Songs about girlhood
This 2011 track by Beyoncé is a powerful anthem that celebrates female empowerment, with lyrics emphasizing that women are strong, resilient, and in control of their own destiny.
What is Run the World (Girls) - Beyonce?
The founder of the National Council of Negro Women
Who is "Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune"?
This 2009 Disney animated film features the first Black princess who embarks on a magical adventure in New Orleans and learns valuable lessons about love and hard work.
What is "Princess and the Frog"
What is the term for the ritualistic process of caring for natural hair, which includes washing, conditioning, and styling, often taking several hours?
What is "Wash Day"?
The year the National Council of Negro Women was Founded
What is 1935?
This 1992 hit song, originally written and recorded by Chaka Khan, is an empowering anthem that celebrates women's strength, versatility, and resilience everywhere.
What is I'm Every Woman- Whitney Houston?
This American gymnast won 7 Olympic gold medals, the most ever by a female gymnast in history, with her most recent Olympic gold being in the 2024 Olympics
Who is "Simone Biles"?
This actress played the role of Cinderella in the 1997 made-for-TV musical version of Cinderella, Whitney Houston.
Who is "Brandy"?
This Atlanta-based girl group, originally formed in the early 2010s, was known for their vibrant hair and outfits. Most notably associated with the boy group Mindless Behavior
Who is "OMG Girlz"?
This geographic location is the home grounds for the NCNW headquarters
Where is Washington D.C.?
This is the song in which an Atlanta-based rapper celebrates her deep Southern roots by incorporating a signature phrase commonly associated with Southern women
What is Georgia Peach by Latto?
She was the first African American woman to become an Astronaut.
Who is "Dr. Mae Jamison"?
This 2006 film tells the inspiring story of an 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles who competes in the national spelling bee, overcoming obstacles with the help of her coach.
What is "Akeelah and the Bee"?
This is a phrase every little black girl hated hearing after a fresh silk press
What is "bump the ends"?
NCNW was the most influential women's organization during which historic movement
What is "the civil rights movement"?
This 2001 anthem by Destiny's Child is a powerful declaration of resilience and empowerment, with lyrics about overcoming hardship, facing challenges head-on, and emerging stronger after a difficult breakup.
What is Survivor by Destiny's Child?
Before becoming a singer, She was a successful teen model and one of the first women of color to appear on the covers of Seventeen and Glamour.
Who is "Whitney Houston"?
This Spinoff series follows Zoey Johnson's journey through college as she faces the challenges of growing up and finding her place in the world
What is "Grown-ish"?
This hair product is nostalgic to black childhood, often used to grease the scalp before and after a new set of braids
what is "Blue Magic"?
The charter day for the GSU section of NCNW
What is October 7, 1997?
This song by a former Disney star, most notably known for Wizards of Waverly Place, is about embracing your true self, rejecting judgment, and celebrating individuality, with lyrics that push back against stereotypes and promote self-acceptance.
What is Who Says by Selena Gomez and The Scene?
She was a dancer, singer, actor, fund raiser, author, and poet who read a specially-composed poem at President Bill Clinton's inauguration in 1993.
Who is "Maya Angelou"?
In the 2016 film *Hidden Figures*, during Taraji P. Henson's iconic monologue as Katherine Johnson, what was she drinking from that no one else wanted to touch?
what is "a coffee pot"?
This hairstyle was used as a way to secretly communicate, with enslaved people using it to create maps and plan escape routes during slavery. commonly used in Africa to indicate a person's age, marital status, wealth, kinship, religion, or personality
What are "corn rows"?
This civil rights trailblazer is one of NCNW's Most notable members
Who is "Coretta Scott King"?