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1st place - SUNO Team with coaches and event organizer. L-r: Samuel Okpechi, Nathan Albert, Coach Amelia B. Sellers, Dr.
Owusu Bandele, Joshua Leavell, Nathaniel Albert, Chante Galman, and Asst. Coach
Shrylin Davis.
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Baton Rouge, La. - The Southern University Ag Center and Division
of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences successfully completed the 22nd Annual Black History Quiz Bowl on Thursday, February
25, 2016.
This year, the team from Southern University in New Orleans (SUNO)
came in first place. The Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and
Related Sciences (MANRRS) Aggies team took second place, and the Urban Forestry
team finished in 3rd place. The top teams took home plaques while each
contestant had a choice of a book from the Black History collection.
Each team consisted of four players, one of whom served as
captain. Questions included a wide variety of topics from academia to
sports, books, current and past events and much more. The Bowl, under the leadership of Owusu
Bandele, Professor Emeritus in Horticulture, is open to all SU campuses and
even area high schools.
Dr. Bandele said he appreciates the development offered students
in preparing, organizing teams and being inspired by knowledge of our heritage.
For the second year in a row, the highlight of this year’s competition
was a rendition of Langston Hughes’ “Ballad of the Land Lord” by 11-year old Kahlila
Bandele, who attends Brownfields Elementary in Baton Rouge.
Plaques were awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning teams, and all participants received a book
by or about some aspect of the Black experience.
Dr. Owusu Bandele can be reached at 225- 284- 0063 or obandele@cox.net
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