Common Sayings & Phrases
Phrase you say when someone looks really good.
You look tea/you ate
Who played Killmonger in Black Panther?
Michael B. Jordan
Till earth and heaven ring
First Black woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown-Jackson
Successful Black TV host that created her own network
Oprah Winfrey
This phrase is used when you want emphasize a detail of the story that makes it even crazier
"Mind you...."
The Proud Family
"So can you come pick up your clothes?
I have them folded, ____" (say next 2 lines)
Meet me at the door while it's still open
(Folded by Kehlani)
Most decorated US gymnast
Simone Biles
Invented the hot comb and first hair-growth products
Madame C.J. Walker
This phrase is used when something shocking, messy, or unbelievable just happened, and you can't believe it
"I know you lying..."
In Abbott Elementary, what is the principal’s name?
Ava Coleman
"Maybe I-I-I-I-I, I need you
______"
I breathe you, turnin' my heart blue
ICU by Coco Jones
Award winning screenwriter, producer, writer, director that's created many popular shows on ABC (Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy, Scandal)
Shonda Rhimes
Name 3 music genres we created
Country, rap/hip hop, jazz, reggae, gospel, R&B, soul, rock and roll, blues, funk and disco
This phrase is used when someone is about to explain something wild. This is what they say before..
"Tell me why..."
What spin-off show encouraged Black people to go to college in the 90s?
A Different World
Girls, you know you better _____
Watch out, Some guys, some guys are only about that thang, that thang, that thang
(Doo Wop/That Thang by Lauryn Hill)
Created, directed, wrote, and acts in the current #1 ABC sitcom in the country
Quinta Brunson (from Abbott Elementary)
The theft/use of her DNA helped advance modern medicine and still does to this day.
Henrietta Lacks
This phrase is used when someone deals with a situation you personally would NEVER tolerate
"You better than me..."
This Black sitcom inspired Friends.
Living Single
Name 5 Beyonce songs
Single Ladies/Halo/1 + 1/Cuff It/Countdown/If I Were A Boy/Irreplaceable/Run The World/Formation/Say My Name
Youngest executive producer in Hollywood history
Marsai Martin
First Black woman to travel to space
Mae Jemison