Women in Action
This woman refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, and helped start a big bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
What NBA team did Kobe Bryant play for during his entire 20-year career?
What is the Lakers?
This “plant genius” found over 100 new ways to use peanuts and helped farmers grow different crops.
Who is George Washington Carver?
This animated Disney movie has the first Black Disney princess named Tiana.
What is Princess and the Frog?
He became the first Black president of the United States.
Who is Barack Obama?
This woman escaped slavery and helped many other enslaved people find freedom using the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
He was the first Black man to play modern Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This businesswoman and inventor created her own hair products and became one of the first Black female millionaires in the United States.
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
He is known as the "King of Pop" and has famous hit songs such as "Thriller" and "Beat it". He is known for the moonwalk.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech and worked for equal rights for Black people in America.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
At just six years old, she became the first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in New Orleans.
Who is Ruby Bridges
This Jamaican sprinter known as the fastest man in the world, holding world and Olympic records in the 100m and 200m
Who is Usain Bolt?
He created a cooling system for trucks to keep ice cream and food fresh.
Who is Frederick McKinley Jones?
This Disney Channel cartoon shows a Black middle-school girl with her funny family and friends; her name is Penny.
What is the Proud Family?
This movement in the 1950s and 1960s fought for equal rights for Black Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
She was the first Black woman to go into space as an astronaut.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This tennis star has won 23 single Grand Slam titles and is known for her powerful serve; her sister Venus also plays tennis.
Who is Serena Williams?
This engineer invented the Super Soaker, a powerful water squirter many kids play with.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This dancer became the first Black female principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This holiday celebrates the end of slavery, specifically for enslaved people in Texas.
What is Juneteenth or June 19?
This famous poet wrote the inspiring poem "Still I Rise." She was a dancer, singer, and civil rights activist.
Who is Maya Angelou?
She was the first Black woman to win an Olympic all-around gold medal in gymnastics.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
He invented a new kind of traffic light to help keep cars and people safe on the road. He also invented a safety hood, or gas mask, that helped firefighters breathe in smoky places.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This woman is a famous TV talk show host by interviewing guests and celebrities and started her own TV Network called OWN.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
What amendment abolished slavery?
The 13th amendment