Black Music
This New Orleans–born musician is known as the “Father of Jazz.”
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This 1990s comedy starred Whoopi Goldberg as a lounge singer hiding out in a convent.
What is Sister Act?
This sitcom follows George and Louise Jefferson after they move to a luxury apartment in Manhattan, celebrating the phrase “We’re movin’ on up!”
What is The Jeffersons?
This famous speech, delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963
“I Have a Dream”?
This boxer was known as “The Greatest” and won the heavyweight title three times.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This music genre, created by Black artists, dominates TikTok and streaming platforms with heavy bass and fast tempos.
What is Hip-Hop?
This animated film features a young Black girl who dreams of opening her own restaurant in New Orleans.
What is The Princess and the Frog?
This sitcom follows a teenager from West Philadelphia who moves in with his wealthy relatives in Bel-Air and begins every episode with a memorable rap theme song.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air?
This famous poet wrote “Still I Rise” and is known as the “Poet Laureate of the Black community.”
Maya Angelou?
This basketball legend won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This civil rights anthem by Sam Cooke became a powerful soundtrack of the movement.
What is “A Change Is Gonna Come”?
This Marvel movie became a cultural moment by celebrating African heritage through the fictional nation of Wakanda.
What is Black Panther?
This Disney Channel show stars Raven-Symoné as a teen who can see the future and often gets into funny situations trying to change what she sees.
What is That’s So Raven?
This famous singer is known as the “Queen of Soul.”
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This woman became the first Black woman to win a Grand Slam tennis title in 2003.
Who is Serena Williams?
This music genre, created by African Americans, is the foundation of many styles of worship music today.
What is Gospel music?
This sports drama tells the true story of a young man who became an NFL player despite great odds.
What is Remember the Titans
This sitcom features the Winslow family in Chicago and introduced the lovable nerd Steve Urkel, who became a cultural icon.
What is Family Matters?
This famous Black scientist and mathematician helped NASA send astronauts to the moon, as told in the film Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This athlete became the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics in 2016.
Who is Simone Biles?
This singer, known as “Mama Africa,” used her music to speak out against apartheid and popularized the song Pata Pata.
Who is Miriam Makeba
This holiday classic stars Whitney Houston as a First Lady whose faith is renewed when an angel helps her pastor husband and their church.
What is The Preacher’s Wife?
This animated Disney Channel show follows Penny Proud and her family as they navigate school, friendship, and growing up in a fun, heartwarming way.
What is The Proud Family?
This 1863 document declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This NFL player broke the color barrier as the first Black player to play in the modern NFL championship game.
Who is Fritz Pollard?