WorksheetsBlack Excellence in Arts Practice
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who was celebrated as the earliest known African American who worked professionally as an artist?
Bisa Butler
Kerry James Marshall
Joshua Johnson
Toni Morrison
Who was asked by the Harlem Library to create a bust of civil rights activist and writer W. E. B. Du Bois?
Robert Abbott
Augusta Savage
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Colson Whitehead
Who created a colorful collection of paintings depicting the Great Migration at 23 years old?
Jacob Lawrence
Joshua Johnson
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison
Who helped popularize street art and bring graffiti into the gallery.
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jean-Michel Basquiat
August Wilson
Phillis Wheatley
Who was Selected by President Barack Obama to paint an official presidential portrait?
August Wilson
Spike Lee
Kehinde Wiley
John Singleton
Who was a champion and leading voice of the American civil rights movement?
Toni Morrison
James Baldwin
Gordon Parks
Sidney Poitier
Who was the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 and the first Black woman to be an editor at Random House?
Tyler Perry
Toni Morrison
Tim Story
Janet Collins
Who was the first African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize?
Gwendolyn Brooks
James Baldwin
Toni Morrison
Kerry James Marshall
Who founded The Chicago Defender in 1905, a weekly Black newspaper?
Ida B. Wells
Frank Marshall Davis
Robert Abbott
August Wilson
Who was a journalist and activist who brought attention to the lynchings in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century?
Ida B. Wells
Frank Marshall Davis
Robert Abbott
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Who directed the iconic movie “Shaft” in 1971?
John Singleton
Keke Palmer
Gordon Parks
Ava Duvernay
His film production company is named “ 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks “.
Phillis Wheatley
John Singleton
Spike Lee
Jessie Redmon Fauset
Who directed the film Boyz in the Hood?
John Singleton
Antoine Fuqua
Colson Whitehead
August Wilson
Who got his start directing music videos for Toni Braxton and Prince before directing movies like “ Training Day”?
Antoine Fuqua
Tina Turner
Ella Fitzgerald
Curtis Mayfield
He films his movie and television projects at his film studio in the state of Georgia.
Tim Story
Tyler Perry
William Henry Lane
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Who was the first known dancer to combine quick footwork with traditional African rhythms, leading to the creation of tap dance?
Pearl Primus
Desmond Richardson
Paula Abdul
William Henry Lane
What dancer appeared in a total of 14 films and six Broadway shows, sometimes in prominent roles?
Ebony Williams
Janet Collins
Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Desmond Richardson
Who was one of very few black women to become prominent in American classical ballet in the 1950s?
Janet Collins
Dinah Washington
Michael Jackson
Miles Davis
Who studied tribal dance in Africa and taught the dance style at her school?
Janet Collins
Pearl Primus
Savion Glover
Paula Abdul
Who danced for many seasons at the acclaimed Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, but she has also had the opportunity to show off her hip-hop talents alongside artists such as Rihanna, Fergie, Ciara, and Beyoncé’s
Kida the Great
WC Handy
Ella Fitzgerald
Ebony Williams
Who was the most popular black female recording artist in the 1950?
Dinah Washington
Les Twins
Ebony Williams
Ava Duvernay
Who changed the way the rock and roll industry and fans viewed African- Americans female performers in the 1980's
Dinah Washington
Mary J. Blige
Beyonce
Tina Turner
Who marked the moment when social and political awareness invaded soul music with the group’s landmark single “People Get Ready?”
Curtis Mayfield
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Miles Davis
Who was known as the “Father of the Blues,” ranked among the most influential artists in all of music history?
Kida the Great
Dinah Washington
Curtis Mayfield
WC Handy
Who brought more fans to jazz music with her straightforward singing voice, which became a true global sensation?
Aretha Franklin
Ella Fitzgerald
The Supremes
Janet Collins
What is the name of the African American movement that involved art, literature, and culture?
Zoot Suits
Harlem Renaissance
The Crisis
Jazz
Between 1914 and 1930, the African American population in Harlem increased from 50,000 to 200,000. What was this period called?
Great Migration
Get Out
Training Day
Dreamgirls
Who was named the Father of the Renaissance?
Alain Leroy Locke
Ray Charles
Aretha Franklin
Langston Hughes
What is the name of the men’s suits that became fashionable during the Harlem Renaissance?
Zoot Suits
The Crisis
Harlem Renaissance
The Supremes
What type of dresses did women wear with long gloves, long beaded necklaces, and feather headbands and boas?
Shift Dress
Zoot Suits
Mermaid Dress
Flapper Style Dresses
