HOWARD HISTORY
What is Howard's Mascot
What is the Bison
This civil rights icon refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery in 1955.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This actress starred as Cookie Lyon in the TV show Empire.
Who is Taraji P. Henson?
When you ask to get McDonalds.
What is "do you have McDonalds money?"
This style of group dance is popular at HBCU parties and gatherings, often done in coordinated steps.
What is line dancing?
This is the nickname Howard University is commonly known as.
What is The Mecca?
This abolitionist helped enslaved people escape through the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This actress starred in The Cosby Show and later became dean of Howard’s College of Fine Arts.
Who is Phylicia Rashad?
When you get too comfortable.
What is "I'm not one of your little friends"
This nickname refers to the legendary homecoming celebration at North Carolina A&T.
What is GHOE (Greatest Homecoming on Earth)?
This major Howard tradition brings thousands of alumni and celebrities back to campus every fall.
What is Homecoming?
This tennis legend has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Who is Serena Williams?
This vice president of the United States graduated from Howard University in 1986.
Who is Kamala Harris?
“If everyone jumped off a bridge, would you ___.”
What is jump too?
This HBCU competition features organizations performing routines that may include stepping, synchronized dancing, tricks, and storytelling.
What is a step show?
This historic Howard building is the university’s main administrative building and one of the most recognizable structures on campus.
What is Founders Library?
This talk show host became one of the most influential media figures in the world.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
This Pulitzer Prize winning novelist who wrote Beloved studied at Howard University.
Who is Toni Morrison?
When you're crying for "no reason".
What is I’ll give you something to cry about?
THE ILLUSTRIOUS...
What is Howard University?
This Howard alum became the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
This NASA mathematician helped calculate flight paths that allowed astronauts to reach space safely.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
Who is Maylena Marshall
“I brought you into this world, and I can ___.”
What is "take you right out?"
At many HBCUs, this student music group plays at football games, parades, and homecoming while performing elaborate marching routines.
What is the marching band?