NAACP
NAACP was founded on this day. February 12, 1909, February 16, 1900, March 1, 2010
What is February 12, 1909?
These two college students founded the Black Panther Party, originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in October 1966 in Oakland, California. Give us one answer.
Who is Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton?
She is a Republican. A former Secretary of State under George Bush.
Who is Condoleezza Rice?
She is the most decorated gymnast in world championship history with 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, and was named Olympic Female Athlete of the Year by Team USA in 2019
Who is Simone Biles?
These students were escorted by the national guard to integration their local Arkansas high school in 1957.
The Little Rock 2, The Little Rock 5, or The little Rock 9
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
What artist recorded the songs, I Will Always Love You, The Greatest Love of All, and I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Who is Whitney Houston?
NAACP was founded in this city. San Francisco, Chicago, or New York City
What is New York City?
He came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and deputy chairman of the national BPP. Fred Hampton, Jesse Jackson, or Julian Bond
Who is Fred Hampton?
The first African American Supreme Court justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
He was stripped of his title. His source of income was gone. He was banned from his sport during his prime athletic years. He refused the idea of a 'comfortable level Of blackness' and was associated with the Nation of Islam and Malcolm x
Who is Muhammed Ali?
During the October 16, 1968, awards ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, these two U.S. gold and bronze medalists raised their fists in a Black Power salute. Give us one name.
Who is John Carlos and Tommie Smith?
He wrote Go Tell It on the Mountain and Notes of a Native Son
Who is James Baldwin?
The most famous NAACP court case occurred in 1954. What was it?
What was Brown vs. The Topeka Board of Education
A civil rights titan, most notably known for organizing marches in the American South, one of which became known as Bloody Sunday. He was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee from 1963 to 1966. "Get into Good Trouble"
Who is John Lewis?
This person is an American civil rights activist, Baptist Minister, talk show host, and politician. He ran for President in 2004.
Who is Al Sharpton?
This Jamaican leader was a major proponent of Pan-Africanism, and is considered a major inspiration for the Rastafari and Black Power Movement.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and was named the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Decade
Who is Serena Williams?
Her works include the poem And Still I Rise and autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
This is the year the NAACP Youth and College Division was Founded. 1936, 1943, or 1956
What is 1936?
He coined the term black power. Stockley Carmichael, Huey Newton, or Julian Bond
Who is Stokely Carmichael?
The first female Black Vice President.
Who is Kamala Harris?
He was the first Black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only Black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, and the Australian Open
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Former football athlete, sports analyst, actor, and Hall of Famer. He played for the Cleveland Browns.
Who is Jim Brown?
She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as "Mammy” in Gone with the Wind, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
Who wrote, “ON THE PULSE OF MORNING”?
Maya Angelou
The official magazine of the NAACP. The Crisis, The Advancement, or The Urgency
What is the The Crisis?
This woman is an activist, scholar, and writer who advocates for the Oppressed. She has authored several books, including women, culture, and politics. She was also a member of the Black Panthers.
Who is Angela Davis?
He ran for president in 2020. He is a song writer and rapper. The onle rapper to run for president.
Who is Kanye West?
This African American woman developed and patented the pressing comb, which we still use today and known to be the first African-American woman millionaire
Who is Annie Malone?
John Lewis was famous for organizing this non-violent march. The march was later called Bloody Sunday. Where was the march.
Where was Selma to Montgomery Alabama?
He was a famous Jazz trumpet player, band leader and composer. He was married to Ciclely Tyson.
Who is Miles Davis?
What 3 activists founded the Black Lives Matter Movement?
In 2013, Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza, and Opal Tometi formed the Black Lives Matter Network