Because We Black
This happens whenever we order at Popeyes.
What is we're out of chicken?
What is, could you pull up, we just dropped some wings?
This iconic American band was from Gary,Indiana formed in 1964.
Who are The Jackson 5?
This Historical Black College or University was established in 1897 and renamed in 1941 in honor of a civil rights pioneer John Mercer Langston.
What is Langston University?
We say this when the food at a restaurant is seasoned well.
What is, we must be back there cooking?
What is someone black must be back there cooking
"$40 Dollars!"
What is Poetic Justice?
This is a shared instinct within our community when a general alarm is raised. When we see one do it, we all join in.
What is running without knowing why?"
They are one of the most musically accomplished and critically acclaimed funk bands of the 70s.
What is Earth, Wind, & Fire?
The Gap Band was formed in Tulsa, OK in 1967. What does their name stand for?
What is, Greenwood, Archer, and Pine?
We confirm this before fixing our plate at a company potluck.
What is, who made this?
"Now we can settle this like you got some class, or we can get into some gangsta ish."
What is The Mack?
These two cultural game classics can get heated and cause you to fight and possibly lose your ride home.
What are spades and dominoes?
This rapper turned actor is a two-time Grammy award winner that was signed to Def Jam in 1984.
Who is LL Cool J?
There are more than fifty All-Black towns in Oklahoma. This one is the largest and one of the only thirteen that still exists.
What is Boley?
As long as I owe you, you're never broke.
I'm going to give you your funky money when I get paid.
"Dang, most people want to borrow sugar or even ketchup! You want to borrow my car?"
What is Friday?
We ask this when we've been invited somewhere.
What is, who all gonna be there?
This artist released one of the greatest socially and political conscious albums of all time in 1971. Name the artist and album.
What is Marvin Gaye's, "What's Going On?"
This individual was a civic leader, schoolteacher, and pioneering leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. They are best known for their leadership role in the 1958 Oklahoma City sit-in movement.
Who is Clara Luper?
What does it mean when we say, "Alright now, I ain't gonna tell you again. You got the right one today. You don't want this smoke. Right plan, wrong man. You come out better playing in traffic.
What is, you about to catch these hands?
"Now kids, what do we say to a man that mommy just met?"
Kids: "Are you my daddy?"
What is Don't Be A Menace In South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood?
We ask this when we're ready for you to go home?
What is, what y'all gettin into when you leave here?
This singer, songwriter, and producer is one of the greatest R&B artists of all time. He released his first album in 1981. Name the artist and album.
Who is Luther Vandross, "Never Too Much?"
This refers to the unfulfilled promise made by the U.S. government to provide land and resources to formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War.
What is 40 Acres and A Mule?
Black mothers say this in response to their child is hard-headed.
What is, you don't think fat meat is greasy or a hard-headed.
What is Brown Sugar?