Icons & Impact
During orientation, we visited this Harlem research center dedicated to Black history and the African diaspora. It is named after which scholar?
Who is Arturo Schomburg?
In 2023, this NBA superstar became the league’s all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Who is LeBron James?
Before serving as a Union spy and leading a military raid, this abolitionist became renowned for orchestrating repeated freedom missions through a secret resistance network in the 1850s.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
Black women in the United States are approximately three to four times more likely to die from complications related to this life event compared to white women.
What is childbirth?
After joking that performing it might get him sued, this Compton rapper went on to perform his viral diss track at the Super Bowl, turning it into a nationwide chant.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This Supreme Court Justice became the first Black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This Beyoncé song, released the day before her 2016 Super Bowl performance, sparked national discussion with references to Black identity and police brutality.
What is “Formation”?
A major Harlem boulevard that runs near 125th Street is named in honor of this pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church who later became a powerful U.S. Congressman advocating for civil rights and social welfare legislation.
Who is Adam Clayton Powell Jr.?
This organization was established during the Civil Rights era after Black medical students were excluded from certain professional spaces and needed structured support and advocacy.
What is the Student National Medical Association?
This 2018 Marvel film became a global box office phenomenon and the first superhero movie nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What is Black Panther?
She was the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped send astronauts into orbit and were featured in the movie Hidden Figures?
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This 2018 breakout anthem by Harlem rapper Sheck Wes became a high school and party staple, known for its explosive beat drop and viral crowd reactions.
What is “Mo Bamba”?
Which organization is known for launching the Free Breakfast for Children Program and community health initiatives while also challenging police brutality in Black neighborhoods during the late 1960s?
What is the Black Panther Party?
Often called the “silent killer,” this condition disproportionately affects Black Americans and significantly increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure.
What is hypertension?
This Houston rapper popularized a summer catchphrase for the girls that dominated captions and timelines nationwide before becoming the first woman to earn three No. 1 songs on Billboard’s Streaming Songs chart in a single year.
Who is Megan Thee Stallion?
Research using this woman’s immortalized cancer cells, known as HeLa cells, contributed to breakthroughs such as the polio vaccine, cancer treatments, and gene mapping — despite her family not being informed for years.
Who is Henrietta Lacks?
In Super Bowl XXII, this quarterback became the first Black QB to win a Super Bowl and was named Super Bowl MVP.
Who is Doug Williams?
This scholar, co-founder of the NAACP, introduced the concept of “double consciousness” in his 1903 work "The Souls of Black Folk", describing the tension of viewing oneself through the eyes of a racially prejudiced society.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
This unethical U.S. Public Health Service study, conducted from 1932 to 1972, deliberately withheld treatment from African American men with syphilis in Alabama in order to observe the natural progression of the disease.
What is the Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
On what Emmy-winning drag competition series did contestants famously use the phrase “Bye, Felicia” during eliminations?
What is RuPaul’s Drag Race?
This Harlem fashion legend became known in the 1980s for remixing luxury logos onto custom streetwear pieces. After his boutique was shut down due to lawsuits, he later went on to partner with brands like Gucci and Gap.
Who is Daniel “Dapper Dan” Day?
This New York City borough is widely recognized as the birthplace of hip-hop after DJ Kool Herc’s 1973 back-to-school party.
What is the Bronx?
This Harlem-born writer, who grew up in the neighborhood surrounding 125th Street, challenged America’s moral conscience through works like "The Fire Next Time", confronting racism, religion, and sexuality in mid-20th century America.
Who is James Baldwin?
This 1910 report led to the closure of several Black medical schools in the United States, drastically reducing the number of Black physicians for generations.
What is the Flexner Report?
This denim brand, founded by Nelly in 2003, became a pop culture staple after being name-dropped in multiple 2000s hip-hop hits.
What is Apple Bottoms?