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He was the first Black character in "Peanuts," a mainstream American comic strip
Who is Franklin (Armstrong)?
This professor and historian’s research contributed to Thurgood Marshall and the NAACP’s legal victory in the landmark Brown vs Board of Education case
Who is Dr. John Hope Franklin?
In 2021, she became the first woman, the first Black American, and the first person of South Asian descent to serve as Vice President of the United States
Who is Kamala Harris?
He's the founder of Black History Month
Who is Carter G. Woodson?
This multi-talented Tony nominated actress, ballerina, choreographer, producer, and director had a breakout performance in the hit film and TV-series “Fame”
Who is Debbie Allen?
These 19th‑century organizations supported newly freed African Americans by cultivating reading skills and knowledge
What are Black literary societies?
A prominent scholar and inventor, he invented a truly universal voting system using open-source technology for any user to access regardless of mobility, vision, or hearing impairment
Who is Dr. Juan E. Gilbert?
She was first African American female doctor to receive a US patent for a medical invention, her device continues to impact the sight of millions and counting
Who is Dr. Patricia Bath?
This cartoon character inspired by Harlem jazz singer Esther “Baby Esther” Jones, was known for her baby-style vocals and scat performances in the 1920s
Who is Betty Boop?
She was a prominent author and anthropologist who celebrated Black culture—particularly that of the rural South—through novels like, "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This civil rights activist refused to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus in 1955—nine months before Rosa Parks—and later became a plaintiff in Browder v. Gayle, the case that ended bus segregation
Who is Claudette Colvin?
While in France, James Hemming learned to prepare this cheesy pasta dish now beloved across America
What is macaroni and cheese?
This movie, adapted from the novel of the same name in 1985, is a powerful portrayal of Black Women's resilience, sisterhood, and self-discovery
What is The Color Purple?
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called this educator, who was known for training activists such as Rosa Parks, Diane Nash, and Fannie Lou Hamer, “the architect of the civil rights movement”
Who is Septima Clark?
She was the first Black woman elected to Congress and first Black woman to run for a major party's presidential nomination (1972), advocating for marginalized groups, despite facing significant racism and sexism from within her own party.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
He was an African American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He is also known as the Father of AI.
Who is Dr. David Harold Blackman?
These two brothers wrote and composed the Black National Anthem: “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
Who are James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson?
Gholdy Muhammad argues the absence of identity, criticality, and joy in curriculum has contributed to disparities in this academic area among African Americans
What is literacy?
This civil rights leader, minister, and politician, was famous for his activism alongside Dr. King made history as the first African American male to run a serious campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, gaining millions of votes
Who was Rev. Jesse Jackson?
He was a man of African and French descent, known for founding the city of Chicago in the late 1780’s
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?