BSU Members
President of the OHS BSU
Who is Kennedy Perkins?
Well known singer who stole songs from old black artists, such as Big Mama Thornton.
Who is Elvis Presley?
A group African-American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957, who were initially prevented to enter because of segregation.
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
Black History Month
What is February?
American businessman and former professional basketball player. Named by the NBA as "the greatest basketball player of all time."
Who is Michael Jordan?
Vice President of the OHS BSU
Who is Nylah Cannon?
3 Types of Cultural Appropriation
What are beauty, fashion, and speech?
The first African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall
Celebrated every 3rd Monday of January
MLK Day
African American actor who received two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award, among other accolades. He was also nominated for an Academy Award.
Chadwick Boseman
Social Media Manager of the OHS BSU
Who is Zinzi Malete?
The "N-Word" Originates from the ______ word ______.
What is LATIN; niger
First African American Millionaire
Who was Madame CJ Walker?
Marks the anniversary of the announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas.
Juneteenth
First Female Billionaire on Forbes List
Oprah Winfrey
Secretary of the OHS BSU
Who is Enele Malete?
Musician who thinks use of the "N-word" in music is "shameful".
Who is Wynton Marsalis?
US Supreme Court decision created the legal fiction of "separate but equal"
What is Plessy vs Furgason
An annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the sixth day.
The youngest ever inaugural poet, read her work, “The Hill We Climb,” in 2021 at the inauguration of President Biden
Who is Amanda Gorman?
Events Coordinator of the OHS BSU
Women with light skin served ___ less time in prison than darker women
What is 11%?
Supreme Court decision decreed that public schools should be integrated
Brown v. Board of Education
The year Juneteenth was made a Federal Holiday
2021
The lead scientist on coronavirus vaccine research at the National Institutes of Health and worked directly on the development and production of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic
Who is Kizzmekia Corbett?