Black History Month Women
First black child to desegregate an all white school in Louisiana at age 6
Who is Ruby Bridges?
He was one of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. He gave his I Have a Dream speech in 1963 at the March on Washington
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
First African American to play Major League Baseball
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Event was held by GBC at Multiple sites, packed over 60,000 meals in January to honor MLK
What is Rise Against Hunger?
Name one of the NAACP Founders
Who is W. E. B. Du Bois, Mary White Ovington, Moorfield Storey, Ida B. Wells, Lillian Wald, or Henry Moskowitz
First black woman in space, medical doctor with degrees in Chem Engineering, African & African American Studies
Who is Dr. Mae Jemison?
He is regarded as the King of Pop with several song hits including Billie Jean
Who is Michael Jackson?
First African American to win 4 medals at the Berlin Olympics
Who is Jesse Owens?
This was the year that multiple organization for Black colleagues combined to become the GBC- Global Black Community
When was 2020?
State and Local Laws that enforced racial segregation after slavery (late 1800s) until 1960s in the US South
What was Jim Crow?
She led 300 slaves to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The actor & director that New York Times called the greatest actor of the 20th century known for roles in Training Day, Equalizer, Fences, and MacBeth
Who is Denzel Washington?
The 2024 Paris Olympics Bronze Medalist whose mother is a Pfizer colleague
Who is Frederick "Flips" Richard?
This Presenter on The Power of Resilience is Pfizer VP of Sterile Injectables & Biotech Operations (SBO)
Who is Kenya Edmondson?
Poet Laureate for Inauguration of President Joe Biden
Who is Amanda Gorman?
First Female African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
The first male African American Supreme Court Justice
Who is Thurgood Marshall?
Regarded as the greatest women's tennis player of all time
Who is Serena Williams?
This Keynote Speaker for GBC Enterprise 2025 Fireside Chat is an Actor, Author, and Philanthropist
Who is Hill Harper?
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Widely Recognized as the Queen of Soul
Who is Aretha Franklin?
First Black U.S. First Lady and Former lawyer who wrote Becoming
Who is Michelle Obama?
First Black U.S. President and known for achievements in health care reform as well as international diplomacy
Who is Barack Obama?
Regarded as the greatest women's gymnast of all time
Who is Simone Biles?
Held annually in March, this event is the largest undergraduate-run National Conference for Black Engineers. Multiple GBC Sites send colleagues for professional development and recruiting
What is NSBE National Conference?
Network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved African Americans escape to Freedom until the end of the Civil War
What is The Underground Railroad?