Black Women of University of Michigan
Organizations that cater to Black women on campus
What are: Sister 2 Sister, Nat Council of Negro Women,etc
The first Black First Lady of the United States?
Who is Michelle Obama?
The first recorded female self-made millionaire in the USA
Who is Madam C.J Walker?
The only cartoon series on Disney with a Black lead cast
Who is The Proud Family?
Signature S2S Events
What are Black Homecoming and Ladies Night
The first Black woman to travel to space
Who is Mae Jemison?
A leading scholar of Critical Race theory
Who is Kimberle Crenshaw?
The first Black Miss America
Who is Vanessa Williams?
Current Director of Trotter Multicultural Center
Who is Dr. Kyra Shahid?
The first Black woman to give up her seat on the bus
Who is Claudette Colvin?
A Black transgender woman and activist known for involvement in the Stonewall Riots
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
The first Black performer ro be appointed principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater
Who is Misty Copeland?
The Program Associate for DAAS, supporter of Black students, and the Black Student Union’s advisor
Elizabeth James aka “Mama Beth”
The first Black woman to run for U.S president
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This person coined the term “colorism”
Who is Alice Walker?
The first Black woman to sing at the Inauguration
Who is Marian Anderson?
First Black woman admitted to the University?
Who is Mary Henrietta Graham (1880)?
The founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is Mary McLeod Bethune?
The Black woman author who has the first nonfiction best-seller by an African American woman
Who is Maya Angelou
Black woman singer heavily involved in the Civil Rights Movement and songs became civil rights anthems
Who is Nina Simone?