As a 6 year old she entered an all-white school as a symbol of the civil rights movement and the end of segregation
Who is Ruby Bridges?
Truth Hurts was the first major single by this artist
Who is Lizzo?
This man has a dream that all people will be equal
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Laws that created a system of legal segregation.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Jackie Robinson was the only Bruin athlete in UCLA history to letter in what 4 sports
What is baseball, football, basketball, and track?
This women refused to give her seat to a white man on the bus in 1955 Montgomery, Al.
Who is Rose Parks?
In 2018, this person became the first athlete and the first black person to win an Oscar for Best Animated short for his film Dear Basketball. He was a credited writer for the project.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
He was the first black president of the United States
Who is Barack Obama?
In the wake of the assassination of the Black nationalist Malcolm X, this political organization was founded in 1966, dressed in black berets and black leather jackets. Despite being associated with a militant "by any means necessary" philosophy, they launched programs such as free dental care, free breakfast, and drama classes in underserved black communities.
Who are the Black Panthers/Black Panther Party?
This honor is what Ralph Bunche received in 1950
What is the Nobel Peace Prize?
She helped 300 slaves escape to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This music artist has the most Grammy's of all time (32 total)
He played T'Challa in Black Panther
Who was Chadwick Baseman?
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th?
Patrisse Cullors is an activist who co-founded what global movement
What is Black Lives Matter?
She wrote the poem "Still I Rise" and the book, I know why the caged bird sings
Who is Maya Angelou?
In 1956, she was the first African American woman to win a Grand Slam title (French Championships).
Who is Althea Gibson?
Though Thomas Edison is recognized as the inventor of the light bulb, this African American inventor played an important role in its development.
Who is Lewis Latimer?
This historian started Negro history week, later renamed Black History Month in 1976. He was also notably the second African Amercian to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate degree
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
UCLA's first Black sorority and fraternity
What is Delta Sigma Theta and Kappa Alpha Psi?
In 1993, this pediatrician became the first woman and the first African American to be named the U.S Surgeon General.
Who is Dr. Joycelyn Elders?
Rogers Nelson's stage name
Who is Prince?
He wrote the book Roots: The Sage of an American Family which was later adapted as a television miniseries in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised public awareness of Black History. He also wrote The Autobiography of Malcom X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcom X.
Who is Alex Haley?
This movie is a historical war drama about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the Union Army's earliest African-American regiments in the Civil War. Starred Matthew Broderick, Morgan Freeman, Denzel Washington.
What is Glory?
In 1946, the "Forgotten Four" were the first athletes to integrate professional football. Can you name one who was a UCLA Bruin?
Who is Kenny Washington or Woody Strode?