JEOPARDY: BHM-Literary Edition

Which composer received the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance in 2016 for "Alright"?

Which cartoon, created by Aaron McGruder, won a Peabody Award for its sharp social and political commentary on America?

Who was the first African American to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?

Which of these authors won a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2017 for The Underground Railroad?

Who won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for BlacKkKlansman?

Which poet became the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history in 2021?

Which composer won the 2002 Tony Award for Best Original Score for The Color Purple?

1. Who was the first African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1987?

What African American playwright wrote Fences, which was later adapted into an Oscar-nominated film?

Which playwright won the 2001 Tony Award for Best Play with Topdog/Underdog?

Which musical won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1975, celebrating Black culture and history?

Which poet and author wrote the autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings?

Which groundbreaking African American author wrote The Fire Next Time, addressing race and identity in America?

Which musical features a Tony-winning score written by Lin-Manuel Miranda about formative years of U.S. government?

What iconic jazz musician composed the score for 1959 film The Asphalt Jungle? 1st AA the score 2a major Hollywood film.

What 2016 film featured an Academy Award-winning screenplay by writer Barry Jenkins?

Who was the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?

What is the title of the song written by Sam Cooke which became a landmark in American civil rights music?

Who wrote the acclaimed novel Beloved, which was later adapted into a film?

Which author won the National Book Award for Between the World and Me in 2015?