Black History Month
Why is Black History Month Celebrated in February?
1. To honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
2. To recognize the influence that Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had on black Americans.
3. To celebrate the history of black achievement.
2. To recognize the influence that Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass had on black Americans.
Which woman became the first African-American and Indian American to become Vice President in 2021.
Vice President Kamala Harris
Who was the first African American to win a major US golf championship?
Tiger Woods
Who was the youth poet laureate during the Biden inauguration?
Amanda Gorman
This woman is the current mayor of DC and the second woman of color to be mayor for the city.
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Name the the three countries that celebrate Black History Month Every Year.
1. United States, Australia, Nigeria
2. Canada, Haiti, United States
3. United Kingdom, United States, Canada
3. United Kingdom, United States, and Canada
Which African American athlete has participated in 60 Grand Slam tournaments and won 21 of them?
Serena Williams
Who is the most decorated American gymnast ever?
Simone Biles
Who has been dubbed the "Queen of All Media" and North America's first multi-billionaire African American woman?
Oprah Winfrey
This intersection on the north side of Lafayette Plaza become the center of activism during the recent racial equity movement. (and a few steps from the Independent Sector office)
Black Lives Matter Plaza
In what year was Black History Month recognized across the country?
1976 with the recognition of President Gerald Ford.
Who was the first African American female astronaut?
Mae C. Jemison who flew aboard Endeavor in 1992
Which NFL athlete demonstrated his activism on the field by kneeling down during the national anthem?
Colin Kaepernick
Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 for her novel Song of Solomon.
Toni Morrison
What year did the National Museum of African American History and Culture open?
2016
What year was Black Lives Matter founded as an organized movement?
2013
Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel in 1940
Who is the only woman to be on the Forbes list of 100 highest paid athletes in 2019?
Serena Williams
Who was the first black artist to win a Grammy in 1958?
Ella Fitzgerald
This institution is regarded as one of the most prestigious HBCU's in the country.
Howard University
Who is attributed to be the creator of Black History Month?
Carter Woodson is known as the father of black history. He announced the second week of February to be dedication to celebrating black history. He thought Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, both born in Feb., had the greatest influence on black Americans.
Which transgender woman threw the first brick at the Stonewall riots and started the gay liberation movement in 1969?
Marsha P. Johnson
Who was the first African American gymnast to win the all around gold medal in the olympics?
Gabby Douglass
Who was the American lawyer who came up with the idea of intersectionality- the analytical framework for understanding how aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege.
Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
This self-taught mathematician helped design the layout for DC.
Benjamin Banneker