The Story Before Us
This city in Mali was a center of learning and trade, home to scholars and one of the earliest universities.
What is Timbuktu?
Spirituals sung by enslaved Africans in the U.S. evolved into this genre that influenced blues and soul.
What is gospel?
She led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This first book of the Bible tells the story of creation.
What is Genesis?
This common container in many Black kitchens never contains what its label says.
What is the butter tub (filled with leftovers)?
In 1619, this colony received the first recorded enslaved Africans in what would become the United States.
What is Jamestown, Virginia?
Bob Marley is the most famous ambassador of this Jamaican musical genre.
What is reggae?
This civil rights leader gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
In the story of Exodus, God led the Israelites out of Egypt through this body of water.
What is the Red Sea?
Before entering into any store you might hear these words from your mother.
What is "Don’t Touch Nothing. Don’t Ask for Nothing and Don’t Say Nothing."?
The Maroons were communities of escaped enslaved people who resisted colonial powers in this Caribbean country.
What is Jamaica?
Celia Cruz, the “Queen of Salsa,” helped popularize this Afro-Latino genre of music.
What is salsa?
This South African anti-apartheid leader became the nation’s first Black president.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This psalm, often recited for comfort and strength, begins: “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
What is Psalm 23?
A common expression that suggests a Black person's skin doesn't age
What is "Black don't crack?"
The Haitian Revolution, a successful slave revolt, inspired independence movements in this neighboring island nation.
What is the Dominican Republic?
These lyrics "I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself" come from this genre of music.
What is jazz?
Haitian revolutionary leader who fought for independence from France.
Who is Toussaint Louverture?
In the New Testament, this apostle is known for spreading the gospel to the Gentiles and writing many letters to early churches.
Who is Paul?
This is a type of drink that was popular in the 80s (still is today) comes in many different flavors and we add a whole bunch of sugar
What is Kool-Aid?
This African kingdom, in modern-day Nigeria, was famous for its bronze sculptures and advanced craftsmanship.
What is the Kingdom of Benin?
This African American composer wrote Afro-American Symphony in 1930, blending classical music with blues elements.
Who is William Grant Still?
Afro-Cuban revolutionary poet and political leader who promoted cultural pride in the Caribbean.
Who is Nicolás Guillén?
This Ethiopian official, a eunuch, was baptized by Philip after reading from this book of the Bible.
What is Isaiah?
In many Afro-Caribbean households, if the music stops suddenly, this is likely happening.
What is someone arguing over the aux cord?