African American Women
is best known for her efforts to move slaves to liberation in the Underground Railroad, a network of antislavery activists.
Harriett Tubman
was a Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality; was a proponent of nonviolence and peaceful protest.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Has a make up line named after her last name.
Rihanna "Fenty"
The engineer developed this mega water gun in his free time while working in a Laboratory in NASA. And once the toy, dubbed the Super Soaker, hit shelves in 1990, its popularity skyrocketed.
Lonnie Johnson
What are the colors that represent Black History Month?
Black, Yellow, Green, and Red.
made her fortune by developing and marketing a line of cosmetics and hair care products for black women through the business she founded
Madam C.J. Walker
was the first African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball.
Jackie Robinson
American talk show host and television producer.
Oprah Winfrey
Ironing Board in 1892
Sarah Boone
This color represents conveying optimism, justice, and equality.
Yellow
the first African-American woman, and also the first woman of Native-American descent, to hold a pilot's license.
Bessie Coleman
one of the greatest boxers in history, the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship on three separate occasions
Muhammad Ali
The wealthiest Black man in America.
Robert F. Smith
3- light traffic signal in 1923
Garrett Morgan
This color is to symbolize the blood of innocent Black lives shed throughout history
Red
her courageous participation in the Montgomery Bus Boycott, ignited the movement against racial segregation on public transit. Her defiance to give up her seat led to her arrest on Dec. 1, 1955, but led to revolutionary change.
Rosa Parks
was an African American track and field athlete. He sprinted his way into the history books with his stunning victories and achievement of four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Summer Games in Berlin, Germany. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976.
James Cleveland "Jessie" Owens better known as Jessie Owens
actor who was on the TV teenage drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation
Drake
first Black female doctor to receive a medical patent when she invented a laser cataract treatment device called a Laserphaco Probe in 1986.
Patricia Bath
This color is used to symbolize Africa's rich greenery and other natural resources
Green
has a distinct voice as a Black writer and activist. She left a legacy with her large body of work, including memoirs, poems, essays and plays. She rose to fame in 1969 after the publication of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” one of her autobiographies detailing her early years as a young Black woman.
Maya Angelou
the "Father of Black History." He devoted his life to researching, publishing, and increasing public awareness of black history. He founded Negro History Week in 1926 and it's now known as Black History Month.
Carter G. Woodson
He is known as the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Will Smith
The first black inventor to hold a patent in the United States created a way to dry-clean clothes in 1821.
Thomas L. Jennings
This color represents resilience.
Black