Black Intellectuals
this James Baldwin novel was adapted into an Academy-Award winning film in 2018.
What is “If Beale Street Could Talk”
During this year the first Caribbean nation gained its independence.
1804
We all know Serena Williams is a Tennis G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) but, who is the who was the first Black woman to compete at the Wimbledon Tennis Competition?
Who is Althea Gibson
They were the first Black person ever to perform at the historic Metropolitan Opera?
Who is Marian Anderson
This intern has been a pescatarian since birth
Sa'Haara
Robyn
Emani (Mani)
Kerry
Jade
In her book “Freedom is a Constant Struggle” Angela Davis draws a connection between Ferguson and this other place, as she discusses the importance of international solidarity.
Palestine
What shape is the trade that contributed to the creation of the African Diaspora
This woman became the first licensed Black nurse in the U.S. in 1879, according to the National Women's History Museum. She couldn't work in a hospital because of the discrimination people of color faced in the 19th century, so she spent years as a private nurse instead. Later, she co-founded the National Association of Colored Graduate Nurses (NACGN)
Who is Mary Mahoney
This person is the youngest executive producer, in history. She starred in "Little" for Universal Pictures.
Who is Marsai Martin
This intern has been riding motorcycles for 3 years and currently drives a Ducati Supersport S with an engine displacement of 937 cm
Who is Kayla Thomas
This intellectual, rooted in a Black Marxist Feminist ideology, is known to have said, “A people’s art is the genesis of their freedom.”
Claudia Jones
Outside of the African continent, this nation hosts the largest Black population, with Black people making up 40% of its population
What is Brazil
This woman is the founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Mary Mcleod Bethune
This R&B group recorded the theme song for the 90's sitcom, All That
Who is TLC
This intern is a concert trombonist
Dajourn
Raymundo
Kendrick
Kayla Lennon
Angela
Who is Kendrick
West Indian psychiatrist and political philosopher Franz Fanon is known for having participated in this war of Independence:
What is The Algerian War; The Algerian War of Independence; The Algerian Revolution
This language is both the second most spoken language in Africa and the second most spoken Semitic language in the world
What is Amharic
This person the first black woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Who is Wangari Maathai
She is the first female artist to be inducted in the Rock & Roll hall of fame
Who is Aretha Franklin
This intern is a howard student and has met the former Sec. of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson
Whitney
Briana
Bruke
Jacki
Hannah
Kayla Lennon
Sociologist and Black Feminist Patricia Hill Collins builds off of Kimberlé Crenshaw’s work on intersectionality in her creation of this paradigm, the ___ of domination.
What is the "Matrix of Domination"
Out of many primarily Black territories that are still run by former colonial powers, these territories are the only ones not in the Caribbean. Name at least 1, bonus 100 points for any additional territories named
Though she had outstanding grades, she was denied by law schools because she was a woman. After threatening to sue, she was admitted by Columbia's law school in 1948 and was the only black person in her class. She later supported Shirley Chisholm to run for president. Fun Fact, she helped to organize a "pee-in" at Harvard Yard in 1973 in protest of the lack of women's bathrooms on campus.
Florynce Kennedy
In 2017, this portrait painter made history when he became the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait.
Who is Kehinde Wiley
Diversity check! Name at least 5 countries our interns hail from. (Some may not be listed)
China, Brasil, Haiti, Ghana, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Nigeria (others may apply!)