Woman
Who is the woman associated with Tenacity?
Who is Mary Mcleod Bethune?
What is the color associated with Initiative?
What is Purple?
What is the number associated with Unity?
What is 2?
What is the seventh Acronym of SISTUHS?
What is
Substance
The real or essential part of anything essence
What is one of the primary symbols of the organization?
What is Ankh/Pyramid?
Who is the woman associated with Substance?
Who is Betty Shabazz?
What are the secondary colors of SISTUHS, Incorporated?
What is Green, Purple, Orange, Red, Indigo?
What are the symbolic numbers of SISTUHS, Incorporated?
What is
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12
What objectives are associated with Strength?
What is 2 and 5 or 2 & 5?
What is Rites of Passage?
What is
Rites of Passage is a spiritual, mental, and social transformation from one standpoint to the next.
Who was Harriet Tubman? What message does the life she led convey?
Who is
Araminta Ross
Araminta Ross was born into slavery in 1819 (or 1820), in Dorchester County, Maryland.
After freeing herself from slavery, Harriet returned to Maryland to rescue other members of her family.
Despite over $50,000 in bounty posted for her capture, Harriet Tubman made 11 trips from Maryland to Canada from 1852-1857.
In ten years, Harriet rescued over 300 people and made 19 trips overall, never to lose a passenger.
In 1850 Harriet became an official “conductor” of the Underground Railroad.
What does the color Green Represent?
What is
Green is directly related to growth, fertility, and nature, which harnesses the power of life
Stability and Endurance
Growth and Hope
Safety
Vegetation
Wadj, the word for green, means to flourish or be healthy
It is the most restful color for the human eye
What is the significance of the number 10?
What is
What is the fifth Acronym of SISTUHS?
What is
Unity
The state or quality of being in accord
What is the name of the SISTUHS’s Poem?
What is
Founding Poem: “Phenomenal Woman” by Maya Angelou
Amended Poem: “Ego Tripping” by Nikki Giovanni
Who was Deborah? What message does the life she led convey?
What is
We meet Deborah during a dark time in Israel’s history in the Book of Judges in chapters 4 and 5
As a prophetess she spoke on God’s behalf
Deborah is the only woman who is both prophet and judge alongside two other men Moses and Samuel
The only woman among the twelve judges in the Old Testament
Pronounced “most blessed of women” in Judges 5:24
In this male-dominated culture, Deborah exercised authority collaboratively and as God guided her rather than through her own devices
The Hebrew word “Deborah” is often translated as ‘bee’
What does the color Gold Represent?
What is
Gold is the color of the sun
Represents stability
Maintenance of the culture and the organization
Efficiency
Dependability
The color stands for wisdom and intellect throughout the ages and represents a need to be responsible
What is the significance of the number 1?
What is
One represents undivided unity and primacy
The first, the best, the only
It has no divisors, no factors, no components, and it is universal, whole, and complete
One is independent of all other numbers
There is one president
Representative of the Circle of Affirmation
What objectives are associated with Substance?
What is 1-10?
Give 3 examples of symbolism from the Sankofa movie.
What is
The rape of women- symbolizes the rape of Africa
Field Slave vs. House Slave- Europeans causing separation between Black people
Light or White Skin vs. Dark Skin- Europeans and Lightskin
Africans seeing themselves as superior to the inferior dark skin African
The Vulture (Sankofa Bird) - It represented both life and death
Who was Sojourner Truth? What message does the life she led convey?
Who is
Isabella Baumfree
Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree (also spelled Bomefree) in 1797 on the Colonel Johannes Hardenbergh estate in Swartekill, in Ulster County a Dutch settlement in upstate New York.
Truth was one of the first most passionate female abolitionists for herself had once been a slave.
While a traveling preacher, Truth became famous for the speech “Ain’t I A Woman?”
Truth was self-educated and would later be appointed to the National Freedman’s Relief Association by Abraham Lincoln in 1864
Where she worked diligently to better conditions for African Americans.
Sojourner Truth was a powerful orator and worked her whole life for women’s rights and anti-slavery movements.
What does the color Indigo Represent?
What is
The process of extracting indigo dye is quite complicated and involves a lot of labor
The plants are soaked in a vat or a sloping tank
Two to three people actually get into the tank and paddle the water continuously for two or three days
What is the significance of the number 3?
What is
List 5 of the 10 Objectives
What is
1. Promote spiritual growth
2. Promote personal growth and develop knowledge of thyself
3. Promote a positive image of African-American Women and anything that positively enhances the survival and well-being of African-American Women.
4. Seek guidance from Elder African American Women
5. Foster an environment amongst ourselves that is conducive to learning our history and the role African American women have played and continue to play in the development of this and other nations.
6. Develop local leadership to respond to community needs, particularly those of African American women.
7. Provide moral and educational guidance to other young African American Women in the community
8. Provide unity among People of Color.
9. Provide opportunities to educate ourselves as well as the community on political issues that affect the well-being of African American women.
10. Provide encouragement and support to African-American Men.
Name 3 things the Pyramid Signifies?
What is
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest, yet it is the only surviving of the Seven Ancient Wonders.
Located in the city of Giza, it stands 481 ft high and was built over 20 years
Using approximately 2 million bricks; each weighing more than 2 tons