Juneteenth History
This celebration marks the date June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in this state were informed of their freedom.
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This planet is known as the "Red Planet" in our solar system.
What is Mars?
This legendary basketball player, often called "His Airness," led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This African American athlete broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
What does the acronym BBRG stand for?
Juneteenth is a combination of these two words, representing the month and date of the celebration.
What is June and nineteenth?
The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, was ratified in this year.
What is 1865?
Born Cassius Clay, this world heavyweight boxing champion is remembered for his phrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
She became the first African American woman in space when she flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?
How many BBRG Chapters do we currently have?
What is eight?
This important document, issued by President Abraham Lincoln, declared all enslaved people in Confederate states to be free on January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What is the proton?
This 1989 film by Spike Lee, set in Brooklyn, explores themes of racial tension and societal issues during the hottest day of the summer.
What is "Do the Right Thing"?
Who is Kamala Harris?
In 1999, HP submitted its first employees for consideration at the annual STEM Conference that highlights Black Engineers?
What is the BEYA (Becoming Everything You Are) Conference?
Though Juneteenth celebrates a historical event from 1865, it wasn't until this year that it became recognized as a federal holiday in the United States.
What is 2021?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This cultural, social, and artistic explosion took place in the 1920s and 1930s in Harlem, New York.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
She became the first female self-made millionaire in America, known for her line of beauty and hair products for Black women.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He became a personnel manager at HP in 1972. Shortly after, he co-established Hewlett-Packard's first employee resource group with Howard Smith, a network of Black functional managers.
Who is Ken Coleman?
The announcement that led to Juneteenth was delivered by this Union General in Galveston, Texas.
Who is General Gordon Granger?
This physiological phenomenon is caused by the optic nerve at the point where it connects to the retina, resulting in an absence of photoreceptor cells.
What is the blind spot?
Beyoncé holds the record as the most-awarded artist in Grammy history. How many Grammy Awards has she won?
What is 35?
Known as the "Queen of Jazz," this singer and actress became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Gone with the Wind."
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
He was Hewlett-Packard Company’s earliest-known African American employee, having joined the company by December 1943.
Who is Willard Jones?