Black Females
She refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus.
Rosa Parks.
He gave the famous ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The most decorated gymnast in World Championship history.
Simone Biles.
The colors of the Pan-African flag.
Red, green, yellow, black.
Known as the "Queen of Soul" and for her song "Respect".
Aretha Franklin.
The first Black woman billionaire in the U.S.A?
Oprah Winfrey
He was the first black President in the U.S.A.
Barack Obama
A professional soccer player for the Canadian team and Bayern Munich.
Alphonso Davies.
The year the first Black History Month was celebrated in Canada.
1995.
The singer of "Stand Up" and popular for her recent role in a new musical film.
Cynthia Erivo.
She refused to leave a whites-only section of a movie theatre in Nova Scotia.
Viola Desmond
He fought against apartheid and became South Africa's first Black president.
Nelson Mandela
She has won 23 Grand Slam singles titles (Tennis).
Serena Williams.
This movement protests police brutality and racial injustice from 2013.
Black Lives Matter.
The creator of the groundbreaking TV shows "Scandal" and "Grey's Anatomy".
Shonda Rhimes.
She was the first Black woman in space.
Mae C. Jemison
Led the first successful surgery to separate conjoined twins at the head.
Dr. Ben Carson.
A boxing legend and outspoken civil rights advocate.
Muhammed Ali.
Thousands of enslaved African Americans escaped to Canada using this secret network.
The Underground Railroad.
The second Black man to win a best actor Academy Award.
Denzel Washington.
The first Black female senator in North America.
Anne Cools.
The first Black person to be elected to the House of Commons.
Lincoln M. Alexander.
Known as the "Wayne Gretzky of women's hockey.
This Nova Scotia community became a symbol of Black heritage before its demolition in the 1960s.
Africville.
The first Black person to win an Oscar.
Hattie McDaniel.