College Life & Black History
This student-led organization at Oregon State University was founded in the late 1960s to address the needs of Black students during the rise of the Civil Rights Movement and continues to serve as a key advocate for student empowerment today.
What is the Black Student Union?
Who was the first African American to play Major League Baseball in the modern era, breaking the color barrier in 1947?
Who is Jackie Robinson
Who was the first African American President of the US?
Who is Barack Obama
What Artist caused the Super Bowl blackout in 2013?
Who is Beyonce
This influential Black figure, known for his "I Have a Dream" speech, played a key role in the Civil Rights Movement. Who is he?
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
The nine historically Black Greek-letter organizations that make up the Divine Nine are governed by this national coordinating body, which promotes community service, academic excellence, and cultural unity.
What is the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) (Divine 9)
She was the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the all-around gymnastics competition at the 2012 London Games.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
She co-founded the NAACP and fought tirelessly for racial and gender equality in the early 20th century?
Who is Ida B. Wells
Who was known for doing the “hot topics” on their signature Television show?
Who is Wendy Williams
This Black woman refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, sparking a major boycott and the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This OSU academic center, which supports underrepresented students, including Black students, is named after a prominent educator who dedicated his career to increasing diversity in higher education and supporting student success.
What is the Dr. Lawrence Griggs Academic Success Center (Griggs Center)
This woman became the first Black woman to win the Miss America crown in 1983, breaking barriers in the beauty pageant industry.
Who is Vanessa Williams?
This landmark 1954 Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson and paving the way for integration.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
In 2018 Childish Gamino referenced this famous caricature in his This is America music video. Who was the Caricature of?
Who is Jim Crow
In 2013, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi co-founded this movement in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s killer.
What is the Black Lives Matter Movement
This trailblazing Oregon State University alumna became the first Black woman to graduate from OSU, earning her degree in 1926, and went on to become a respected educator and advocate for Black youth?
Who is Carrie Halsell?
Which mathematician, whose story was featured in the film Hidden Figures, helped NASA successfully launch John Glenn into orbit?
Who is Katherine Johnson
This iconic rapper became the first solo hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2017?
Who is Tupac Shakur?
Which black Actress was recently viral for “doing the thing”
Who is Angela Bassett
In 1966, this civil rights activist co-founded the Black Panther Party, advocating for Black self-defense and equality. Who is the activist?
Who is Huey P. Newton?
This Oregon State University Living-Learning Community in Polling Hall provides a supportive residential environment focused on Black student success, identity development, and cultural engagement, named after a Chinook word meaning "strong" or "brave."
What is the Nia Munk Skukum Living-Learning Community?
Who was the first Black woman elected to Congress in the United States, later running for president in 1972?
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, this revolutionary organization advocated for self-defense, established free breakfast programs for children, and fought against police brutality and systemic racism in the United States.
What is the Black Panther Party?
How many Grammys Did Michael Jackson win?
What is 13
This abolitionist and former slave is known for his powerful speeches and his newspaper, The North Star.
Who is Frederick Douglass?