AS WE COME to the end of the designated Black History Month,I submit part two of the quiz.
I am a true Lodge School boy who has always seen the benefit of giving back to my school. I am also the first Bajan to win an Olympic medal, a real real, Caribbean man!
I was a true, true Speightstown man who made teaching and politics my business. I was even the Speaker of the House.
I have lived the Bajan rags-to-riches story. I moved from being a little poor boy from Christ Church to become a leader in diverse areas and minister. I even acted as Prime Minister.
I was a very dedicated educator, but saw culture as the heart of a country. Today, I have been rewarded by having my name associated with a theatre (not a cinema) in our capital city.
I was the first female to score a century for my country. This has been a signal honour for me that has now led to the premier female cricket tournament being named after my me.
I was not much spoken about in my time and few people even speak of me today. I was a woman of strength who became the first female Governor General of any Caribbean island. For that they made me a Dame.
Many considered me to be the foremost diplomat in the region. I earned this because I was the longest serving Secretary-General of Caricom.
Many a Caribbean person was filled with joy when I became the first of my countrymen to win an Olympic gold medal in the 100m. I now have a stadium named after me in my beloved twin-island republic.
I fought for the freedom of my people. It was my life focus. Eventually, we became the first free black nation in the Caribbean. Some say we are still paying a hurtful price for that today.
Poetry was the vehicle that brought me to prominence. Some say that I was not only the best in my island but perhaps throughout the region. Please don’t kill my city with fire.
Many call me the man of the century. I had many years of imprisonment to understand the good and the bad of people and of life. Eventually, racism lost out and I became president.
I never accepted injustice and spoke out openly against it. In my time, racism was the major form of injustice. I stood tall in court and eventually became the first black Supreme Court Justice of the United States.
Some say that it could never happen, but I am proof that it could. I reached the point of being considered leader of the free world. Although black, I cannot say that I am the son or descendant of slaves, but my heart feels all the pain of slavery.
I could sing, dance, write, choreograph and just about anything else in the entertainment field. I first hit the stage with my brothers and became the biggest individual performer of all time.
I was an educator, poet and literary activist. “Angel” forms part of my surname and I really do know why the caged bird sings.
I was the first black man to graduate from Harvard University with a doctorate. I then became the leader of the Niagara Movement and fought till my death for civil rights for my race.
Do your research, complete the quiz and submit your answers to the email attached below. The first 15 and under as well as the first 15 and over to submit the correct answers in each of the two quizzes will win an attractive technology prize.
Jeff Broomes is an experienced educator, principal and community organiser who also served as vice-president of the BCA and director of the WICB.
Email unclejeff2@hotmail.com
