Every Kid Outreach
Who is the current Executive Director of Every Kid Outreach
Michelle Reynolds
This woman became one of the first female self-made millionaires in the United States, and one of the most successful women and African-American business owners ever.
Madam C. J. Walker
Who was the first black talk show host?
Oprah Winfrey
What is the name of our local, Central Florida, African American Museum?
Wells'Built Museum of African American History & Culture
The Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished Slavery
The 13th
Who founded EKO?
Edward "Eddie" Cole
First black woman elected to the United States Congress
Shirley Chisholm
School Daze, He Got Game, Crooklyn, and Bamboozled where famous films of what director/actor?
Spike Lee
What was first incorporated African American town in the United States
Eatonville, FL
What is the birth name of Malcolm X?
Malcolm Little
EKO was founded in what year?
1991
The Surpeme Court's 96th justice and its first African-American justice
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first rap group ever featured on MTV?
Run DMC
On what date did Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech?
August 23, 1963
What year was the Brown V Board of Education cased decided by the U.S. Supreme Court?
1954
Name the four EKO Programs
EKO Camp
Life Long Leadership
5th Qtr
EKO On Campus
The first African-American child to attend an all-white public elementary school in the American South.
Ruby Bridges
Highest grossing black album of all time thus far?
Michael Jackson - Thrillere
What is the name of the first/oldest HBCU in America?
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania (which was originally called the Institute for Colored Youth), founded in 1837
In what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat at the front of the “colored section” of a bus to a white passenger.
1955
Name the three middle schools that feed into Edgewater
Education:
Jobs:
Housing:
Health:
The first African-American performer to host a variety TV series in 1956.
Nat King Cole
The first African-American woman to win the Academy Awardfor best actress
Halle Berry
In what year was the Black Panther Party founded?
1966
the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in what year?
1965