The 90s Renaissance
This 1990s sitcom featured Queen Latifah and celebrated Black sisterhood in a Brooklyn brownstone.
Living Single
This NBA legend and global icon wore the number 23 and led the Chicago Bulls to six championships in the 90s.
Michael Jordan
Born Malcolm Little, this human rights activist became a prominent minister for the Nation of Islam.
Malcolm X
Her "immortal" cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and have been used in almost every major medical breakthrough since.
A. Henrietta Lacks
B. Dorothy Vaughan
C. Rosalind Franklin
D. Alice Ball
Henrietta Lacks
This group of African American military pilots fought in WWII and were known as the "Red Tails."
A. Tuskegee Airmen
B. Buffalo Soldiers
C. Harlem Hellfighters
D. 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion
Tuskegee Airmen
This Detroit-based record label, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., became the most successful Black-owned business in the U.S. in the 60s.
Motown
In 1991, John Singleton became the first African American nominated for an Oscar for Best Director for this film.
Boyz n the Hood
She and her sister Venus changed the face of tennis forever, winning their first Grand Slam doubles title in 1999.
Serena Williams
This 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire is widely considered the wealthiest individual in human history and was a devout Muslim.
Mansa Musa
This surgeon and researcher pioneered the methods for storing blood plasma, saving countless lives during WWII.
A. Ben Carson
B. Charles Drew
C. Percy Julian
D. Daniel Hale Williams
Charles Drew
This 20th-century painter is famous for his "Migration Series," which depicted the movement of Black Americans from the South to the North.
A. Romare Bearden
B. Jacob Lawrence
C. Gordon Parks
D. Archibald Motley
Jacob Lawrence
Known as the "High Priestess of Soul," she sang the civil rights anthem "To Be Young, Gifted and Black."
Nina Simone
This 1996 movie soundtrack, featuring Whitney Houston and Brandy, spent 11 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Waiting to Exhale
In 1988, this Washington Redskins player became the first Black quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl.
Doug Williams
This world-famous jazz saxophonist wrote "A Love Supreme" as a spiritual declaration, drawing on both Christian and Islamic influences.
A. John Coltrane
B. Charlie Parker
C. Sonny Rollins
D. Dexter Gordon
John Coltrane
In 1893, he performed the first successful open-heart surgery in the United States.
A. Charles Drew
B. Alexa Canady s
C. Louis Wade Sullivan
D. Daniel Hale Williams
Daniel Hale Williams
These all-Black cavalry regiments were established in 1866 and were given their nickname by Native American tribes.
A. Harlem Hellfighters
B. Tuskegee Airmen
C. Buffalo Soldiers
D. Triple Nickles
Buffalo Soldiers
This genre of music was officially born at a house party in the Bronx on August 11, 1973.
Hip-Hop
Before becoming a megastar, Will Smith moved from Philly to Bel-Air in 1990; name the legendary music producer who co-produced the show.
Quincy Jones
This heavy-weight champion famously refused to be drafted into the Vietnam War, citing his religious beliefs and the mistreatment of Black Americans.
Muhammad Ali
This city in Mali was a world-renowned center of Islamic learning and trade during the 15th and 16th centuries.
A. Dakar
B. Timbuktu
C. Casablanca
D. Tripoli
Timbuktu
This woman became the first Black female physician in the United States in 1864.
A. Rebecca Lee Crumpler
B. Mary Eliza Mahoney
C. Joycelyn Elders
D. Patricia Bath
Rebecca Lee Crumpler
In 1917, the 369th Infantry Regiment, known by this nickname, spent more time in the front-line trenches than any other American unit.
A. The Red Tails
B. Harlem Hellfighters
C. The Iron Brigade
D. The Freedom Battalion
Harlem Hellfighters
This legendary trumpet player’s 1959 album Kind of Blue remains the best-selling jazz album of all time.
Miles Davis
This 1997 film, starring Larenz Tate and Nia Long, is often cited as the definitive "Black Gen-X/90s" romantic drama.
Love Jones
Before the NBA integrated, this all-Black professional team (founded in 1923) toured the world and played over 20,000 games.
The Harlem Globetrotters
During the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, historians estimate that roughly this percentage of enslaved Africans were Muslim.
A. 1%–5%
B. 5%–10%
C. 10%–30%
D. 40%–60%
10%–30%
Known as the "Angel of the Crimea," this Jamaican woman set up a "British Hotel" to care for wounded soldiers during the Crimean War.
A. Harriet Tubman
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Mary Seacole
D. Sojourner Truth
Mary Seacole
This Neo-expressionist artist became a 1980s cultural icon, often using his art to comment on racial inequality and class struggle.
A. Kerry James Marshall
B. Jean-Michel Basquiat
C. Keith Haring
D. David Hammons
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Often called the "Mother of the Blues," she was one of the first Black professional singers to record music in the 1920s.
Ma Rainey