AACC 101
The AACC is located in this building which is pretty central on the UConn Storrs campus. Hint: you're in the building right now...
The first black president of the United States. You walked by his portrait to get in here today.
Who is Barack Obama?
Finish this phrase: "You get a car!..."
What is "You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!!!!"
This international super star just wrapped up her Cowboy Carter Tour in July of of 2026.
Who is Beyoncé?
This Michael Jackson song and its corresponding music video were not only popular when they were released, but they remain popular to this day - especially around Halloween.
What is Thirller?
Not to be confused with the Academic Achievement Center (AAC), AACC is an acronym that stands for this...
What is African American Cultural Center?
The star of Marvel's Black Panther who passed away from colon cancer in 2020.
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
What your parents say when you ask to stop at McDonald's on the way home.
What is "We have McDonald's at home!"
Also acceptable: What is "Do you have McDonald's money?"
Widely known to be one of the greatest guitar players to ever live, two of this man's most popular songs include Purple Haze and Voodoo Child.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
NAACP is an acronym that stands for this.
What is the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?
The AACC is run by a director and an assistant director. Give either of their names (extra snacks for you if you know both).
Who are Alicia McKenzie (director) and Velda Alfred-Abney (assitant director)?
This man is credited with inventing peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver?
When you started crying, your parents might've said this to get you to quiet down.
What is "You want me to give you something to cry about?"
This lady was dubbed the "greatest singer of all time" twice by Rolling Stone magazine and is commonly referred to as the Queen of Soul.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This movie tells the true story of how the U.S. Space Program really got off of the ground.
What is Hidden Figures?
This man was the first director of the AACC and his name can be found in the logo of the center.
Who is Dr. H. Fred Simons?
This lady was the first National Youth Laureate and was the youngest person to read a poem at an inauguration when she did so for Joe Biden's inauguration in 2021.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This was the main catch phrase of the nerdy main character of the show Family Matters.
What is "Did I do that?"
Name the song (sing it if you feel so moved):
"Dream, if you can, a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat
The heat between me and you"
What is When Doves Cry by Prince?
This man was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
UConn's AACC is one of the oldest cultural centers in the country. It celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2018, but what year was it founded. (We have faith in your math skills, grad students.)
What is 1968?
This man, famous for getting into "good trouble", was a civil rights leader and U.S. Representative before his passing.
Who is John Lewis?
Finish this popular Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. quote: "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; "
What is "only love can do that"?
Finish the lyric (again, feel free to sing):
"I'm starting with the man in the mirror
I'm asking him to change his ways..."
What is "And no message could have been any clearer
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself and then make a change"
Kwanzaa is a Swahili word that translates to this phrase.
What is "first fruits"?