Black Trailblazers
This woman became the first Black Vice President of the United States in 2021
Who is Kamala Harris?
This organization, founded in 1909, is the oldest civil rights organization in the U.S.
What is the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
This mathematician, featured in Hidden Figures, helped NASA send the first Americans into space.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This genre of music, originating in the Bronx, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023.
What is Hip-Hop?
This educator and activist founded the National Council of Negro Women in 1935.
Who is Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune?
This entrepreneur and philanthropist became the first female self-made millionaire in America.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
This act, passed in 1965, outlawed racial discrimination in voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
The first Black woman elected to Congress, she later ran for president in 1972.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
Beyoncé became the most awarded artist in history at this award show in 2023.
What are the Grammys?
The current National President and CEO of NCNW, appointed in 2022.
Who is Rev. Shavon Arline-Bradley?
The first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he fought for civil rights and led landmark cases like Brown v. Board of Education.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Known as "Bloody Sunday," this violent 1965 event saw peaceful protestors brutally attacked on a bridge in Selma, Alabama.
What is the Edmund Pettus Bridge march?
This inventor developed the first home security system and closed-circuit television (CCTV).
Who is Marie Van Brittan Brown?
The phrase "Wakanda Forever" originates from this blockbuster film.
What is Black Panther?
This first lady of the United States was a longtime supporter of NCNW and civil rights.
Who is Eleanor Roosevelt?
She was the first Black woman to travel into space in 1992.
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
This organization, founded in 1966, advocated for Black self-defense and community programs such as free breakfast for children.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Known as the "godmother of the civil rights movement," this educator and activist was a key leader in both the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and the YWCA, advocating for women's rights, racial justice, and education.
Who is Dorothy Height?
This popular dish, created by enslaved Africans, consists of slow-cooked greens and often includes smoked meat.
What are collard greens?
NCNW’s headquarters is located in this U.S. city.
What is Washington, D.C.?
Besides being a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman also served in this role during the Civil War, making her one of the first Black women to do so in the U.S. Army.
What is a spy and nurse?
This 1963 bombing at a church in Birmingham, Alabama, killed four young Black girls and was a pivotal moment that helped spark widespread support for the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
What is the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing?
In 1955, before Rosa Parks, this 15-year-old girl refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, but did not become the face of the movement.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This holiday, created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966, celebrates African heritage and culture.
What is Kwanzaa?
The Core Four priorities of NCNW focus on these key areas to empower Black women and communities.
What are Social Justice, Economic Empowerment & Entrepreneurship, S.T.E.A.M / Education, and Health Equity?