Hidden Figures
During an era of Jim Crow laws and gross racial and gender inequality, this woman became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?
This movie is the first of its kind to have a black Superhero in mainstream Marvel's comics.
What are Skittles?
Whether close-cropped or in a large round shape, this unstraightened hairstyle expressed feelings of racial pride.
What is an Afro?
This politician and attorney served as the 44th president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This attorney and author is associated with the famous slogan for exercising restraint in the midst of frustration, "When they go low, we go high."
Who is Michelle Obama?
This film, directed by Steven Spielberg, was based on a book by Alice Walker. It follows the life of Celie, a young black girl growing up in the 1900's.
What is The Color Purple?
This candy claimed that it "Melts in your mouth not in your hands."
What are M&M's?
This hairstyle is the result of hair that's braided flat against the scalp. It originated inAfrica and indicated what tribe you belonged to.
What are Cornrows?
This American actor, film producer, and film director is known for his film roles in Fruitvale Station, Creed, and Just Mercy.
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
This American politician, lawyer, voting rights activist, and author is credited with boosting voter turnout in Georgia.
Who is Stacey Abrams?
This film follows inspector Jacques Clouseau as he travels to catch a notorious jewel thief.
What is The Pink Panther?
These candies convinced you "Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't."
What are Almond Joy/Mounds?
This permanent wave hairstyle was made popular by Michael Jackson during the 1980's.
What is the Jheri Churl?
This American actor, director, and producer's consistent success at the box office helped to dispel the perception that African American actors could not draw mainstream white audiences. He’s got game and glory.
Who is Denzel Washington?
Overcoming polio at age four, this female was acclaimed the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s and became the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic games.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
This romantic comedy centers on a romance between A&R exec, Dre, at hip-hop label and a magazine editor, Sidney, who have known each other since childhood.
What is Brown Sugar?
This candy made you say "Give me a break."
What is a Kit Kat?
This rope-like appearance hairstyle takes a three to six month process with comb twisting.
What are Dreadlocks/Locs?
This American actor, voice actor, and artist was paired with Diana Ross on two occasions: Lady Sings the Blues and Mahogany.
Who is Billy Dee Williams?
This actress found success, appearing onstage, in movies and on TV. She portrayed Kunta Kinte's mother in the adaptation of Alex Haley's Roots and the title role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, which earned her two Emmy Awards in 1974.
Who is Cicely Tyson?
The title of this movie is a reference to a travel guide for people of color in the Jim Crow era.
What is Green Book?
This candy told you to "Get the sensation."
What is a York Peppermint Pattie?
The origins of this hairstyle date all the way back to the early 20th century, when women dared to break the moulds of femininity by cutting their hair shorter than they ever had before.
What is a Pixie Cut?
This Bahamian-American retired actor, film director, activist, and ambassador became the first black actor to win an Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Actor in 1964.
Who is Sidney Poitier?