Singers
This singer is famous for being the lead singer of Destiny's Child.
When someone says, “Say less,” they usually mean this.
What is "I understand", "no further explanation needed"?
This tennis player has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is considered one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Who is Serena Williams?
This is the full name of the First Black President.
What is "Barack Hussein Obama"?
A This 2018 superhero film featured a mostly Black cast and director and became a global conversation about Black identity and leadership.
What is "Black Panther"?
This rapper's 2017 hip-hop album became the first non-classical, non-jazz work to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
When someone says “He be late to class” it usually means this.
What is "He is always late" "He is late all the time"?
This boxer changed his name, refused the Vietnam War draft, and became a global civil rights figure.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This person was the first African American woman to become a billionaire through her own business success. (TV, Magazines, and books)
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This type of food developed from African American traditions in the South and includes dishes like collard greens, cornbread, and fried chicken.
What is soul food?
Who is Whitney Houston?
This word-which is commonly used among African Americans- means to switch how you talk depending on where you are (school vs. home).
What is code-switching?
This Black athlete broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This woman became the first Black woman to serve as Vice President of the United States in 2021.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This singer is famous for the 1993 Super Bowl HalfTime performance which forever revolutionized pop music due to drawing in 133 million viewers.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This singer is famous for not only being a blind musical genius but also for their album "Songs in the Key of Life".
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This is the name for African American English, a real language system with its own rules and grammar.
What is AAVE (African American Vernacular English)
This athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This coach became the first Black head coach to win an NBA championship in 1968 with the Boston Celtics.
Who is Bill Russell?
This 1989 film by Spike Lee was inspired by real racial tensions in New York and is often taught in classes about protest, policing, and civic conflict.
What is "Do the Right Thing"?
This singer’s song “Strange Fruit” became one of the most powerful protest songs about lynching in U.S. history.
Who is Billie Holiday?
This phrase is a calm but firm warning that someone is close to crossing a line.
What is "Check yourself"?
This Olympic sprinter is known as the “fastest man alive” after winning multiple gold medals in the 100m and 200m.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This player became the first African American to play in the NBA in 1950, breaking the league’s color barrier.
Who is Earl Lloyd?
This phrase coined by Kimberle Crenshaw-originates from Black feminist theory and refers to overlapping systems of oppression.
What is intersectionality?