TV and Music
In what 90s show did a comedian play himself and multiple other roles?
Martin
What does the NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Which building on campus is named for a famous actor and alumnus?
Chadwick Boseman School of Fine Arts
When black people say they are on the way, where are they really?
In the shower, getting dressed, etc
Virgil Abloh was best known for being the artistic director of which brand?
What was Beyoncé’s first solo album called?
Dangerously in Love
What was the court case that desegregated schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What celebrity graduated with the class of 2020?
Nick Cannon
How many fights did Will get into before his mom made him move in with his relatives?
One
What was the name of the neighborhood that is referred to as “Black Wall Street”?
Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Who became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series?
Viola Davis
Who was the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
What alumna of Howard was the first and only Black American to win a Nobel Peace Prize for literature?
Toni Morrison
What song contains the lyric: “Cause I need somebody who will stand by me”?
Can You Stand the Rain by New Edition
Which Black woman became the first self-made female millionaire in the U.S., founding a haircare empire in the early 1900s?
Madame CJ Walker
Which comedian played crown prince Akeem in Coming To America?
Eddie Murphy
What state was Barack Obama senator of before his presidency?
Illinois
What is the largest collection of the global Black experience that was brought to Howard in 1973 and resides in the Founder’s Library?
Toni Morrison
What TV show from our childhood included a character who is now a Grammy winning producer, songwriter, and singer?
Leon Thomas
What is Maya Angelou’s first body of work?
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
What iconic jazz venue in Harlem featured Black performers like Duke Ellington but excluded Black audiences due to its whites-only policy?
The Cotton Club
Who was the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first black President of Howard University?
Mordeci Wyatt Johnson
What was the name of the boy band and song that included this phone number in their song: (323) 786-9201?
Mindless Behavior, Hello
Who is known as the “Father of Black History Month”?
Carter G. Woodson