Black Inventors/Innovators
The first African-American women to work as a NASA scientist
Who was Katherine Johnson?
Most notable for his role as Black Panther in Wakanda
Who was Chadwick Boseman?
The most decorated gymnast in history with 25 World Championship medals. One of the Final Five in the 2016 Summer Olympics
Who is Simone Biles?
The revival of black music, art, dance, literature, and theater in New York City
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A former slave who became abolitionist and a women's rights activist, known for her speech "Ain't I a Woman?"
Who was Sojourner Truth?
The first African-American woman to travel into space
Who is Mae Jemison?
Known as the "Queen of Soul"
Who was Aretha Franklin?
Regarded as the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history
Who was Jesse Owens?
Landmark case in desegregation of schools
What is Brown v Board of Education?
The first African American students to desegregate a high school
Who is the Little Rock Nine?
Prominent agricultural scientist and developed methods to improve soil depletion
Who was George Washington Carver?
Comedian turned horror movie writer/director
Hint: Get Out
Who is Jordan Peele?
The first black coach in the NBA and a center for the Boston Celtics
Who was Bill Russell?
February was chosen as Black History Month because this famous abolitionist was born on February 14
Who was Frederick Douglass?
Refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, AL at the age of 15
Who is Claudette Colvin?
Improved Thomas Edison’s light bulb and made it more affordable to the average person
Who was Lewis Latimer?
Hip-hop duo that popularized Southern hip hop
Who was Outkast?
First black NFL coach to win a Super Bowl
Who was Dennis Green?
The record label that played a role in the racial integration of popular music
What is Motown Records?
Activist and writer of If Beale Street Could Talk and Notes of a Native Son
Who was James Baldwin?
Invented the home security system whose design is still used in banks today
Who was Marie Van Brittan Brown?
Writer of Brown Girl Dreaming and The Day You Begin
Who is Jaqueline Woodson?
First black baseball player who entered the minor league in 1889
Who was Moses Fleetwood Walker?
Important march that advocated for the civil and economic rights
What is the March on Washington?
Chairman of the national Black Panther Party
Who was Fred Hampton?