Pop Culture & Music
Which superstar, known as the "King of Pop" broke racial barriers on MTV and became one of the best-selling artists of all time with hits like "Thriller" and "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
Which Black Athlete is widely recognized as the first Black athlete to break the color barrier in modern Major League Baseball (MLB)?
Jackie Robinson
What groundbreaking 2018 superhero movie was the first marvel film with a predominently Black cast?
Black Panther
Which iconic singer and song writer went viral over describing Taylor Swift with "great gowns, beautiful gowns"
Aretha Franklin
Which activist, writer, and scholar became an international symbol of resistance in the 1970s after being placed on the FBI's most wanted list and later acquitted of all charges?
Angela Davis
Which singer performed the national anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl in a version that was considered one of the greatest ever?
Whitney Houston
Which athlete and activist said the iconic phrase "float like a butterfly sting like a bee"?
Muhammed Ali
Which 1995 Film, follows four Black women navigating love, friendship and heartbreak--and features the iconic burning car scene?
Waiting to Exhale
Chacka Khan, often called the "Queen of Funk" joined which Black power organization?
The Black Panther Party
Which legendary poet and author of "I know why the Caged Bird Sings" made a special appearance as Aunt May in Tyler Perrys 2006 film Madea's Family Reunion?
Maya Angelou
Which majority-Black city is known for the music genre "MoTown"
Detroit, Michigan
Which tennis legend won over 23 Grand Slam single titles and is widely considered the greatest athele of all time?
Serena Williams
Who was the first African American to win the academy award for best actor?
Sidney Poitier
Rosa Parks wasn't the first Black woman to give up her seat on the bus, who was?
Which 1937 novel by Zora Neale Hurston, later adapted into a 2005 television film starring Halle Berry, tells the story about Janie Crawfords journey of love and self discovery in the American South?
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Who wrote the song R.E.S.P.E.C.T?
Ottis Redding
Which track and field athlete won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin?
Jesse Owens
What movie tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's leadership during the voting & civil rights movement?
Selma
Which Civil Rights activist(s) paid for the hospital bill for the birth of "pretty woman" actor Julia Roberts?
Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King
Who is the author of "The Bluest Eye" a fiction novel now banned from several U.S School districts.
Toni Morrison
What is the name of the Gospel singer who inspired the delivery of Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech.
Mahalia Jackson
Whats the name of the track and field superstar best known for her colorful racing suits and long decorated nails?
Florence Griffith "Flo Jo"
What movie made Oscar history as the most nominated film in oscar history, with 16 nominations
Sinners
Which Singer insured her legs for over 3 Million dollars, often joking that her legs were more famous than her voice?
Tina Turner
What American Writer, novelist and civil rights intellectual said "I love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually"
James Baldwin