Music
Musical artist and icon who was "calling all the single ladies"
Who is Beyoncé?
Brown v. Board of Education was in this year.
What is 1954?
This women is the executive producer and star of a hit HBO series.
Who is Zendaya?
Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech was given here.
What is Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C?
The Fannie Lou Resource Center was founded in this year.
What is 2017?
R&B stands for…
What is Rhythm and Blues?
The first Black women nominated to the Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This actor & rapper starred in the movie “Men In Black.”
This organization, led by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, in 1967, became one of the most famous Black Power organizations of the late 1960's it called for U.S. Black people to gain control of their own communities
What is the Black Panther Party?
The first Black tenured professor at Cal.
Who is David Blackwell?
This city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop.
What is The Bronx, New York City?
The first Black Supreme Court Justice who served on the bench for twenty-four years.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This actor is famous for his line "did I do that?"on a famous 90's sitcom.
Who is Jaleel White/ Steve Urkel?
Athlete and activist ridiculed for his decision to kneel during the national anthem.
Colin Kaepernick
The three main organizations on campus that help connect Black students to resources
Hint: AKA the triad
What is AASD, BRRC, BSU?
This reggae musician and Black advcocate was given The Peace Medal From The United Nations in 1978.
Who is Bob Marley?
Famous Black Attorney who was involved in multiple A-list cases including the O.J. Simpson trial
Who is Johnie Cochran?
This famous actor, director, producer, and screenwriter currently owns more than 330 acres in Atlanta, Georgia.
Who is Tyler Perry?
The ancient name of the northern part of Africa.
What is Nubia?
This women is the director of African-American Student Development
Who is Takiyah Jackson?
Originally a Jazz musician, this Renaissance man has a gift for producing, composing, arranging and acting! His work has influenced artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and his keen ear and talents have made him the all-time most awarded living person.
Who is Quincy Jones?
This UC Berkeley alum was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 9, 1980, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and was previously the first first African-American attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice
Who is Judge Thelton Henderson?
This singer, jazz pianist, and actor was the first Black entertainer with a network television series.
Hint: His initialts are NKC
Who is Nat King Cole?
This person was the co-foundeer of the National Association for the Advancment of Colored People (NAACP). She was also part owner and editor of the Memphis Free Speech and an outspoken critic of discrimination and injustice.
Who is Ida B. Wells Barnett?
Who will be speaking at BPLA’s “Resume Workshop“ event on March 16th? (We are not ashamed by this plug)
Hint: He was mentioned at the beginning of the meeting!
Who is Bobby Thompson?