FLi Society Facts
The name of the textbook loaning system for students
The Lending Library
This man gave his infamous “I Have a Dream“ speech in Washington D.C.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This SNL like African American sketch show was created by Keenan Ivory Wayans
In Living Color
This woman sang “Strange Fruit”, a song that protested the lynching of Black Americans. Comparing victims to the fruit of trees.
Billie Holiday
This Alabama University was founded by Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee University
The name of the honor society that recognizes First Generation Students
Tri Alpha
This woman refused to give up her seat in 1955, Montgomery, Alabama.
Rosa Parks
This TV show was about a low class Chicagoan family. Having a kid brother whose catch phrase was “Dynomite!”
Good Times
This woman was lead singer of the popular 20th century girl group The Supremes and also starred as Dorothy in The Wiz
Diana Ross
This University, known for its Hornet mascot, was founded in 1867 during the Reconstruction Era
Alabama State University
The Director of Student Support Services is
Andrea Farquhar
This man was a civil rights activist and also wrote popular song, “Banana Boat (Day-O)” sung during the Civil Rights Movement, that also became the theme song for the comedy horror film Beetlejuice.
Harry Belafonte
This woman was the first to win an Academy Award in 1939 for her role in Gone With the Wind
Hattie McDaniel
This man has sold 16.1 million albums since his death in 2009 and is arguably still named the King of a specific music genre.
Michael Jackson
This was the school that the Little Rock Nine attended in Little Rock, Arkansas
Central High School
The Academic Coordinator, Academic Counselor, and Academic Success Coach in SSS are…
Academic Coordinator— Daphne Bowden
Academic Counselor— Pamela Delaine
Academic Success Coach— Jessica Lotz
This woman was the first African American woman to run for President of the United States.
In 2024, which woman became the Second?
Shirley Chisholm
Kamala Harris
This man has won over 87 awards, two Academy Awards and one Tony, and has appeared in over 59 films. A famous film line being, “King Kong aint got sh-t on me”
Denzel Washington
This woman told many of those who would listen that she “Don’t need no hateration, holleration in this dancery” in her hit single “Family Affair”. Though some people may also know her as Monet Tejada
Mary J. Blige
This was the first HBCU founded in the United States. Founded in 1837.
Cheyney University
The current FLi Society President is
Netta Adams
This man became the first African American President
Barack Obama
This man starred in a 90s comedy show, and is now executive-producing a dramatized show of that comedy entitled: Bel-Air. He is also a musician and an Academy Award winner.
Will Smith
This woman has been “Dangerously in Love“, “Crazy in Love”, and “Drunk in Love”
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter
Who mainly funded the first HBCU?
Richard Humphreys