US Black History
This person said the "I have a dream" speech
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
This person was America's first black president
Who is Barack Obama
This type of music has fast beats, heavy bass, and a rapper who "sings" the songs
What is Hip-Hop/Rap
This is the term most people of African descendants refer to themselves as
What is black
Name a culturally based clubs/organizations within Lasell other than the LBSA?
What is MSU, UNIDOS, etc.
This person was the main face of the Black Panther Party and a member of the Nation of Isalm
Who was Malcolm X
This man was crowned the name, King of Pop
Who was Micheal Jackson
This kind of music has swing and is mainly played by instruments you would see in a band
What is Jazz
The term capturing the distinctness of African American history, culture, and knowledge
What is Soulaan?
This person was the first black president of Lasell University.
Who is our current president Eric Turner?
Which supreme court case final saying was, "separate but equal"
What was Plessy v Ferguson
This woman used to be the Duchess of Sussex.
Who is Megan Markle
This genre, which originated in African American communities in the South, features artists like B.B. King and Muddy Waters
What is the Blues?
This country, founded by freed African Americans in 1822, became Africa’s first independent republic in 1847.
What is Liberia?
What year did the LBSA originate?
When is Fall of 2022?
This association helped get rid of the grandfather clause in the early 1900s.
What is the NAACP
This rapper graduated with an extremely high GPA and went on to create many hit songs. He was featured in 21 Savage's A Lot.
Who is J. Cole/Jermaine Lamarr Cole
This is the type of music that is from Chicago and is sung in the UK. It's a sub-form of (instrumental) hip-hop
What is Drill music
This term was made to help explain the oppression of groups (mainly black women) inside the black community
What is intersectionality
What does the IC3 stand for?
What is Intercultural Center & Commuter Cottage?
This woman was one of the first people not to get up from her bus seat.
Who was Claudette Colvin
This person first sang the song, "Hound Dog"?
Who is Big Mama Thornton
This genre focuses on the African American experience in rural America, often featuring acoustic guitars, and was popularized by artists like Lead Belly.
What is folk blues?
This cultural movement, flourishing in the 1920s and 1930s in Harlem, celebrated Black culture and included figures like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
In Fall of 2023 what percentage of Lasell undergraduate students identify as Black or African American?
What is 9.98%?