HBCU
CELEBRITIES
BLACK
ENTREPRENEURS
HBCU HISTORY
HBCU CURRENT EVENTS
100
He is a graduate of Morehouse College in Georgia, owns a production company by the name of 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, and has produced over 35 films since 1983.
Who is Spike Lee
100
Which Black Entrepreneurs invented the Traffic Signal and Gas Mask?
Who is Garrett Morgan
100
This school is known as the first HBCU.
What is Cheyney University (Pennsylvania)
100
The school recently named a female as its President.
Who is FAMU (Elmira Magnum) OR Alabama State (Gwen Boyd)
200
Attended Grambling State University, this recording artist had a hit single name "Tyrone"
Who is Erykah Badu.
200
This women founded and developed a large and prominent commercial and educational enterprise centered on cosmetics for African-American women.
Who is Annie Malone
200
This number represents the approximate number of HBCUs in the United States.
What is 100 or 105, 106, etc.?
200
This foundation, named after a radio celebrity, awards students at HBCUs scholarships every month.
What is the Tom Joyner Foundation?
300
This actress and her sister attend Howard University and both married professional athletes. Her husband is former NBA player Norm Nixon.
Who is Debbie Allen?
300
This black Entrepreneur was a key leader in building "black Wall Street" called the Greenwood District in Tulsa Oklahoma in the 20th Century.
Who is O.W. Gurley
300
This state has more HBCUs that any other.
What is Alabama (15)
300
Current enrollment at this HBCU is under 100 students.
What is Morris Brown College in Atlanta, GA
400
He attended Alabama State University and is heard daily on his own nationwide radio show.
Who is Ricky Smiley
400
This Black Engineer invented cartridge-based Video game consoles.
who is Gerald Lawson
400
This HBCU has the largest enrollment
What is Florida A&M University (12,000)
400
On July 1st, Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice started serving as president of this medical school.
What is Morehouse School of Medicine
500
A graduate of the this college Luther Barnes is an ordained minister and an executive producer of gospel music, he has released over twenty-eight CDs.
What is Saint Augustine College/University?
500
This man was a revolutionary in the shoe industry with the invention of the lasting machine.
Who is Jan Matzeliger.
500
Predominantly Black schools were designated as a HBCU if they were established prior to this year
What is 1964.
500
He attended Tuskegee University and was just recently awarded the BET Lifetime Achievement Award.
Who is Lionel Richie