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This singer is known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Answer: Who is Aretha Franklin?
This 1990s sitcom starred Will Smith as a teenager from Philly.
Answer: What is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This award show celebrates Black excellence in music, sports, and entertainment.
Answer: What is the BET Awards?
This borough of New York City is considered the birthplace of hip-hop.
Answer: What is The Bronx?
This athletic shoe brand is closely associated with Michael Jordan.
Answer: What is Air Jordan?
This artist popularized the moonwalk.
Answer: Who is Michael Jackson?
This movie starred Eddie Murphy playing multiple characters and takes place mostly in a barbershop.
Answer: What is Coming to America?
This phrase became iconic after Kanye West interrupted an awards show in 2009.
Answer: What is “Imma let you finish”?
This DJ is credited with creating breakbeat DJing.
Answer: Who is DJ Kool Herc?
This 1990s fashion brand was founded by Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Answer: What is Sean John?
This rapper released the album The Blueprint in 2001.
Answer: Who is Jay-Z?
This actress starred in Set It Off and Living Single.
Answer: Who is Queen Latifah?
This hairstyle movement encouraged natural Black hair pride in the 2010s.
Answer: What is the Natural Hair Movement?
This group included Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Eazy-E.
Answer: Who is N.W.A.?
This designer became the first Black American to head Louis Vuitton menswear.
Answer: Who is Virgil Abloh?
This singer’s alter ego is Sasha Fierce.
Answer: Who is Beyoncé?
This HBO series chronicled Black life in Baltimore through the lens of crime, politics, and media.
Answer: What is The Wire?
This Super Bowl halftime performance featured Beyoncé referencing the Black Panthers.
Answer: What is Super Bowl 50?
This 1994 album by Nas is often considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever.
Answer: What is Illmatic?
This term describes colorful West African fabric often worn at celebrations.
Answer: What is Ankara?
This artist blended funk, rock, and pop and was known as “The Purple One.”
Answer: Who is Prince?
This 1972 film starring Diana Ross tells the story of a Motown-style girl group.
Answer: What is Lady Sings the Blues?
The fictional African nation that Prince Akeem was from in "Coming to America?"
What is Zamunda.
This term describes competitive lyrical battles between rappers.
Answer: What is a rap beef?
This 1980s–90s fashion movement featured oversized clothing and Afrocentric designs.
Answer: What is Hip-Hop Streetwear?