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				Black Poetry Trivia Challenge 1) This poet wrote what is considered the African American national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing." James Weldon Johnson W.E.B Dubois Paul Laurence Dunbar Langston Hughes 2) What was Amiri Baraka's name before he changed it? Burnell Graham Leroi Jones Lonnie Chatman James Bellamy 3) Her poem "Phenomenal Woman" was featured in what movie starring Janet Jackson and Tupac Shakur? Higher Learning Poetic Justice Shaft Love Jones 4) In 1986, this Nigerian born poet was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature, the first African to be so Honored. Wole Soyinka Claude McKay Mark Mathabane Agrippa Ezozo 5) Name the poet who wrote "The Harlem Dancer" and "If We Must Die." Alice Walker Sonia Sanchez Amiri Baraka Claude Mckay 6) In the movie Love Jones, this actor named a provocative poem after Nia Long's character. Name the poem and the actor. A Blues for Nina/Lorenz Tate My Black Butterfly/Bill Bellamy Nubian Queen/Will Smith Baby Got Back/Sir Mix Alot 7) Name the poet who wrote "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" and "Dinner Guest: Me." Lucille Clifton Jean Toomer Langston Hughes Nikki Giovanni 8) In the movie Cooley High, name the actor that played opposite Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, who wrote the poetry in the movie. Denzel Washington Glynn Turman Robert Townsend Jimmie Walker 9) Name the poet who wrote "Yet Do I Marvel" and "From the Dark Tower." Mari Evans Ishmael Reed Phyllis Wheatley Countee Cullen 10) This New York City group, formed in the late 1960's, brought together music and word. Lords of the Underground Public Enemy The Last Poets Undisputed Truth 11) This prominent African American women's magazine regularly features poems. Hint: It recently celebrated it's 30th anniversary. Essence Sister 2 Sister Heart and Soul One Love Magazine 12) This artistic explosion that took place in the early 1900's originated in Harlem and was called the _________ _________. Revolutionary Renaissance Negro Renaissance Harlem Renaissance Colored Renaissance Click here for more trivia.

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Black Poetry Trivia Challenge