General Black History
The Civil Rights Activist who gave an "I Have a Dream Speech"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Jay-Z's real name.
Who is Shawn Carter?
This food can be fried or baked and is a main dish in the cookout.
What is FRIED CHICKEN?
Michael Jordan's nickname.
Who is Air Jordan?
A movie about two childhood friends who both have a love over the game of basketball and end up as a couple.
What is Love and Basketball?
The main topic in history that teachers tend to talk about when mentioning black people.
What is slavery?
The city is acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip-Hop.
What is the Bronx, New York City?
This term is used to classify traditional African American food.
What is Soul food?
A famous African-American baseball player who often had to dress in a separate locker room, sleep in a different hotel, and dine apart from his teammates while traveling.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
The movie about how Michelle and Barack Obama meet.
What is Southside With You?
The first African-American to desegregate an all-white school in Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
His work has influenced artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and his keen ear and talents have made him the all-time most nominated Grammy artist in history.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This fruit is considered the staple fruit of black people.
What is Watermelon?
The boxer who was often known as the "Louisville Lip".
Who is Muhammad Ali?
Just Wright
An African-American lawyer who fought for the freedom of people on death row and also wrote the autobiography called “Just Mercy”.
Who is Bryan Stevenson?
Drake often compared to this Dominican group.
What is Aventura?
This food is considered a traditional meal in Louisiana.
What is Gumbo?
The first Black quarterback to start in a Super Bowl Game.
Who is Doug Williams?
Movie staring Taye Diggs and Sanaa Lathan that shows the journey of two childhood friends as they reconnect now as adults and executives and journalists in the Hip Hop industry
Brown Sugar
The first African/ Native American to earn their aviation pilot’s license.
Who is Bessie Coleman?
This African-American rapper was born on June 16th, 1971.
Who is Tupac Shakur?
This dessert is considered "the Southern dessert" and typically present in thanksgiving.
What is sweet potato pie?
The first Black President and CEO of the United States Tennis Association. She was also the former professional tennis player and is related to one of our BSU members!!!
Who is Katrina Adams?
Movie focusing on the love life and career of a Black blues singer who was nicknamed the Empress of the Blue. She was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. Known as one of the highest black female artists of her time and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community.
Bessie Smith