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The first African American First Lady of the United States
Who is Michelle Obama
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The man had a dream that ALL people will be equal.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr
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Which NBA player is referred to as the "KING"
Who is Lebron James
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These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
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Who is known as the "King of Pop"?
Who is Michael Jackson
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When was BUY-Cobb Founded?
What is in 1991
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When this world famous opera singer was turned down by a segregated hall in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Roosevelt arranged for her to sing at the Lincoln Memorial to an integrated audience of 75,000
Who is Marian Anderson?
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Famous Boxer:
“I can’t wait ‘til tomorrow, because I get better looking every day.”
Who is Muhammad Ali?
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Although segregated, these African American aviators earned 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses and helped integrate the U.S. armed forces.
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
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Despite a childhood struggle with polio, she became the first woman to win three gold medals at this international competition.
Who is Wilma Rudolph?
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In 1968 this actress was the first black woman to star in her own television series. The series was called Julia where she played a nurse.
Who is Diahann Carroll
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This woman refused to give her seat up and fought for civil rights
Who is Rosa Parks
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He was the first African-American President.
Who is Barack Obama
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Which basketball player retired their jersey #24 from the Lakers in 2016?
Who is Kobe Bryant?
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What year was Black History Month started?
What is 1976
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The relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the South to the North is called ____________.
What is The Great Migration
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Who are the three founders of BUY-Cobb INC.?
Who is Winston Strickland, Dr. James Fisher, and Don Johnson
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Born enslaved in Ulster County, New York, she escaped and became a “traveler” for “truth” becoming a Christian minister.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
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“If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month then I must not be doing my job as a scientist”
Who is Neil Degrasse Tyson?
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Prolific inventor Garrett Morgan saved many lives with his early gas mask but may be best know for this device that prevented car accidents at intersections.
What is the traffic light?
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A person learning all these vocabulary words might develop sagacity, another word for this.
What is wisdom?
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In 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, representing New York's 12th District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
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Escaping enslavement herself, she returned 20 times to lead over 300 people to freedom on the “Underground Railroad.”
Who is Harriet Tubman
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Who is the first African American to play a major sport. When this player joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, baseball was segregated.
Who is Jackie Robinson
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This is Jackie Robinson's number
What is 42
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Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
What is in honor of Frederick Douglass' birthday
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Who became the first African American Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
Who is Thurgood Marshall
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What does BUY-Cobb Stand for?
What is Blacks United for Youth-Cobb (BUY-Cobb)
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Ironically, this woman with multiple degrees and who is afraid of heights became the first African American woman to travel to space.
Who is Mae Jemison?
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He was the lawyer who argued the Brown vs. the Board of Education case and became the first African American on the United States Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
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If you’ve ever heard an ampliphied voice on your phone or from a stage you can thank James Edward West for this invention.
What is a microphone?
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Hip hop and R&B singer, songwriter and actress who is currently one of the most successful recording artists in the music industry. She was born in Houston, Texas
Who is Beyonce Knowles.
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In this year, The Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in schools, public places or jobs.
What is 1964
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She is a multi-talented artist who has 9 Grammy Awards. Her hits include Umbrella, Diamonds and Where Have You Been.
Who is Rihanna
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Who is the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state?
Who is Nelson Mandela
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Whos name was formerly Cassius X?
Who is Muhammad Ali?
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Which president was the first to recognize Black History Month?
Who is Jimmy Carter
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Who was the deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party
Who is Fred Hampton
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What does BUY-Cobb mean to you & why are you involved?
What is...
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DAILY DOUBLE
Rosa Park’s refusal to give up her seat on a bus led to a year long boycott in this Alabama city.
What is Montgomery?
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He went from being a runaway slave to working for five Presidents, most notably as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln.
Who is Frederick Douglass?
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Charles Drew’s work with blood plasma saved countless lives in World War II and led to these blood sharing locations
What are blood banks?
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He was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, writer, businessman, historian and civil rights activist. Known as the " Father of the Underground Railroad". He helped more than 800 people escape slavery. He opened the first YMCA for blacks in Philadelphia.
Who is William Still
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These nine black students were blocked from integrating into Little Rock Central High School, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower had to send federal troops to escort them.
Who is the Little Rock Nine
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Who was the African American female tennis player who won 23 Grand Slams?
Who is Serena Williams
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An African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of Black nationalism.
Who was Malcolm X
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Who is the highest-paid female athlete?
Who is Coco Gauff
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Who is known as the “Father of Black History” and started the first Negro History Week in 1926?
Who is Dr. Carter G. Woodson
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Who was the first African American self-made millionaire?
Who is Madame CJ Walker
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Name 3 BUY-Cobb Students that you have connected with since joining.
What is...
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From a poor background she became a TV icon, actress and philanthropist with an empire worth billion.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
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“Hi Yo Silver,”
This iconic western character is believed to be based on Bass Reeves, an African American cowboy who wore a mask, had a Native American companion and rode a white horse
Who is the Lone Ranger?
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George Edward Alcorn was an astronomer who viewed distant galaxies using a semiconductor he invented which is probably better know as this two word phrase.
What is a computer chip?
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He was a legendary modern dance pioneer, choreographer and activist. In 1958, he founded his dance company to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience.
Who is Alvin Ailey
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On this date, Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law to help protect voter rights, allowing federal prosecution of those who suppress another's right to vote.
When is September 9, 1957
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Representing the state of California she was elected to the United States senate in 2017. She became the first African American woman to become vice president of the United States. She is also a member of THE Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.
Who is Kamala Harris
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African American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time.
Who is Tiger Woods- Golf Legend
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She is the most decorated American Gymnast. She has the most World medals and the most World gold medals. She has been called the best gymnast ever.
Who is Simone Biles
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Throughout 1961, black and white activists took bus trips through the American South to protest segregated bus terminals and attempted to use "whites-only" restrooms and lunch counters. They were marked by horrific violence from white protestors, they drew international attention to their cause.
Who are the Freedom Riders
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She is an actress turned activist; taking on issues like diversity in Hollywood and female empowerment in education. She formed Yara's Club to create a digital space for high school students to discuss and confront social issues.
Who is Yara Shahidi
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Former President of BUY-Cobb. He protected the American people in the US and abroad. Former Police Officer. Retired from the FBI. He was an Author and so much more.
Who is Dr. Douglas Scott Shipley (In Memory)
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This filmmaker became the first African American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best director and an Academy Award for Best Picture. Both nominations were for the film Selma.
Who is Ava DuVernay
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an American historian, author, journalist, and the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He was one of the first scholars to study the history of the African diaspora, including African-American history. A founder of The Journal of Negro History in 1916, Woodson has been called the "father of black history."
Who is Carter G. Woodson
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This is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States. It was created in 1909 to work for equal rights for African Americans and other minority groups. This organization has fought discrimination in schools, the workplace, and public places. Its goal is to end racism—the belief that one group of people is better than other groups. The group's most famous success is the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka. In 1954 lawyers for this group argued that segregation in public schools should end. The justices of the Court agreed and ruled that segregation was illegal. As a result black children could attend the same schools as white children.
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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It was formed in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in 2013 and quickly became a national movement to end police brutality. The organization continues to mobilize and amplify national dialogue around state-sanctioned violence.
Black Lives Matter
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Voluntary nonpartisan community service agency, founded in 1910, whose goal is to help end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States, especially toward African Americans, and to help economically and socially disadvantaged groups to share equally in every aspect of American life. It provides direct service in the areas of employment, housing, education, social welfare, health, family planning, mental retardation, law and consumer affairs, youth and student affairs, labor affairs, veterans affairs, and community and minority business development.
National Urban League