Black Behind the Camera: Film & Entertainment
This 1975 musical, an all-black retelling of The Wizard of Oz, starred Stephanie Mills and featured the hit song "Ease On Down the Road".
What is "The Wiz?"
The official publication of the NAACP, this magazine was founded by W. E. B. Du Bois in 1910 and named after a James Russell Lowell poem.
What is The Crisis Magazine?
Main host of the ESPN show "First Take"
Who is Stephen A. Smith?
Which sneaker brand partnered with HBCUs and Black creators for the “Yardrunners” campaign?
Nike
What is CABJ's slogan, and what do you think it means?
"Without diversity, there is no excellence."
In what year did Essence Magazine return to 100% Black ownership?
2018
Nikole-Hannah Jones
These two NBA Hall of Famers transitioned to broadcasting, becoming TNT staples alongside Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith
Who are Charles Barkley and Shaquille O' Neal?
Which PR crisis did Pepsi face in 2017 involving a controversial ad starring Kendall Jenner?
Accusations of trivializing social justice movements (especially Black Lives Matter)
Name 3 benefits of NABJ membership.
Scholarships, access to special projects, internships, and so much more!
The first Black male to win an Academy Award
Who is Denzel Washington?
Which civil rights icon began her activism as a student journalist and later became a crusading anti-lynching reporter? She was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement, and one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Ida B. Wells (1862-1931)
Known for her NBA coverage, she was the first African American woman to host a SportsCenter in prime time.
Who is Lisa Salters?
For the 2025 Ralph Lauren “Oak Bluffs” collection, the schools involved in the partnership are _____ and _____.
Spelman College & Morehouse College
Name the members of CABJ's exec team. (Hint: There are 5 members!)
Ava, Kristen, Laila, Khyah, Sydney
Which talk show host is known as the “Queen of All Media” and launched her own network called OWN?
Oprah Winfrey
Who was the first president of NABJ? (Hint: There is a program at the Hussman School in their name.)
Chuck Stone (1924-2014)
This sportswriter broke ground as the first African American columnist at the New York Times in the 1970s
Who is William Rhoden?
The slogan for the 1991 Gatorade campaign featuring Michael Jordan.
What is "Be Like Mike?"
Open-ended
What is Good Times?
What was the name of the first Black-owned and operated newspaper in the United States?
Freedom's Journal (Founded by Rev. John Wilk and other free Black men in New York City, it was published weekly starting with the March 16, 1827, issue.)
This anchor became the first African American to call play-by-play for a Super Bowl on network TV.
Who is Greg Gumbel?
This magazine, launched in 1945 by John H. Johnson, became a central platform for advertising to African American audiences.
What is Ebony Magazine?
Year was CABJ founded.
What is 1991?