Influential Women
In 2022, this jurist became the first Black woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
In 2008, this man became the first Black President of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a public historically black university (HBCU) in Durham, NC, founded in 1910 by
Who is Dr. James E Shepard?
This residence hall is known for having the largest population with over 450 beds.
Who is big (The biggest) Chid
This Black millionaire in the early 1900s made his fortune through hair care products and became one of the first self-made female millionaires in America.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This formerly enslaved woman became a famous abolitionist and is known for her powerful speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”
Who is Sojourner Truth?
In 1967, this future Supreme Court Justice became the first Black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This Residence hall was renamed to honor the first women to hold the permanent position of chancellor at NCCU
Who is Debra Saunders White?
The flavorful, nutrient-dense liquid left at the bottom of a pot of cooked collard greens
What is Pot Liquor
Black History Month, celebrated in February, originated from "Negro History Week" launched by
Who is Carter G. Woodson in 1926
This mathematician calculated flight trajectories for NASA and played a key role in John Glenn’s orbital mission.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This agricultural scientist developed hundreds of products from peanuts and sweet potatoes and helped revolutionize farming in the South.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This Hall is named after a dietician, registrar personnel, hostess, teacher and advisor
Who is Frances M. Eagleson
This group advocates for student-centered residence policies and guidelines, co-create curricular programs that focus on educational advancement, social awareness, diversity and community services, encourage leadership training and opportunities to develop skills.
Who is the Resident Hall Association?
This man patented a traffic signal system in 1923 that included a third “caution” light helping shape the modern traffic light.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This Nobel Prize–winning author wrote Beloved and became the first Black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.
Who is Toni Morrison?
This Harlem Renaissance poet wrote “The Negro Speaks of Rivers.”
Who is Langston Hughes?
North Carolina Central University in Durham was the first state-supported
What is liberal arts college for African American students in North Carolina?
Before Rosa Parks, this 15-year-old girl refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months earlier.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This enslaved man sued for his freedom in court in 1846 and won.
Who is Dred Scott?
This woman’s lawsuit against the University of Texas School of Law led to a Supreme Court case that challenged segregation in higher education in 1950.
Who is Heman Marion Sweatt?
This journalist and anti-lynching activist co-founded the NAACP and was a fierce advocate for civil rights in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois?
Dr. James E. Shepard founded the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua for the Colored Race on
What is July 5, 1910?
In 1898, this Black man staged a coup in Wilmington, North Carolina, overthrowing an elected local government.
Who is Alfred Waddell?
Before it was destroyed in 1921, Tulsa’s Greenwood District (Black Wall Street) had more than this number of Black-owned businesses.
(phrase your answer as what is over ___ businesses) must be the exact number after over for ex can't say: over 1.
What is over 300 businesses?