Fun facts about IBLC members
This person has been an Organizer in two E4E chapters
Shun (MN + NY)
Who triggered a boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama bus system in 1955 by refusing to give up their seat to a white passenger on a bus?
Rosa Parks
In what year did Barack Obama become the first African American elected President of the United States?
2008
This cultural celebration, created in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, honors African heritage in African American culture and is observed from December 26 to January 1.
Kwanzaa
Hip hop was originated in this East Coast city
New York City
This staff member is a descendant of Malcolm X
Dr. Marlena Little
What Supreme Court case ended legal school segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
What organization, founded in 1909, is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the U.S.?
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
This New York neighborhood became the center of a 1920s cultural movement that featured artists like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
Harlem Renaissance
Which New England state had a prominent stop on the Underground Railroad?
Massachusetts
Who is the first Black woman to serve as Secretary-Historian of the Diversity Council
Nakasha
Who founded Negro History Week, which later became Black History Month?
Carter G. Woodson
Who was the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress?
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first Black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress?
Halle Berry
The Great Migration brought ~500,000 Black Americans to which Midwest city?
Chicago
Whose video production reset the standard for videos at the PIE Eddies Awards?
Shayne
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Washington D.C.
This poet and author wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and became a major voice in Black literature.
Maya Angelou
Known as the “Queen of Soul,” this singer delivered powerful cultural anthems like “Respect.”
Aretha Franklin
Before his case reached the Supreme Court, Dred Scott lived for several years in this free U.S. territory at Fort Snelling located in which Midwestern state
Minnesota
Which three staff members started their E4E careers as Organizers?
Three - Lasana, Lisa, Channell
Who is the first Black woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice?
Ketanji Brown
This law, passed in 1965, aimed to eliminate barriers preventing Black Americans from voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This 2018 Marvel film, directed by Ryan Coogler, celebrated African culture and became a global cultural phenomenon.
Black Panther
The first boarding school for African American girls was located in which New England state?
Connecticut (Canterbury Female Boarding School)