BLK PUBH Leaders
Which institution, established in 1868, was among the first medical schools created to educate African American doctors?
What is Howard University
This doctor co-founded the United Farm Workers and fought for migrant laborers’ healthcare rights
Who is Cesar Chavez
This music genre was created in the Bronx in the 1970's
What is Hip Hop?
This Cuban activist became a global symbol for revolution alongside Fidel Castro.
What is Che Guevara
Kids gather candy during Halloween. This is called....
What is Trick or Treating
Who was the pioneer researcher in blood plasma preservation and the first director of the American Red Cross Blood Bank?
Who is Dr. Charles Richard Drew
This Mexican-American nurse pioneered community health programs in Texas in the 1940s.
Who is Elena " Nena " Arredondo
Founded in 1909, this organization was founded and it is the oldest civil rights organization
What is NAACP
This Mexican holiday, often mistaken for Halloween, celebrates ancestors through ofrendas and marigolds.
What is Dia de los Muertos
Witches are often pictured riding this to fly
What is a broomstick
This researcher’s work on HIV prevention has focused on African American communities disproportionately affected by the epidemic.
Who is Dr. Kevin Fenton
This researcher focuses on HIV prevention strategies among Latinx youth and LGBTQ populations.
Who is Dr. Maria Elena Martinez
She co-founded the NAACP and led an anti-lynching campaign
She became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice in U.S. history in 2009.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor
This monster from Mary Shelley's novel is brought to life by lightning
What is Frankenstein
Who performed the first successful open-heart surgery in 1893 and founded the first Black-owned hospital in America?
Who is Daniel Hale Williams
These local programs in the 1990s addressed Latinx maternal and child health disparities through culturally tailored interventions
What are community health worker programs or Promotoras
This stew, with African, French, and Indigenous roots, is a staple of Creole cuisine in Louisiana.
What is gumbo
This Mexican revolutionary, known for the phrase “¡Tierra y libertad!,” fought for land reform
Who is Emiliano Zapata
This country is seen as the birthplace of Halloween
What is Ireland
In what year did Dr. James McCune Smith become the first African American to earn a medical degree, and from which institution did he graduate?
What is In 1837, from the University of Glasgow.
This Mexican-American physician led community-based HIV prevention programs for Latinx youth in the 1990s.
Who is Dr. Rafael Diaz
This Afro-Latinx group emerged in the 1960s to address inequality in Puerto Rican and Black communities in the U.S.
Who are the Young Lords
This tradition of community storytelling, rooted in African oral history, influences both African American folktales and Latin American magical realism.
Oral tradition
Inspired by " All Hallows Eve " on Oct 31st, what is Nov 1st called
What is All Saints Day