Civil Rights & Activism
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
This author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
Who is Maya Angelou?
Talking openly about mental health can help reduce this.
What is stigma?
This physician became one of the first Black women to earn a medical degree in the United States.
Who is Rebecca Lee Crumpler?
Name one common source of stress for college students.
What is schoolwork, finances, relationships, work, or balancing responsibilities?
This activist refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This educator and activist founded the Tuskegee Institute.
Who is Booker T. Washington?
True or False: Asking for help with your mental health is a sign of weakness.
What is False?
This surgeon performed one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
This practice involves taking time to care for your physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
What is self-care?
This organization, founded in 1909, became one of the most influential civil rights organizations in the United States.
What is N?AACP
This scholar and activist argued for racial equality and developed the idea of the “Talented Tenth.”
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
A friend tells you they are having a difficult time emotionally. What is one helpful thing you can do?
What is listen without judgment and encourage them to seek support?
This physician developed an important surgical treatment for glaucoma.
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
If academic stress becomes overwhelming, one place a college student can seek help is this campus service.
What is the counseling center? (The Natasha Norman Center)
This activist and scholar wrote The Souls of Black Folk and was one of the founders of the NAACP.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This author wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This type of support can include trusted friends, family members, mentors, community members, or professionals.
What is a support system?
This scientist’s cells became known as HeLa cells and contributed to major advances in biomedical research.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
True or False: Getting enough sleep can support mental and physical well-being.
What is True?
This activist helped organize the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and challenged racial discrimination at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
Who is Fannie Lou Hamer?
This philosopher, writer, and activist wrote The Fire Next Time and became an influential voice on race in America.
Who is James Baldwin?
Why is it important to create spaces where Black students can openly discuss mental health?
What is to reduce stigma, build community, and make it easier to seek support?
This physician and medical researcher helped develop the modern blood banking system during World War II.
Who is Charles Drew?
Besides a mental-health professional, name one person a college student could reach out to when they need support.
What is a trusted friend, family member, professor, mentor, or advisor?