🖤 Black Pop Culture
This phrase meaning “telling the truth” comes from Black slang and went mainstream on social media.
What is “no cap”?
This artist sang the hit song “Leave the Door Open.”
Who is Bruno Mars?
This document formally ended slavery in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
She was the first Black woman billionaire entertainer.
Who is Rihanna?
This 1997 film starred Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington as a preacher’s wife and her former love.
What is The Preacher’s Wife?
This phrase meaning “relax” or “calm down” became popular slang online.
What is “chill”?
This female artist has a hit played every year during December
Who is Mariah Carey
This civil rights organization was founded in 1909.
What is the NAACP?
She became the first Black woman vice president of the U.S.
Who is Kamala Harris?
This 2006 film stars Will Smith pursuing a better life for his son.
What is The Pursuit of Happyness?
This Black-owned haircare brand was founded by Tracee Ellis Ross.
What is Pattern Beauty?
This Chicago-born artist is known for blending gospel themes with hip-hop.
Who is Kanye West?
– This boycott began after the arrest of Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
She was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This 2004 film stars a predominantly Black cast, with Kevin Hart, Tom Arnold, Method Man and Snoop Dogg playing lead roles.
What is Soul Plane
This social media movement began on Twitter to highlight racism and anti-Blackness in America.
What is #BlackLivesMatter?
This legendary label helped launch artists like Stevie Wonder and Diana Ross.
What is Motown Records?
This Black abolitionist also served as a Union spy during the Civil War.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
She was the first Black woman to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This Spike Lee film is set on the hottest day of the summer in Brooklyn.
What is Do the Right Thing?
This phrase describing intergenerational trauma became widely discussed in Black online spaces.
What is generational curses?
This music genre combines spoken word poetry with hip-hop beats.
What is rap?
This 1964 law outlawed segregation and discrimination in public spaces.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This Supreme Court justice was the first Black man to serve on the court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This 2022 film starring Viola Davis portrays the all-female Agojie warriors of Dahomey
What is The Woman King?