MLK Facts
Dr. King was born in this city in 1929.
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
This bus boycott began after Rosa Parks was arrested.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Sneakers became cultural symbols through Black influence in this sport.
What is basketball?
This artist’s album Lemonade explored Black identity and history.
Who is Beyoncé?
This 2018 Marvel film celebrated African culture worldwide.
What is Black Panther?
Dr. King was assassinated in this city in 1968.
What is Memphis, Tennessee?
This 1963 march featured MLK’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
What is the March on Washington?
This movement encourages embracing natural Black hair textures.
What is the Natural Hair Movement?
This genre, rooted in West Africa, has recently gained global popularity.
What is Afrobeats?
This film tells the story of Black women mathematicians at NASA.
What is Hidden Figures?
This civil rights organization was founded by MLK in 1957.
What is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Nationwide protests in 2020 followed the killing of this man in Minneapolis.
Who is George Floyd?
This Harlem designer helped bring luxury streetwear into high fashion.
Who is Dapper Dan?
This artist’s song “Alright” became an anthem at protests.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This Pixar movie featured its first Black lead character.
What is Soul?
MLK earned his doctorate in theology from this university.
What is Boston University?
This 1995 march in Washington, D.C., focused on Black unity and empowerment.
What is the Million Man March?
This late designer became the first Black artistic director for Louis Vuitton menswear.
Who is Virgil Abloh?
Hip-hop celebrated its 50th anniversary in this year.
What is 2023?
This 2016 documentary examines race and mass incarceration in the U.S.
What is 13th?
MLK was the youngest person at the time to receive this international award.
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
These 1965 marches helped secure voting rights protections.
What are the Selma to Montgomery marches?
This 2021 Met Gala theme highlighted Black style and designers.
What is “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion”?
This Beyoncé song samples a speech by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on feminism.
What is “Flawless”?
This 2021 film tells the story of Fred Hampton and the Illinois Black Panther Party.
What is Judas and the Black Messiah?