NCNW History
This trailblazing educator and activist founded NCNW in 1935
Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune
What semester is NCNW week at LSU normally held?
What is Spring Semester
One of the important figures that the movie Six Triple Eight was based around
Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune
The first black female self-made millionaire
Who is Madam C. J. Walker
Which movie contains the iconic quote, “Make the money, don’t let the money make you”?
What is The Players Club
The National Headquarters are located here
What is Washington DC.
The LSU section of NCNW was charted on this date
What is November 24th, 2024
The longest standing national president of NCNW
Who is Dorothy Height
Holds the Guinness World Record as the most awarded female artist of all time
Who is Whitney Houston
The first black woman to win a grammy
Who is Ella Fitzgerald
In the 1960s, NCNW played a vital role in this major social movement fighting racial injustice
What is the Civil Rights movement
The President of the LSU section of NCNW when we were chartered
Who is Rachel Sheppard
Who was the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet?
Who is Patricia Roberts Harris
Hbcu named after important member of NCNW
What is Bethune-Cookman University
In what movie did Taraji P. Henson play a hidden mathematician at NASA?
What is Hidden Figures
NCNW focuses on four main areas: education, health care equity, economic empowerment, and what is the fourth one?
What is social justice
The advisor of the LSU section of NCNW
Who is Angela Guidry
She’s a Black woman who was a Supreme Court Justice nominee.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson
First African American Woman to win a Nobel Prize (in literature)
Who is Toni Morrison
Recognized as The “Queen of Soul”?
Who is Aretha Franklin