Education & Access
This federal program helps first-generation and low-income students prepare for college.
What is Upward Bound?
This musical artist performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 2025.
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This civil rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
These institutions were founded primarily to educate Black students after the Civil War.
What are HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)?
This filmmaker directed Black Panther.
Who is Ryan Coogler?
This revolutionary and civil rights leader changed his last name to symbolize his unknown African ancestral surname.
Who is Malcolm X?
This form determines how much financial aid you qualify for.
This musical artist was the first Black woman to headline Coachella.
Who is Beyonce?
This Supreme Court case ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This federal grant program provides aid to low-income undergraduate students.
What is the Pell grant?
This athlete became the first Black woman to win the all-around Olympic gold medal in gymnastics (2021).
Who is Simone Biles?
This organization, founded in 1966 in Oakland, promoted community self-defense and social programs like free breakfast for children.
What is the Black Panther Party?
Name one barrier historically faced by Black students in accessing higher education.
Segregation, discriminatory admissions, financial barriers, lack of resources
This genre of music originated in African American communities in the South in the early 1900s.
What are the blues?
This movement in the 1920s celebrated Black art, literature, and music in New York City.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?