important leaders
this famous leader is most known for his "I have a dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr
this 2018 marvel film featured the fictional African nation of Wakanda.
Black panther
This annual celebration often brings alumni back to campus for parades, step shows, and football games.
Homecoming
she's known as the most decorated gymnast of all time
Simone Biles
This is the largest civil rights organization, which was founded in 1909.
NAACP
_____ ____ helped slaves escape using ______ as their rite of passage to freedom in Maryland in 1849.
Harriet Tubman & Underground railroad
this person holds the record for winning the most Grammys
Beyonce
These Greek-letter organizations founded at HBCUs are collectively known by this nickname.
Divine 9
He became the first Black quarterback to be drafted No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft
Michael Vick
This secret society used violence and intimidation to oppose Reconstruction.
Ku Klux Klan
she was the first female self-made millionaire in America
Madam C.J Walker
This rapper became the first hip-hop billionaire in 2019.
Jay Z
the famous civil rights leader Jesse Jackson attended this HBCU
NCAT
this football running back holds the most rushing yards of all time
Emmit Smith
This amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery in 1865.
13th
who was the first black supreme court justice in the United States.
Thurgood Marshall
this film portrays 3 very influential woman who overcame sexism and racism in NASA
Hidden Figures
HBCUs represent about 3% of U.S. colleges but produce a large percentage of Black graduates in this field: science, technology, engineering, and ____.
Math (STEM)
this person is the number one scoring leader in the NBA
Lebron James
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of education
this person was the first child to enter an all-white school in the south
Ruby Bridges
this is the number one most watched black sitcom of all time
list all the schools apart of the MEAC
Coppin, Delaware state, Howard, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan, Norfolk State, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State
this person broke the major league baseball color barrier in the national league in 1947 with the Brooklyn dodgers
Jackie Robinson
This public health crisis disproportionately impacted Black communities in the 1980s and 1990s.
HIV/AIDS epidemic