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This woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This Toronto artist is considered the most famous Black Canadian musician worldwide.
Who is Drake?
This African country beginning with “M” is famous for Marrakech and Casablanca.
What is Morocco?
This tennis legend has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This 2020s African genre, originating in South Africa, is known for log drums and has heavily influenced global pop production by 2026
What is Amapiano?
This abolitionist led enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This 1998 album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” won Best Album at the Grammys.
Who is Lauryn Hill?
This Caribbean country has the largest population in the Caribbean.
What is Cuba?
This inventor created the gas mask and improved the traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This Afrobeats artist became the first African artist to headline a major U.S. stadium tour in the 2020s.
Who is Burna Boy?
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
This 2018 Marvel film became one of the highest-grossing Black-led superhero movies of all time.
What is Black Panther?
This West African country is widely known for its popular pidgin dialect.
What is Nigeria?
This Black Canadian was the first Black recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Who is William Hall?
This 2020s Nigerian-American author won international acclaim for novels like Americanah and continues shaping global conversations on race and identity into 2026.
Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie?
This Canadian civil rights icon challenged racial segregation in a Nova Scotia movie theatre in 1946.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This Queen of Soul was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This historic African Nova Scotian community was destroyed in the 1960s.
What is Africville?
This Jamaican sprinter is considered the fastest man in the world.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This tech billionaire, one of the wealthiest Black entrepreneurs in the world, founded Vista Equity Partners.
Who is Robert F. Smith?