Celebrating Black History!
Black History Month is annually celebrated in this month
February
What does HBCU stand for?
Historically Black College or University
Double Points if you can name an HBCU in TX!
This year is the ___th year celebrating Black History!
100
Week
An HBCU is defined as “any historically Black college or university established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association determined by the Secretary [of Education]" in the Higher Education Act of what year?
1965
Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman in Congress (1968) and the first woman and African American person to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties. What was her autobiography title and campaign slogan?
Unbought and Unbossed
The celebration of Black History was set in February to coincide with the birthdates of these historical figures.
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
The first HBCU was founded in 1837 in Pennsylvania with the assistance of the Quakers. What is the name of this University?
Cheyney University