Peachtree Ridge
This Peachtree Ridge and Florida State graduate plays for the San Antonio Spurs as a shooting guard?
Who is Devin Vassell?
This multi-platinum, award-winning artist and cultural icon, has won 32 GRAMMY wins and 99 Grammy nominations. This makes her the most-awarded and most-nominated artist in GRAMMY history. She also performed at two Super Bowl halftime shows: Super Bowl XLVII in 2013, and Super Bowl 50 in 2016.
Who is Beyonce?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott in THIS STATE was a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
From December 5, 1955 until December 20, 1956, African Americans in Montgomery refused to ride city buses to protest segregated seating. The boycott ended only when the the Supreme Court ruled bus segregation unconstitutional.
What is Alabama?
In 1961, this school became the first college or university in the Deep South to integrate peacefully and without a court order.
What is Georgia Tech?
He is an American politician, businessman, author, and veteran, serving as the 63rd governor of Maryland since 2023. Peachtree Ridge students often his memoir, The Other Wes Moore.
Who is Wes Moore?
This Peachtree Ridge graduate is a sports journalist and broadcaster known for her daring interview style and expertise. She hosts and executive produces a Bleacher Report web seriest, where she interviews athletes in a conversational style.
This actor and producer is well-known for his roles in "Creed" and "Black Panther".
Who is Michael B. Jordan?
In this state, 9 African American school children, known as the Little Rock Nine, integrated Little Rock Central high school in 1957.
What is Arkansas?
What is UGA?
This woman was the first Black & South Asian Vice President of the United States.
Who is Kamala Harris?
Name one of these Peachtree Ridge students who currently plays for the NFL.
Who are Cameron and Conner Heyward, Kingsley Enagbare?
He was the first non-jazz, non-classical artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music (2018).
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This was the first state in the US to have an African American Governor (1872-1873), Governor Pinchback.
What is Louisiana
From 1861 to 1968 Hooper Renwick was the only school for Black students in this large Georgia County.
What is Gwinnett County?
This Women's Army Corps-was comprised of 850 Black women. Overseas, they served as nurses. They also redistributed mail to the front line troops. Kerry Washington starred in a movie about this battalion.
What was the the 6888th Battalion-- the Six Triple Eight?
Who is Coach Stover?
This triple-threat is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress, singer, and fashion icon. She is known for her roles in Challenger, Dune: Part 2, and Spider Man: No Way Home.
Who is Zendaya?
In 1964, this state's Freedom Summer was a major campaign of the Civil Rights Movement. Volunteers helped register African Amerian voters. Volunteers also established Freedom Schools, which were focused on educating students in social change.
What is Mississippi?
In 1969, this Gwinnett County school hired its first Black teacher, Mrs. McKibbins. Her primary antagonists were other teachers. They ignored or excluded. When she sat down at the teacher table, other teachers moved their seats away from her.
What is Snellville Middle School?
This group of 455 Black fighter pilots fought in the arial war over North Africa, Sicily, and Europe. Collectively, they flew 15,553 individual flights and completed 1,578 missions with the U.S. Army Air Force. The received their training at Tuskeegee Institute.
Who are the Tuskeegee Airmen?
This assistant principal, along with his assistant Terri Blanchard, is in charge of all testing at the Ridge--SAT, PSAT, Gwinnett Writes, MAPS Testing, End-of-Course tests, County Interims. In addition to training more order, organize, distribute, repackage test materials. He must also attend regular trainings AND train the 250 teachers at PRHS.
Who is Mr. Joaquin Byrd?
Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.
Who is Simone Biles?
This state is home to 10 accredited Historially Black Colleges, including North Carolina Central University, North Carolina A & T State University, Bennett College, and Winston-Salem State University.
What is North Carolina?
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in this decision that all public schools must desegregate. However, the Supreme Court did not enforce a timeline, allowing public schools to drag their feet.
What is Brown v Board of Education Topeka, Kansas?
This Supreme Court Justice was appointed by President Joe Biden. A Harvard graduate, this intellect and protector of justice and equality has written more than 600 opinons.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?