GMU Facts
The acronym for The National Organization for the Professional Advancement for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
What is NOBCChE?
Madam C.J. Walker made this item that has and will continue to burn women's heads for years to come, but that hair gunna be straight.
What is the Straighten Comb?
The 1st Black President of The United States
Who is Barack Obama?
This singer has won a total of 32 Grammys and recently became the first Black woman in modern music history to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart
Who is Beyonce
The year GMU NOBCChE officially started.
What is 2022?
These famous sisters grew up in Compton and are famous for playing Tennis.
Who are Venus and Serena Williams
This agricultural scientist and inventor promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He is also famous for the invention of peanut butter.
Who is George Washington Carver
This former slave is famous for leading many slaves to freedom in the North.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This EGOT actress has played Amanda Waller, Annalise Keating, and Michael Jordan's Mom. She deserves a Best Actress Oscar but has been robbed by The Academy.
Who is Viola Davis?
Dr. Clayborne taught here before coming to Mason.
What is Howard University?
The only black man to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open?
Who is Arthur Ashe?
Willis Carrie helps keep you cool in the summer because he invented this machine
What is an air conditioner?
Martin Luther King is an Alumnus of this school.
What is Morehouse College?
This singer won Season 3 of American Idol and stars in the remake of 'The Color Purple.'
Who is Fantasia Barrino?
Dr. Bill Jackson, one of the founders of NOBCChE, was the PI for this person who became the 1st Black Chair of the Chemistry Department.
Who is Dr. Weatherspoon?
This NFL Hall of Famer is also known for being one of the greatest College Lacrosse Players Ever, with the Professional Lacrosse League's MVP trophy named after him.
Who is Jim Brown?
Garrett Morgan invented this object to help regulate street travel.
What is a traffic light?
The nation's first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
This rapper is the first person to win a Grammy for best rap performance.
Who is Will Smith?
This GMU alum has the nickname 'Grandmaster Flash' for being the Founding President of the GMU NOBCChE chapter.
Who is Nia Pollard?
These teammates were known to the world as the best all-around female athlete and the world's fastest woman, respectfully, during their time in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. They were also Sisters-In-Law.
Who are Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Florence 'Flo-Jo' Griffth Joyner?
Lonnie Johnson created the Super Soaker while working on new ideas for a system that's used in this kitchen item.
What is refrigeration?
The Rainbow Coalition was an anti-racist, working class multicultural movement founded April 4, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois by this person.
Who is Fred Hampton?
Halle Berry is the 1st Black woman to win an Oscar for Best Actress for this movie.
What is Monster's Ball?