Politickin'
The first black president of his country, this lawyer is also the recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize and has a foundation that focuses on combating HIV/AIDS in different rural communities.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This NBA player holds the record for all-time 3-point shots made in NBA history.
Who is "Steph Curry?"
This r&b song by the most decorated grammy award winner inspired a tik tok dance in 2022
What is "Cuff it" by Beyonce?
This state has the most number of Black businesses in the United States
Where is New York?
This brand became the first of the luxury giant LVMH to be led by a black woman
What is "Fenty?"
The Embrace, the name of the statue of African American leader famous for his "I have a dream" speech and his wife was recently unveiled in what city in the United States
Where is Boston, MA?
This track and field sprinter set 3 world records and tied another all in less than an hour at an Olympic Games appearance
Who is the "Jesse Owens?"
DJ Unk Made this dance popular in 2006
What is "Walk it Out"
She was the first American, female, self-made millionaire.
Who is Madame C.J. Walker?
This comedy-drama television series received 8 Emmy nominations in 2020 for its fourth season.
What is "Insecure?"
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955 at only the age of 15.
Who is "Claudette Colvin?"
This person is the first American to claim gold medals in the team and individual all-around events in Olympic gymnastics
Who is "Gabby Douglas"?
This musician is hailed as the creator of “Afrobeat,” and used his music as a platform to call for political and social progression.
Fela Kuti
This African Emperor whose kingdom was the largest producer of gold in the world is sometimes rumored to be the wealthiest person in history.
Who is "Mansa Musa?" of Mali
She was the first African American to star in her own TV show in 1939.
Who is "Ethel Waters?" - The Ethel Waters Show
This woman, in 1960, was the first African-American child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.
Who is "Ruby Bridges?"
This soccer star in 1995 was the first non-European to win the ballon d'or, the highest individual achievement of the sport. The star is also currently the sitting president of his country.
Who is "George Weah" of Liberia?
This Renaissance man has a gift for producing, composing, arranging, and performing!
His career spans over 60 years with 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992.
Who is Quincy Jones?
This city is the location of the once famous "Black Wall Street" and was considered one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the united states in the 1920s.
This show centered on the lives of six friends who shared personal and professional experiences while living in a Brooklyn brownstone from 1993- 1998.
What is "Living Single"?
In this critically claimed 2021 crime drama, Daniel Kaluuya plays the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther party and activist Fred Hampton.
What is "Judas and the black the Messiah?"
This woman is became the first woman to join the famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball team
Who is Lynette Woodard?
In 1953, the song “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
Who is Maggie Lena Walker of St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond VA?
Who was a nightclub and cabaret idol of Paris in the 1920's and a freedom fighter during World War II
Josephine Baker