Juneteenth History
June 19, 1865 became known as this holiday.
Juneteenth
This NASA employee used her mathematical skills to send astronauts to the moon and back home safely in 1960s.
Katherine Johnson
DJ Casper created this hit that got people to slide to the right and slide to the left.
Cha Cha Slide
This sitcom is about a West Philadelphia rapper who moved to California after a fight on the playground.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
This NBA Star is the all-time leader in points scored.
LeBron James
This was the year Juneteenth became a national holiday.
2021
This agricultural scientist and inventor is famous for his work with peanuts.
George Washington Carver
In 1960, Berry Gordy founded this famous record label in Detroit that signed famous artists like Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson.
Motown Records
This actor is known for his roles as Jackie Robinson, James Brown, Thurgood Marshall and T'Challa.
Chadwick Boseman
This famous boxer has a perfect record of 50-0.
Floyd Mayweather
This US State became the first US State to make Juneteenth a state Holiday.
Texas
This inventor is known for inventing the two-way traffic light.
Garrett Morgan
This couple has a combined 56 Grammys and has been married since 2008.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
This three actresses starred in the 2016 film "Hidden Figures".
Octavia Spencer, Taraji P. Henson and Janelle Monae
This sprinter holds the female NCAA Division I colligate record with a time of 10.75 seconds.
Sha'Carri Richardson
This was the year Texas recognized Juneteenth as a holiday.
1980
This entrepreneur and aerospace space engineer is famous for inventing the Super Soaker.
Lonnie Johnson
This New York City Borough is known for the birth of hip-hop in 1973 after DJ Kool Herc's block party.
Bronx
This film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and die-hard New York Knicks fan is known for "School Daze", "Do the Right Thing", "Malcolm X" and "He Got Game".
Spike Lee
This gymnast has a total of 37 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Simone Biles
On this date, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
1/1/1863
Kimberly Bryant created this nonprofit that teaches young women of color programming skills in 2011.
Black Girls Code
This movement was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater and politics.
Harlem Renaissance
Viola Davis played Nanisca, the General of the Agojie warriors who serve King Ghezo of the Dahomey Empire in this 2022 film.
The Woman King
In 1967, this press conference has held by athletes like Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabber and others to support Muhammad Ali's refusal to fight in the Vietnam War.
Ali Summit