The First African American
Who is making history as the first Black president of Georgia State University?
Who is Dr. Brian Blake? Dr. Blake started his term as the President of Georgia State University on August 9th, 2021.
Who said, “Intelligence plus character—that is the true goal of education.”
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Which Supreme Court case decreed a slave was his master's property and African Americans were not citizens?
What is What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Which University, for six consecutive years, is first in the nation among not-for-profit colleges and universities in awarding bachelor’s degrees to African Americans?
What is Georgia State University?
What was the first black show on Disney Channel?
What is The Proud Family?
Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color line in 1947 when he was signed by this team?
Who is The Dodgers?
Who said, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
Who is BARACK OBAMA?
What Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
In July 1881, this famous college opened in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as its first principal.
What is Tuskegee?
This real housewife of Atlanta earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from GSU in 2013 and is married to a member of New Edition.
Who is Shamari Fears DeVoe?
Which Supreme Court case stated that segregation was legal and constitutional as long as "facilities were equal"?
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
In what year were the first Africans brought to America to work as slaves?
What is 1619?
Who is the author of 1982 epistolary novel The Color Purple?
Who is Alice Walker?
Gerald A. Lawson invented what, now popular device, which included the use of interchangeable cartridges?
What is At Home Gaming System?
Who said, "For Africa to me ... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place."
Who is Maya Angelou?
This 60th Mayor of the City of Atlanta earned her law degree at Georgia State University.
Who is Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, second woman to be elected Mayor of Atlanta, in office 2018-2022?
What GSU building has hosted a match between Muhammad Ali & Jerry Quarry, and concerts by Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, and the Jackson 5?
What is Dahlberg Hall?
Who has won the most Grammys for a male solo artist at 22 Grammys?
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Who was the first African American invited to dine at the White House?
Who is Booker T. Washington?
During one of his many visits to GSU, this Congressman, activist, and leader made these comments to the freshman class of 2014, “As leaders of the twenty-first century, you must play your role, you must do your part, you must use your education here at Georgia State University to help build ‘The Beloved Community; together we must build a world community where we respect the dignity and worth of every human being.”
Who is Congressman John Lewis, representative for Georgia’s 5th U.S. Congressional District?
Which amendment of the constitution protects the rights of African Americans?
What is the 13th amendment?
What was Black History Month originally called?
What is Negro History week
What African American composer, arranger, producer, and performer wrote music for Frank Sinatra and produced Michael Jackson's Thriller?
Who is Quincy Jones?