Scientists
Part of the team that did mathematical calculations to help launch satellites and humans into space
Who are the Hidden Figures?
The proclamation for freedom of slaves in Texas in 1866
What is Juneteenth?
Black employee resource group in a Lovely Little NNSA Laboratory in Livermore
What is ABLE?
Brassica oleracea, a member of a species of leafy vegetables, including cabbage and broccoli
What are Collards?
LGBTQ and civil rights activist, and key adviser to Revered Martin Luther King Jr.
Who is Bayard Rustin?
Nuclear Engineer worked on stealth technology for the Air Force and invented the Super Soaker
Who is Lonnie G. Johnson?
The anniversary of the June 12, 1967 decision that struck down all anti-miscegenation laws
What is Loving Day?
Largest student-run organization in the US
What is the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)?
A form of jazzy music originally named "race music" until the 1940s?
What is Rhythm and Blues (R&B)?
Known as the first self-made American woman millionaire
Who is Madame C. J. Walker?
Physician and first Black woman in space
Who is Mae Jemison?
The Cultural revival of Black music, art, literature, and politics in the 1920s
What is Harlem Renaissance?
Initiative launched by President Obama to build supportive communities for young men of color
What is My Brother's Keeper Aliiance?
A dialect of English spoken by many people in or near Black communities
What is African-American Vernacular English?
The first Black billionaire
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
Zoologist and behavioral scientist that discovered that insects can hear
Who is Charles Henry Turner?
The movement of 6 million people out of the south into other regions
What is the Great Migration?
The coalition of Black Greek societies
What is the Divine Nine?
An emphatic slang phrase meant to express a great number or intensity of almost every anything, originating in the San Francisco Bay Area
What is Hella?
One of the first female African-American vocalists to work with a white orchestra?
Who is Billie Holiday?
Self-educated mathematician and astronomer that constructed the first functioning US clock and surveyed the land for Washington DC
Who is Benjamin Banneker?
The only coup d’état in American history
What is the Wilmington insurrection of 1898?
Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, this organization works with community, political, and corporate partners to improve standards of living for underserved groups.
What is the National Urban League (NUL)?
Marriage custom involving physical displacement over cleaning tools
What is jumping the broom?
The first U.S. woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics
Who is Wilma Rudolph?