‘Jeopardy!’ contestants blasted for lack of knowledge in Black History

nypost.com:

took to Twitter to imagine a moment from the show where the host asked a contestant about a random piece of trivia and the player’s response. “Jeopardy be like: Host: The 2nd Earl of Winchester wrote this 1887 symphony about the tributary to the 42nd-largest river in Obscuristan,” tweeted the historian. “Contestant: What is ‘Aksjducpïsudintal in A Minor?’ I’ll take History for $100.”“Host: Name a Black person who did anything,” continued the tweet “Contestant: [silence]” Since being posted, the now-viral tweet has been viewed nearly 958,000 times.

The Post reached out to “Jeopardy!” producers for comment.Several Twitter users agreed with Harriot’s analysis of the situation. “THEE.

ACCURACY. I recall when FloJo came up in a category called ’80’s Ladies’,” commented one user. “Alas, even though they showed her photo and described her medal wins at the 1988 Olympics, none of the contestants could name her.” “When I was a (white) kid, you couldn’t get [past] fourth grade without knowing who Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, & George Washington Carver were, at a minimum,” said another user. “Jackie Robinson was still famous, & Louis Armstrong.

MLK Jr. in the news.”One user commented that the thread was incredibly relevant “to the attacks on black history and why it is needed.” According to the user, the lack of knowledge on the subject is “indicative of how little black history is valued.” “I chuckle as they bounce around the board as long as possible before they have to choose something from the Black category,” laughed a fourth person.