Game Changers
In 2016, the story of human-computer Mary Jackson was told in this box office smash hit.
What is Hidden Figures?
She was put in jail because she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.
Who was Rosa Parks?
She invented many hair products, was an inventor, businesswoman and self-made millionaire
Who was Madam C. J. Walker?
First African American to play in Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
June 19, 1865
What is the date for Freedom Day or Juneteenth independence day, the oldest known celebration honoring the end of slavery in the United States?
Convicted of draft evasion, sentenced to five years in prison, fined $10,000, and banned from boxing for three years, he could float and sting.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This Greenville native popularized the phrase "I am Somebody"
Who is Jesse Jackson"
He developed Improved Techniques For Blood Storage and developed the Nation's first blood bank.
Who was Dr. Charles Drew?
Who is Fela Kuti?
January 15, 1929
What is the birth date of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
He was the 44th President of the United States of America
Who is President Barack Hussein Obama?
He was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This scientist devised over 100 products using one major crop—the peanut. These included dyes, plastics and gasoline.
Who was George Washington Carver?
Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and businessman. Hit songs include In My Feelings, God's Plan, and Money In The Grave
Who is Drake?
February 1st
What is the start of Black History Month?
Fun facts: Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History. In 1926, Woodson proposed and launched the annual February observance of “Negro History Week,” which became “Black History Month” in 1976. It is said that he chose February for the observance because February 12th was Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and February 14th was the accepted birthday of Frederick Douglass.
This group organized the Freedom Rides in 1961 but had nothing to do with an apple
What is the CORE?
Fun Fact: the Congress of Racial Equality
Thurgood Marshall
Who was the first African-American Supreme Court Justice?
You couldn't play "Red Light, Green Light" without his invention.
Who was Morgan A. Garrett?
"Thriller", "Ben", "I want you back", "Man In The Mirrow", "Wanna be starting something" to name a few of his hits.
What are Michael Jackson Songs?
May 17, 1954
What is date the Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
Fun Fact: Brown v BOE
A revolutionary political organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California
What is the Black Panther party?
Little Rock, Arkansas
What is the name of the city where nine students intergrated Central High School?
Fun Facts: They were Ernest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Jefferson Thomas (1942–2010), Terrence Roberts, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Minnijean Brown, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Thelma Mothershed, and Melba Pattillo Beals. Ernest Green was the first African American to graduate from Central High School.
This scientist invented touch-tone telephone, the portable fax, caller ID, call waiting and the fiber-optic cable.
Who is Dr. Shirley Jackson?
He earned the moniker of ‘Black Mamba’ for his keen ability to strike at any moment, in addition to his unrelenting and unapologetic desire to be the best.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
Fun Facts: Professional basketball superstar Kobe Bryant played for the Los Angeles (California) Lakers since 1996 when he came to the team as an eighteen-year-old, the youngest player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history, until his retirement in 2016.
October 5, 2019
What is the opening of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Ga?
Fun facts: Tyler Perry Studios will go down in history as one of the largest production facilities in the country at over 330 acres! Ava stated in a tweet last evening that the facility is big enough to fit Disney, Warner Bros, Paramount, Fox, and Sony inside with acres still left to pair. In addition, this placed Tyler Perry as the first Black man to own a major movie studio in the country as well.