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History Makers
100

This federal program helps first-generation and low-income students prepare for college.

What is Upward Bound?

100

This musical artist performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2025.

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

100

This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.

Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?

200

These institutions were founded primarily to educate Black students after the Civil War.

What are HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)?

200

This filmmaker directed Black Panther.

Who is Ryan Coogler?

200

This revolutionary and civil rights leader changed his last name to symbolize his unknown African ancestral surname.

Who is Malcolm X?

300

This form determines how much financial aid you qualify for.

What is FAFSA?
300

This musical artist was the first Black woman to headline Coachella.

Who is Beyonce?

300

This Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

400

This federal grant program provides aid to low-income undergraduate students.

What is the Pell grant?

400

This athlete became the first Black woman to win the all-around Olympic gold medal in gymnastics (2021).

Who is Simone Biles?

400

This organization, founded in 1966 in Oakland, promoted community self-defense and social programs like free breakfast for children.

What is the Black Panther Party?

500

Name one barrier historically faced by Black students in accessing higher education.

Segregation, discriminatory admissions, financial barriers, lack of resources

500

This genre of music originated in African American communities in the South in the early 1900s.

What are the blues?

500

This movement in the 1920s celebrated Black art, literature, and music in New York City.

What is the Harlem Renaissance?

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