Black History Month Women
As a 6-year-old, I entered an all-white school.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
He made a speech called "I Have a Dream"
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Cassius Clay was the greatest boxer alive, and eventually changed his name to what?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This is the month of Black History Month.
What is February?
A network of secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states.
What is The Underground Railroad?
First African-American female billionaire and owner of a self-named 24-hour cable network.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
He had a friendship with Muhammad Ali and believed in Black nationalism. There is a college in Chicago named after him.
Who is Malcolm X?
The first Black baseball player in the MLB.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
Who was the first black president?
Who is Barack Obama?
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
Blind at the age of birth, this person auditioned for Motown Records.
Who is Stevie Wonder?
Who is considered the Queen of Soul?
Who is Aretha Franklin?
His guitar artistry is indisputable and he is considered to be the most gifted instrumentalist of all time.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This person was drafted by the Chicago Bulls, and was the 3rd overall pick.
Who is Michael Jordan?
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
Extra Points: What each color represents
What is red, green, black and yellow?
This woman helped many enslaved people escape, risking her life.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
This person won 3 Grammys for spoken-word poetry about their hardships and upbringing.
Who is Maya Angelou?
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This person arrived on the stage at age 6, and is known as the King of Pop.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This person led their team to win 11 championships, out of the 13 seasons they played in their career.
Who is Bill Russell?
This woman is remembered largely for refusing to give up her seat on the bus.
Extra Points: Who was truly the first African American woman to refuse to give up her seat on a bus?
Who is Rosa Parks?
Bonus Points: Who is Claudette Colvin?
Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin Most people know about Rosa Parks and the 1955 Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott. Nine months earlier, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on the same bus system.
Name 3 African Countries OR Name the African country that is home to the Nile River
Any 3 OR Egypt
She helped launch the first use of digital electronic computers at NASA.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
He is the embodiment of Jazz and towered over others in swing music.
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This person won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying many racial stereotypes.
Who is Jesse Owens?
This person is considered to be the father of black history month.
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
Woodson was a prominent scholar who championed the study of African American history and initiated "Negro History Week" in 1926, which eventually evolved into the widely recognized Black History Month.
This was the first African American self-made millionaire, by trying to cure dandruff and banish her bald spots.
Who is Madame CJ Walker?