Diversity & Tolerance
_____ means different kinds of people together. _____ in a group can be people of different races, who speak different languages, who practice different religions, who have different strengths, and so on.
Diversity
Dr. Patricia Bath invented a surgical tool called a Laserphaco Probe in 1981. This invention is used during what kind of surgery?
eye surgery
This person was a Civil Rights leader in the 1960s. We celebrate him every January and his legacy is embodied in the words equality and nonviolence.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
It is okay to be _____. _____ does not mean bad.
different
Lewis Latimer is known for inventing the carbon filament for the _____. This invention made electric lighting more practical and affordable for people.
lightbulb
This important person was born into slavery and escaped to freedom in 1849. She become a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad and helped lead many slaves to freedom.
Harriet Tubman
____ does not mean that we agree or ignore each other. It means that we make space for other people's opinions.
Lonnie Johnson was an engineer for NASA. Johnson's most well-known invention that many of us are familiar with is the...
Super Soaker Water Gun
Stacy Abrams is a present-day political leader and ____ _____ activist. This means that she fights for people's rights to vote. She also was the first Black women in the U.S. to be a major political party's nominee for governor!
voting rights
Name one way that you can show empathy.
*Answers will vary*
Dr. Hariyah Green is a scientist that studies ______ research. She was the first person to cure _____ through nanoparticles and hopes to make this treatment available through a nonprofit so that it is affordable for everyone.
cancer
Shirley Chrisholm was a strong advocate for minorities and women. In 1972, she was the first African American to be nominated to run for president. She also was the first black woman to be elected to...
congress
Name one way that you can be compassionate.
*Answers will vary*
Shirley Jackson was the first African-American woman to earn a doctorate at MIT. She is responsible for the research that led to the invention of products such as a touchtone phone and _____ _____.
caller ID
John Lewis was part of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. He was one of the original _____ ______. The _____ _____ were people who challenged segregation on buses throughout the United States.
freedom riders