BSAS
BSA stands for_____
What is Black Student Association
This famous Jamaican genre was made popular by Bob Marley.
What is reggae?
This popular fast food is made by coating chicken in seasoned flour or batter and cooking it until crispy and golden.
What is fried chicken?
This civil rights leader delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This mathematician's calculations at NASA helped make John Glenn the first American to orbit Earth. Her story was featured in the film Hidden Figures.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
BSAs were created in part to give Black students a space to build this ___: a sense of belonging and connection with other students.
What is community?
This Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor is known for the songs God’s Plan and Hotline Bling.
Who is Drake?
This Jamaican dish features flaky, fried dough filled with seasoned ground beef, chicken, vegetables, or other fillings.
What is a Jamaican patty?
In 1955, this Black woman was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
Who is Rosa Parks?
Fun Fact: Rosa Parks wasn’t the first! Claudette Colvin was the first Black person arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, predating Rosa Parks by nine months.
This famous Black scientist and inventor is known for developing hundreds of uses for peanuts, including food products and agricultural innovations.
Who is George Washington Carver?
Besides social events, BSAs often advocate for Black students and raise awareness about this issue in schools.
What is discrimination?
This legendary American singer was known as the “King of Pop” and released the album Thriller.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This West African dish is made with rice, tomatoes, onions, peppers, and spices, and is especially popular in countries such as Nigeria and Ghana.
What is jollof rice?
This Black Canadian woman refused to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre in Nova Scotia in 1946, challenging racial segregation.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This Black Canadian astronaut became the first Black Canadian to travel into space in 1992 aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Who is Dr. Roberta Bondar?
What month is commonly dedicated to celebrating Black history in Canada?
What is February?
This genre originated in the African American communities of New Orleans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
What is jazz?
In Jamaica and other islands, this national dish pairs salted codfish with a yellow fruit that’s actually poisonous if not prepared properly.
What is ackee and saltfish?
This Black Canadian man became the first Black person elected to the House of Commons and later became Canada's first Black federal cabinet minister.
Who is Lincoln Alexander?
This woman became the first Black woman to earn a PhD from MIT and later became the first Black woman to lead the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Who is Shirley Ann Jackson?
This major 1969 student protest at what is now Concordia University involved students occupying a computer lab to protest alleged racist grading practices.
What is the Sir George Williams Affair?
She was the first Black Canadian concert singer to achieve international acclaim in the 1940s
Who is Portia White?
This Caribbean street food combines flatbread with curried chickpeas and is often eaten as a sandwich.
What is doubles?
This 1955 organization was founded by Black Canadians in Toronto to fight racial discrimination and promote equality in areas such as employment and housing.
What is the Canadian Negro Women's Association?
This woman created an adjustable sanitary belt to keep menstrual pads in place.
Who is Mary Beatrice Kenner?