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Led a march on Washington, D.c. during the Civil Rights Movement to speak about civil rights and poverty alleviation in the 1960s.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK Jr.)?
The year that Barack Obama was elected to be the first African American President of the U.S.
What is 2008?
During this decade TRIO got created and the Civil Rights Movement reached a peak
What is the 1960s?
What year was the University of Iowa African American Studies program founded? (Hint: Not before 1970, but not after 1980)
When is 1970?
This city was home to "Black Wall Street" in 1920, a thriving predominantly Black neighborhood that had mostly Black-owned businesses and banks.
What is Tulsa, OK?
A Gay Liberation Activist who led activism in New York City during the late 1960s.
Who is Marsha P. Johnson?
(Bonus points if you know what the "P." stands for)
Created out of 1920s New York City's Harlem neighborhood, this time blossomed with literature, films, theatre, and culture.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Who is Viola Davis?
This figure has a building named after her on campus (Hint: we stayed here during the Summer 2022 Program)
Who is Elizabeth Catlett?
is an American-born Mexican sculptor and printmaker renowned for her intensely political art. Catlett received one of the first three MFA degrees from the university and was the first woman of color to earn this honor
An activity involving foot and body movement, using footsteps, claps, and spoken word to produce complex poly-rhythms. Often used by NPHC Greek fraternities and sororities.
What is Stepping?
A prominent leader who led with elements of Islam and Black Pride during the 1960s and '70s.
Who is Malcolm X?
MLK led 2,000 individuals on a march to a bridge in this town; a nonviolent demonstration to exercise the right to vote.
What is the Selma March?
This former U.S. President signed bills for both Civil Rights and TRIO in the same year.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This living-learning community supports Black and African American college students living in residence halls on the University of Iowa campus by hosting special events
What is the Young, Gifted, & Black Living Learning Community?
This type of cultural food is made with ingredients like Ham Hocks, Red Beans, Turnip Greens, Candied Yams, and more.
What is Soul Food?
Many dishes and ingredients included in "soul food" are also regional meals and comprise a part of other Southern US cooking. The style of cooking originated during American slavery. Enslaved Africans were given only the "leftover" and "undesirable" cuts of meat from their slavers (while the white slave "owners" got the meatiest cuts of ham, roasts, etc.).
Led a resistance to end apartheid in South Africa in the 20th century.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
One of the campaigns/movements led by MLK and SCLC to focus on economic justice for all people.
What is the Poor People's Campaign?
Former TRIO Upward Bound participant from Georgia who was recently re-elected to the U.S. Senate
Who is Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock?
In 1966, He was chosen to serve as Dean of Academic Affairs, which made him the first African American Dean at any of Iowa’s state universities.
In 1971, he would achieve another first when he was named as Vice President of Student Services, which made him the first vice president at any Big Ten university.
Who is Phillip Hubbard?
This film highlighted three women who propelled NASA forward.
What is Hidden Figures?
The first Black artist to win a Grammy also named "The First Lady of Jazz."
(Hint: She won in 1958)
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
The notable event was sparked by nonviolent protest against racial segregation buses in the South in 1955.
what is the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Former TRIO Upward Bound participant and first person of color to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as UIowa alumna.
Who is Rep. Cheryl L. Johnson?
One or both of the people who documented the "invisible" history of various Black Hawkeyes at the University of Iowa.
(Hint: They are married)
who are Michael and Lena Hill?
A group founded in 1960 during the student-led non-violent demonstrations by occupying seats at segregated lunch counters across the south.
Who are Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?