-fried to a golden, crispy perfection.
The King of Wakanda, a title held by the lead character of this 2018 Marvel film
What is Black Panther?
King Von, Lil Durk, and Chief Keef are all associated with the O-Block area, which is specifically located near this major South Side housing development.
What is Parkway Gardens?
This product category, often containing lye or a derivative, chemically alters the hair's structure to create a smooth, straight texture.
What is a relaxer (or perm/chemical straightener)?
This Toronto artist popularized a moody, introspective style of singing and rapping in the 2010s and is often credited with establishing the SoundCloud Rap aesthetic.
Who is Drake?
Though often made with sweet potatoes in the U.S., this dish is named for a West African tuber, which enslaved people were familiar with
What is Candied Yams?
In the movie Roll Bounce, the rapper-turned-actor Lil Bow Wow played what charater
Who is X - Xavier Smith?
This artist's 2012 mixtape,Back From The Dead, is often cited as a cornerstone of the early Drill sound.
Who is Chief Keef?
Born Sarah Breedlove, this pioneer is widely regarded as the first female African American millionaire and a mogul in hair care products.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
The popularization of the Auto-Tune effect in the late 2000s is largely attributed to this Florida singer and producer, who collaborated with nearly every major artist.
Who is T-Pain?
Historically a survival food from West Africa, this legume is traditionally eaten on New Year's Day for luck and to represent coins
What is black eyed peas?
In the film Baby Boy, this character, who is dating Jody's mother, Juanita?
This North-South street is the zero point for Chicago's grid system, dividing East addresses from West addresses.
What is state street?
This natural hairstyle, typically created using a comb or sponge to form tight coils, saw a popular rise in the 2010s as a protective style, particularly for men.
What are locks?
This Queens rapper and singer set the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries by a female artist, a record she held for several years.
Who is Nicki Minaj?
A controversial dish in the Soul Food tradition, this requires meticulous cleaning of the small or large intestines of a pig before being slow-cooked
What is Chittlins?
In the film The Player's Club, the club's resident DJ and Diamond's love interest was played by this eventual Academy Award winner.
Who is Jamie Foxx?
This iconic sculpture in Millennium Park is affectionately nicknamed by Chicagoans after a common legume.
What is the bean?
The Black Power movement of the 1960s and 70s popularized this large, rounded, unprocessed natural hairstyle as a symbol of pride and resistance.
What is the afro?
This Atlanta trio popularized the triplet flow (a rhythmic pattern) in the mid-$2010
Who are the Migos?