N.Y. State of Mind
What musical movement, characterized by its use of turntables and sampling, was born in the Bronx in the 1970s?
What is hip-hop?
Arguably the most visible proponent of Black Nationalism, he challenged the multiracial, nonviolent approach of Martin Luther King, Jr., and helped set the tone for the ideological and tactical conflicts within the Black liberation struggle of the revolutionary 1960s.
Who is Malcolm X?
Named "Moses," she escaped from slavery in Maryland in 1849 and led over a dozen missions to rescue enslaved people, including her family and friends, through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This 1980 single from Jamaican reggae outfit Bob Marley and the Wailers could be described as a fusion of reggae and disco... could it be?
What is "Could You Be Loved"?
This Compton-born tennis legend and daughter of former Louisiana sharecropper Richard Williams revolutionized the predominantly-white sport, and holds the most major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined among all active tennis players.
Who is Serena Williams?
Immortalized in the work of Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker, and Zora Neale Hurston to name a few, this explosion of African American music, dance, art, and literature occurred amidst the Great Depression.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This revolutionary militant Black nationalist and socialist organization was founded in 1966 in Oakland, emphasized self-defense and community programs, and is most commonly associated with the Black Power movement.
What is the Black Panther Party?
This living legend became the first Black artist to headline Coachella in 2018, featuring a full HBCU-style marching band, step routines, and references to Black Greek life.
Who is Beyoncé?
This landmark 1967 United States Supreme Court case expanded civil rights, ruling that "anti-miscegenation" laws prohibiting interracial marriage violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
What is Loving v. Virginia?
The son of a Georgia sharecropper and grandson of former slaves, he integrated professional sports by becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This 1988 movie starring Eddie Murphy follows a prince from Africa searching for love in Queens, New York.
What is "Coming to America"?
This Jamaican-born political leader, journalist, and orator advocated Pan-Africanism, which encouraged a return to Africa, as well as economic and political solidarity among African descendants worldwide.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
Sometimes known as the "Saint of Christopher Street", she is considered an important figure in the LGBTQ and transgender rights movements due to her involvement in the Stonewall riots, her work with Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR), and her advocacy for people with AIDS.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
Originally intended to be performed by Dr. Dre, this 1995 ode to the Golden State became one of 2Pac's most recognizable and successful singles.
What is "California Love"?
With unmatched athleticism and grace, she became the most decorated gymnast in history, holding the record for the most combined World and Olympic medals with 37, 23 of which are gold.
Who is Simone Biles?
This formerly enslaved social reformer, abolitionist, publisher, and orator lived in Rochester, New York longer than anywhere else in his life, where he gave his famous 1852 speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?"
Who is Frederick Douglass?
Ms. Ella Jo Baker is known for leading this civil rights organization responsible for the lunch counter sit-in movement and Mississippi Freedom Summer of 1964.
What is SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)?
This author of Beloved and The Bluest Eye was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her novel Song of Solomon.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This seminal work by revolutionary Black feminist bell hooks provides radical new ways to think about the art of loving, offering a hopeful, joyous vision of love's transformative power.
What is All About Love?
Widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes in track and field history, he won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This Brooklyn-born trailblazer was the first Black Congresswoman and the first woman and African American to run for President in 1972, during which she campaigned as the candidate for people of all races, the working class, and opposition to the Vietnam War.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his assassination in 1961, this African nationalist and Pan-Africanist, played a significant role in the transformation of Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.
Who is Patrice Lumumba?
This lawyer introduced the concept of intersectionality, the study of how intersecting social identities relate to systems of oppression and discrimination. She is credited with developing intersectional feminism, which examines the overlapping systems of oppression and discrimination that women face due to their ethnicity, sexuality, and economic background.
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
This through-composed suite by John Coltrane is widely considered one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of jazz and one of the greatest albums ever made.
What is "A Love Supreme"?
This group of young players at the University of Michigan revolutionized college basketball with Black culture and style, also laying down the foundation adequately compensating college athletes for their contributions to the institutions for which they play.
The Fab Five (Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Juwan Howard, and Ray Jackson)