She transformed the black hair-care and cosmetics industry, and is recorded as the first female self-made millionaire in America
Madame CJ Walker
This wide receiver caught the touchdown that helped his team win this year's Super Bowl
Antonio Brown
Diana Ross and Michael Jackson
What does HBCU stand for
Historically black college/ university
Where was Jay-Z born?
Brooklyn, NY
This inventor devoted themselves to creating items of safety and convenience, including the traffic signal and hair perm
Garrett A. Morgan
This basketball player has the fastest jumpshot ever according to Sports Science
Stephen Curry
Which city is the birthplace of hip hop where DJ Kool Herc is credited with throwing the first hip hop party (in 1973)
a. Brooklyn ,NYC
b. The Bronx, NYC
c. Detroit, MI
d. Chicago, IL
b. The Bronx, NYC
This all women's HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia continuously ranks as the #1 HBCU in the country
Spelman College
What topics are covered in this week's crew lessons?
Black Art/ Black Creatives
I was 6 years old when I became the FIRST Black child to help de-segregate an all-white school in the south
Ruby Bridges
The most decorated American gymnast and the world's third most decorated gymnast
Simone Biles
This record company was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit in 1959 and included artists such as the Supremes, the Four Tops, and the Temptations.
a. Motown Records
b. Atlantic Records
c. Sun Records
a. Motown Records
Which HBCU did Ms. OJ, Ms. Diggs, Dr. Stevens, and Ms. Odoms graduate from?
Hint: this school is also known as "the mecca"
Howard University
Finish the TikTok:
"My money real long, I'm watching my tone (dun na na), I ain't talking back (no, why?)..."
...'cause imma get thrown
I am often called the Father of the Peanut Industry, but don't get it twisted, I wasn't just sitting in a room making peanut butter, my inventions include hundreds of products from peanuts like milk, plastics, paints, dyes, cosmetics, medicinal oils, soap, and ink; and 118 from sweet potatoes such as molasses, postage stamp glue, flour, vinegar and synthetic rubber; and even a type of gasoline. Who am I?
George Washington Carver
Credited with breaking the "color barrier" in baseball by becoming the first African American to play in the major leagues, Jackie Robinson played for which team?
a) Brooklyn Dodgers
b) Baltimore Orioles
c) NY Yankees
a) Brooklyn Dodgers
This artist was inspired by a book of Grey's Anatomy, and known for creating work that focuses on the power and vulnerability of marginalized bodies
Jean- Michel Basquiat
This is the largest HBCU in Maryland, and Mr. Long's alma mater (that means he graduated from there)
Morgan State University
What street in DC was referred to as Black Broadway
U Street
9 months BEFORE Rosa Parks did it, on March 2, 1955, I was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up my seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
Claudette Colvin
This basketball player founded a charitable organization in Texas that provides academic and financial support to young students
James Harden
He was an American choreographer and activist who founded a Dance Theater in New York in 1958, which was named after himself
Alvin Ailey
Martin Luther King Jr. attended this all male university in Atlanta, Georgia
Morehouse College
Which anime series follows a college student who rooms with a goddess in a Buddhist temple?
Oh My Goddess