Name that HBCU
Oprah's alma mater
What is Tennessee State University?
This series, set in and around Philadelphia based black church, was another success for Jefferson’s star Sherman Helmsley (he played the shifty Deacon Frye) and was part of the heyday for African American shows on NBC.
What is Amen?
Holiday that commemorates the day 1865 when enslaved people of Texas finally learned slavery had been abolished and and that they were free.
What is Juneteenth?
Who wrote the book Roots?
Alex Haley
"I float like a butterfly and sting like a bee."
Who is Muhammad Ali?
When was Cheyney State, the first HBCU founded?
What is 1837
This sweet, critically praised throwback sitcom aired from 2005-2009 recreates comedian Chris Rock’s childhood growing up in Bed Stuy Brooklyn during the 1980s.
What is Everyone Hates Chris?
This person is the first basketball player to help open a middle school.
Who is Lebron James?
Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor?
Who is Sidney Poitier?
Where was Reginald Lewis born?
Where is Baltimore, MD?
Alabama has the largest number of HBCUs than any other state. How many are located there?
What is 11
One of the few major network shows to be centered on African American women, this show was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 90s that proved to audiences that Queen Latifah could act as well as rap.
What is Living Single?
This child of ex-slaves created hair products and died a millionaire.
Who is Madam CJ Walker
What publication did John H. Johnson create in 1945?
What is Ebony Magazine?
In the 1988 Olympics, which female athlete won the gold medal in the heptathlon, a track and field event?
Who is Jacki Joyner-Kersee?
What is the largest HBCU by enrollment?
North Carolina A&T
Although criticized at the time by some African Americans for not being “radical” enough, this sitcom did break ground as the first network show centered entirely on a black character who wasn’t a servant or stereotype. Actress Dianne Carroll won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her performance in the title role.
What is Julia?
The first African American to integrate into an all-white school in the south.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
What great jazz musician was nicknamed Satchmo?
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This athlete's "Last Song" highlighted the end of two three-peat seasons in the NBA.
Who is Michael Jordan?
The BEST HBCU ever
What is Hampton University
This 1976 sitcom which was loosely based on Cooley High followed the daily lives of working class teens Raj, Dwayne and Rerun as they come of age in Watts. While the show was never a hit, Rerun’s dancing remains legendary.
What's Happening?
This woman is New York’s first black Attorney General.
Who is Letitia James?
The name of the radio station Martin Payne worked at on the TV Show “Martin”
What is WZUP?
This "Dancing with the Stars" Champion and Cowboys legend is the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
Who is Emmitt Smith?