HBCU Facts
This is the oldest HBCU in the United States, founded in 1837.
What is Cheyney University?
In what year was Kappa League founded?
What is 1969?
The first African American woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This Black woman became the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice in 2022.
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
This "King of Pop" is known for hits like "Billie Jean" and "Thriller," which helped break racial barriers in the music industry.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This HBCU's marching band, known as "The Human Jukebox," is famous for its high-energy performances and has played at Super Bowls and presidential inaugurations.
What is Southern University?
Who founded Kappa League as a mentorship program for young men?
Who is Mel L. Davis?
This city was home to “Black Wall Street” before the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
What is Tulsa, Oklahoma?
The “Crown Act” protects against discrimination based on this.
What is natural hair?
This Harlem-born jazz legend was known as the "First Lady of Song" and was a trailblazer for African American women in music.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
This HBCU is the only one to produce a U.S. Vice President.
What is Howard University? (Kamala Harris)
Kappa League was established under which national organization?
What is Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.?
He was the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.
Who is Colin Powell?
The first Black billionaire in the U.S. was the founder of BET.
Who is Robert L. Johnson?
This revolutionary 1970s album by Marvin Gaye, which addresses social issues like poverty and violence, is considered one of the greatest albums of all time.
What is "What's Going On"?
The Florida Classic is a major football rivalry between these two HBCUs.
What are Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman?
In what city, state, and school was Kappa League founded?
What is Los Angeles, California, at Locke High School?
This African American chef, known as “Uncle Nearest,” is credited with helping create Jack Daniel’s whiskey.
Who is Nathan “Nearest” Green?
This holiday, celebrated on June 19th, marks the end of slavery in the U.S.
What is Juneteenth?
This "Queen of Soul" became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
This HBCU band is known as “The Sonic Boom of the South.”
What is Jackson State University?
Kappa League focuses on mentoring young men in which key areas? (Name at least three)
What are leadership, academic excellence, community service, career development, and personal growth?
In 1968, these two Black athletes raised their fists in a Black Power salute at the Olympics.
Who are Tommie Smith and John Carlos?
This 1787 agreement counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes in the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Known for his role in the creation of the funk genre, this legendary musician’s hit “Superstition” became a classic, blending soul, jazz, and rock.
Who is Stevie Wonder?