Name the Black Comedian
"Heyyyyyyyyyy Professor"
Mo'Nique
Was the king of the Zulu Kingdom from 1816 to 1828. One of the most influential monarchs of the Zulu, he ordered wide-reaching reforms that re-organized the military into a formidable force.
Shaka Zulu
This film adapted a novel by Alice Walker and starred Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Danny Glover
The Color Purple
This song is a popular song by Sister Sledge, commonly featured at barbecues and cookouts. It makes Grandma happy as opposed to the lewd, rappity rap rap songs the kids play.
We Are Family - Sister Sledge
Garret Morgan created the first _____ that included a "warning" position which is Standard Today
Traffic Light
He has one of the most popular sketch comedy shows of all time. Since his return to the limelight, he can't seem to drop a special that's not controversial.
Dave Chappelle
The ninth ruler of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. They are known for their wealth and generosity. They have been subject to popular claims that they're the wealthiest person in history.
Mansa Musa
2016 Film about three female African American mathematicians: Katherine Goble Johnson (played by Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (played by Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (played by Janelle Monáe), who worked at NASA during the Space Race.
Hidden Figures
This popular dancehall song came out in 1998 and became the intro to the album of the same name.
Heads High
Describe the relationship between Claudette Colvin and Rosa Parks
Claudette Colvin sat on the back of the bus before Rosa
"It's my mom's funeral. I'm on the right side, I've got the casket....I'm crying, I'm a mess....My dad see me crying, my dad stood up, punched me in the back of the head. 'Man up. She gone.' I forgot where I was, I threw the casket."
Kevin Hart
A queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. She and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of ancient Egyptian history.
Nefertiti
This director is 75% the reason Michael B. Jordan has a career.
Ryan Coogler
This song by a popular rap artist in the 90s, sampled Mtume's 1983 song, Juicy Fruit
Juicy
Historical Significance of Toussaint Louverture
Leader of the Haitian Revolution
"I'm not addicted to cocaineI just like the way it smells"
Richard Pryor
She was a Hausa Muslim historical figure in the city-state Zazzau (now city of Zaria in Kaduna State), in what is now in the north-west region of Nigeria. She ruled as queen in the mid-sixteenth century after the death of her brother, the King Karame. Legends say that she took a new lover in every town she went through, each of whom was said to meet the same unfortunate fate in the morning: "her brief bridegroom was beheaded so that none should live to tell the tale."
Queen Amina
The most recent film with a majority black cast to win an Academy Award at the Oscars
Moonlight
This artist's song was sampled by Kendrick Lamar and Drake in their hit single, Poetic Justice
Janet Jackson
Bonus Points if you know the Janet Jackson Song
He is well known for his Mood Muzik series and is sometimes referred to by fanboys as the "Podfather"
Joe Budden
She was first recognized for her work as a writer on The Chris Rock Show, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1999. In 2004, Entertainment Weekly named her as one of the 25 funniest people in America
Wanda Sykes
He ascended to the throne around the age of nine and reigned until his death around the age of nineteen. He was one of few kings worshipped as a deity during his lifetime; this was usually done posthumously for most pharaohs. In popular culture, he is known for his vastly opulent wealth found during the 1922 discovery of his tomb, KV62, the only such tomb to date to have been found in near-intact condition. The discovery of his tomb is widely considered one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time.
King Tut
This American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor is obsessed with mixed people
Kenya Barris
This hip-hop group out of Philadelphia can be seen performing nightly as the house band on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Roots
Beyonce has this many wins at the grammy.
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