AAQB 2024

Who is the number one African American director in the world with his seven feature films grossing over $1 billion in revenue

• James E. Shepard

• Cornel West

• Tim Story

• Emlen Tunnell

Who is the only African American director to have six films debut at No. 1 at the box office during opening weekend?

• Esau Jenkins

• Tim Story

• Richard Potter

• Cottrell Lawrence Dellums

Among his directorial efforts are: Ride Along (1 and 2), Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Think Like a Man (and Too), and Barbershop.

• Tim Story

• Charles Richard Drew

• George Edward Alcorn, Jr.

• Lloyd Augustus Hall

Answer explanation

While still in high school, he briefly flirted with the music industry as a rapper and performed with rap legend Ice T’s group Rhyme Syndicate

• Dr. Cornel West

• Ronald Erwin McNair

• Rick Antonius Kittles

• Tim Story

Who was a famous African-American athlete, singer, actor, and advocate for the civil rights of people around the world.

• Paul Robeson

• Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.

• Andrew "Rube" Foster

• Harold Warren Moon

This person rose to prominence in a time when segregation was legal in the United States, and Black people were being lynched by racist mobs, especially in the South.

• Shaun R. Harper

• James E. Austin

• Bobby William Austin

• Paul Robeson

The (a)   is the oldest and largest African American parade in the United States.

It began in 1929 with the purpose of providing "underprivileged youth with the chance to be in the limelight."

• ESSENCE Festival

• Bud Billiken Day Parade

• African American Day Parade

• CURLFEST

It is held the second Saturday of every August in Chicago, Illinois.

(a)  

Name 3 of the movies that Tim Story directed that debuted at No. 1 at the box office during opening weekend.

(a)