Black History Month

What does the acronym HBCU stand for?

• Historically Black Colleges and Unicycles

• Historical Brownie Cupcakes

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• History Because of You

Which of the following is an HBCU in Charlotte, NC?

• Johnson C. Smith University

• Hampton University

• North Carolina A&T

• UNCC

Who was the first woman in any field to earn a doctorate from MIT?

• Kamala Harris

• Kimberly Bryant

• Shirley Ann Jackson

• Valerie Thomas

The Top 5 HBCUs With The Best STEM Programs are North Carolina A&T, Morgan State University, Hampton University, Howard University, and Florida A&M.

• True

• False

Amanda Spann used her knowledge of coding to

• Create a foundation for modern video games, web design, animation and graphics

• Join IBM in 1956 and design software as a computer programmer

• Create a designer dress with Tyra Banks

• Create the App Accelerator, a program that helps businesses with no technical training build their own apps

HBCU's are colleges and universities that only African-Americans can attend.

• True- HBCUs allow segregation

• False- HBCUs do not allow segregation, but were created to be America’s First Representation of Diversity and Inclusion

Vice President Kamala Harris is a member of the following Sorority

• Delta Sigma Theta

• Zeta Phi Beta

• Alpha Kappa Alpha

• Alpha Kappa Psi

Where is North Carolina A&T State University?

• Greensboro, NC

• Charlotte, NC

• Washington DC

• Richmond, VA

The Divine Nine refers to which of the following?

• Nine of the first American states

• The nine Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) that were founded to ensure the inclusion of African Americans due to the racism faced at many universities during the early 1900s.

• The first nine African-American men allowed to play in the NBA

• Nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Mark Dean is an inventor and computer engineer who helped create the color computer monitor (screen)

• True

• False