Philadelphia students face off in African-American history contest

    We could have an Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? situation on our hands tonight.

    In front of a live audience of parents and guests, fifth- through 12th-graders will compete to test their knowledge of African-American history.

     

    It all goes down tonight starting at 6 p.m. when Comcast Network’s Art Fennell begins grilling the School District of Philadelphia about their knowledge of people, places and events in African-American history in the “AFRAM” African-American History Challenge.

    • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

    The winners of the three-hour competition — hosted by the National Constitution Center — will leave with a trophy for their school and other prizes.

    WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism and information. As a nonprofit organization, we rely on financial support from readers like you. Please give today.

    Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

    Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal