have heardthe “beforewe go intothis store”speechwoke upto helpwithgrocerieswoke upto do thedisheshad thebest napafter an a**whoopingiven theoption to stayinside or stayoutsidehavememorizedthe “i broughtyou into thisworld” speechfaked sleepto get outof going tochurchstill wondershow “becausei said so” is avalid answergotten introublebecauseyour siblingsdidheard “i’mnot __’sparent”wondered howliving in theirhouse madeeverything YOUowned theirsheld breath tokeep fromwheezingafter anwhoopinbeen told tofake yourage at arestauranttold to stayout ofgrown folksbusinesssmelledlikeoutsidechecked thatbass in yourvoice whentalking to yourparentwoke uptake outthe trashoffered helpgettingsomethingto cry aboutturned yourplate upsidedown in thetrash to hidethe foodeverwonderedwho “booboothe fool” wasbeen hit withsomethingother than ahand or beltwritten acheck withthat mouththat youcouldn’t cashquickly threwpunches atparentsbehind closeddoorstried tofigure outhow to “fixyour face”have heardthe “beforewe go intothis store”speechwoke upto helpwithgrocerieswoke upto do thedisheshad thebest napafter an a**whoopingiven theoption to stayinside or stayoutsidehavememorizedthe “i broughtyou into thisworld” speechfaked sleepto get outof going tochurchstill wondershow “becausei said so” is avalid answergotten introublebecauseyour siblingsdidheard “i’mnot __’sparent”wondered howliving in theirhouse madeeverything YOUowned theirsheld breath tokeep fromwheezingafter anwhoopinbeen told tofake yourage at arestauranttold to stayout ofgrown folksbusinesssmelledlikeoutsidechecked thatbass in yourvoice whentalking to yourparentwoke uptake outthe trashoffered helpgettingsomethingto cry aboutturned yourplate upsidedown in thetrash to hidethe foodeverwonderedwho “booboothe fool” wasbeen hit withsomethingother than ahand or beltwritten acheck withthat mouththat youcouldn’t cashquickly threwpunches atparentsbehind closeddoorstried tofigure outhow to “fixyour face”

RAISED BY BLACK PARENTS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. have heard the “before we go into this store” speech
  2. woke up to help with groceries
  3. woke up to do the dishes
  4. had the best nap after an a** whoopin
  5. given the option to stay inside or stay outside
  6. have memorized the “i brought you into this world” speech
  7. faked sleep to get out of going to church
  8. still wonders how “because i said so” is a valid answer
  9. gotten in trouble because your siblings did
  10. heard “i’m not __’s parent”
  11. wondered how living in their house made everything YOU owned theirs
  12. held breath to keep from wheezing after an whoopin
  13. been told to fake your age at a restaurant
  14. told to stay out of grown folks business
  15. smelled like outside
  16. checked that bass in your voice when talking to your parent
  17. woke up take out the trash
  18. offered help getting something to cry about
  19. turned your plate upside down in the trash to hide the food
  20. ever wondered who “booboo the fool” was
  21. been hit with something other than a hand or belt
  22. written a check with that mouth that you couldn’t cash
  23. quickly threw punches at parents behind closed doors
  24. tried to figure out how to “fix your face”