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| Team Blue & Gold Mambas placed 1st in the 24th annual Black History Quiz Bowl. |
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| Team Urban Roots placed 2nd during the 24th annual Black History Quiz Bowl. |
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| Team Talented Tenth placed 3rd during the 24th annual Black History Quiz Bowl. |
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| High school students from Glen Oaks High School participated in the 24th annual Black History Quiz Bowl on Feb. 22, 2018. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The 24th
Annual Black History Quiz Bowl was held on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in the
Southern University Ag Center.
Opening remarks for the event were
given by Southern University Land-Grant Campus Vice Chancellor for Extension,
Dawn Mellion-Patin, Ph.D. Owusu Bandele, Ph.D., SU Land-Grant Campus Professor
Emeritus and the Quiz Bowl’s creator, served as the event’s moderator.
Awards were presented to the winner by
SU Land-Grant Campus Research Associate Erica Williams Mitchell and Chancellor-Dean
Bobby R. Phills provided closing remarks for the event.
Nine teams of Southern University students
and a team of high school students from Glen Oaks High School competed in the
competition.
Team Blue & Gold Mambas
consisting of Kelvin Wells, Jr., Jalen John, William Waddell and Eric Thompson,
Jr. won 1st place; Team Urban Roots consisting of Tevin Hamilton,
Naila McCraney, Chyanna McGee, Rodney Purdy and Aaliyah Royston placed 2nd
and Team Talented Tenth consisting of James Nettles, Jimilah Stith, Kendall
Bands and Shannon Wilmer placed 3rd. All three teams were made up of
Southern University students.
The Black History Quiz Bowl is an
exciting educational event that stimulates our students. The competition covers
a variety of topics, including current events, politics, history, sports
and entertainment.
The 1st, 2nd
and 3rd place winners received medals and every participant received
a book by or about some aspect of the Black experience.
For more information on the Black
History Quiz Bowl contact Owusu Bandele, Ph.D. at obandele@cox.net.
Photos from the event can be viewed here.
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