First black students to integrate the University of Memphis?
(Memphis State)
100
royal blue and gold
What are Black Scholars colors?
100
Barack Obama
Who was the first Black President?
100
Cheyney University
What was the nations oldest Historically Black College of higher education?
200
March 28, 1968
When was the Sanitation workers Strike march that Martin Luther King and other Civil right activist lead ?
200
Maybeline Forbes
Who was crowned the first Black Homecoming queen at Memphis State in 1970?
200
4 committees
activities, community service, press & publicity, and philanthropy
How many committees does Black Scholars have and name them?
200
Phillis Wheatley
Who was the first Black woman poet?
200
W.C. Handy
Who was known as " Father of the Blues"?
300
Dr. Helen Nunn
Who was the first Black hired faculty member at Memphis State?
300
Dean Latham and Ms. Stout
Name 2 advisors of BSU?
300
February 12, 1909
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
When was NAACP founded and what does it stand for?
300
Shirley Chisholm
Who was the first Black woman elected to the U.S Congress?
400
Robert Church
Who was the first Black millionaire in Memphis?
400
Larry Finch
Who was the first Black Men's Basketball coach?
400
UC involvement zone room 218
Where is BSU office located?
400
Guion Guy Bluford and Dr. Mae Jemison
Who was the first Black male & female astronauts to go to space?
400
February 26,2014
When is the next mass meeting?
500
Solvent Savings and Trust Company
Name the first Black bank in Memphis?
500
1959
What year did the Memphis State 8 step on campus?
500
The purpose of this organization will be to enhance academic experiences in scholarship, leadership, and service with special emphasis towards African American students.