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This Southern University professor has worked with the Angola Three and recently talked about the Smith & Brown incident at IBM
Who is Professor Angela Bell?
*Daily Double*
100
This distinguished Fortune 500 corporation was the first to support the United Negro College Fund in 1944
What is IBM?
100
More than 160,000 African American troops fought in the Civil War for the Union Army under this name
What is The United States Colored Troops?
100
This boycott in 1953 served as a model for the internationally known 1955 Montgomery bus boycott
What is the Baton Rouge bus boycott?
100
This notable "caged bird" recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton
Who is Maya Angelou?
200
The first Black Woman Vice President of the United States (you can usually find her walking fast or laughing out loud)
Who is VP Kamala Harris?
200
He designed the first IBM PC while breaking racial barriers
Who is Mark Dean?
200
These famous black performers were part of which military branch: Ice-T, Berry Gordy, Jr., Jimi Hendrix, James Earl Jones, and Mr. T?
What is the U.S. Army?
200
Norman Rockwell’s painting The Problem We all Live With depicts this person flanked by federal marshals in 1960 into William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans as part of integration
Who is Ruby Bridges?
200
This epic tale spans forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry
What is The Color Purple?
300
This former US Congressman fought for civil and voting rights, coining the phrase "Good Trouble"
Who is Congressman John Lewis?
300
In 1953, IBM became one of the first corporation to adopt this policy, which promised to hire people “…regardless of race, color, or creed….”
What is Policy Letter #4?
300
This term was used for all Black Soldiers who served during the Indian Wars
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
300
At the March on Washington, a women who was born in New Orleans told Martin Luther King, Jr., “Tell ‘em about the dream, Martin.”
Who is Mahalia Jackson?
300
This American political activist, philosopher, academic, and author; Her notable works include "Women, Race & Class" and "Are Prisons Obsolete?"
Who is Angela Davis?
400
This young New Orleans native recently made history as the first Black winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee`
Who is Zaila Avant-Garde?
400
This IBMer (from our CIC) currently leads the Monroe CIC
Who is Sonyetta Anderson?
*Daily Double*
400
On November 15, 1866, this woman became the first documented African American female to enlist in the U.S. army
Who is Cathay Williams?
400
A New Orleans native, this multitalented artist was one of the most influential figures in jazz
Who is Louis Armstrong?
400
One of the earliest innovators of jazz poetry, this author is best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
"What happens to a dream deferred?"
Who is Langston Hughes?
500
This world-renowned Black director has made history behind the camera on such films as Fruitvale Station and the Creed movie series
Who is Ryan Coogler?
500
This IBMer is the current Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader
Who is Traci Bermiss?
500
On July 19, 1941, the U.S. Army Air Corps began training Black pilots. The 926 members of this military group — composed initially of the 99th Pursuit Squadron and later the 332nd Fighter Group — were trained for combat in World War II at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
Who are The Tuskegee Airmen?
500
An American author and Louisiana native, his notable works include "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman" and "A Gathering of Old Men"
Who is Ernest Gaines?
500
an American writer and former leader of the NAACP, he wrote the lyrics to "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing"
Who is James Weldon Johnson?
