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What is BSU?
This leafy green, simmered low and slow with smoked meat, has roots in West African stews and became a staple of Southern soul food.
What are collard greens?
This activist coined the term “intersectionality” to describe how overlapping identities shape oppression.
Who is Kimberlé Crenshaw?
You better not furrow that brow and look at your mama funny because she'll say this.
What is "Fix your face or I'll fix it for you"?
If someone’s telling a dramatic story, you might tell them to “spill” this.
What is tea?
Taught by Dr. Ahmed, this course explores notions of Black identity, agency and freedom through art, creative works and activism that envision liberated futures for Black life
What is Afrofuturism?
This Jamaican dish features chicken marinated in allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers, then grilled low over pimento wood.
What is jerk chicken?
Before becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress, she famously said, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
Who is Shirley Chisolm?
You're heading to the store with your mom and there is one thing you must not do.
What is "ask for/touch anything?"
A word meaning "Got it." "All good." or "I see."
What is "Bet"?
This grade level has the most Black students at UHS currently
What is the Class of 2028?
This fermented staple from Ethiopia, made with teff flour, functions as both bread and utensil in traditional meals.
What is injera?
This filmmaker’s “Wakanda Forever” screened globally in 2018, but his career began in Oakland with a film about the killing of Oscar Grant.
Who is Ryan Coogler?
Oh, you want to stop by McDonald's after school? You know your mom is going to ask this question
What is "Do you have McDonald's money?"
This phrase means that someone is telling the truth
What is "On God" or "On my mama"?
The number of Black faculty, staff, and admin at UHS (includes ALL employees!)
What is 23? (4 admin, 13 staff, and 6 teachers)
nate, anthony, dara, alexandra
omelia, serena, khaleh, kim, syble, demond, lucy, justin, jordan, de shan, a'jaee, jocelyn, lagina
tim, samuel, mark, ernesto, terrence, juliet
This dish, shared by West Africa and the Caribbean, uses rice cooked with tomatoes, onions, and spices in one pot.
What is jollof?
This Supreme Court Justice, appointed in 2022, became the first Black woman to serve on the nation’s highest court.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
Don't cry in front of your mom because she may say this
What is "I'll give you something to cry about"?
Someone who is "doing the most" is often described as being this
What is extra?
UHS' BSU was founded by Jasmine Gonzalez in their 9th grade year. This is the year they graduated.
What is 2021?
This grain, central to Gullah Geechee cuisine, was cultivated using West African expertise and became the basis for dishes like purloo and hoppin’ john.
What is "Carolina Gold" rice?
This jazz composer and bandleader wrote “Take the ‘A’ Train,” but also authored civil rights–era suites honoring African history.
Who is Duke Ellington?
Don't talk to your mom like she's stupid because she is NOT this person
What is Boo Boo the Fool?
This phrase means that something or someone has the essence of something or someone else
What is "It's giving"?