Significant Events
Beginning in 2013, this movement started with a hashtag following the death of a young teen. This movement supports non-violent civil disobedience in protest against incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence. The movement saw a massive international resurgence following the death of George Floyd.
What is BLM movement?
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The Princess and the Frog
You may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise!
Maya Angelou in And Still I Rise
When the sun shine, we shine together
Told you I'll be here forever
Said I'll always be your friend
Took an oath, I'ma stick it out to the end
. . .
Now that it's raining more than ever
Know that we'll still have each other
You can stand under my umbrella
(Umbrella by Rihanna)
First female African American self-made millionaire
Who is Madam C.J. Walker?
A decades-long struggle (1954 - 1968) focused on ending legalized racial discrimination, disenfranchisement, and segregation in the U.S.
Notable events: Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955), and the March on Washington (1963)
What is the Civil Rights movement?
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White Chicks
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King, Jr. In I have a dream speech
This is a man's world
This is a man's world
. . .
But it would be nothing
Nothing without a woman or a girl
(It's A Man's Man's Man's World by James Brown)
First black person to win an Oscar?
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
The forced migration of African peoples to the Americas through the 16th to the 19th century, fueling plantation economies with enslaved labor.
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
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The Woman King
"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."
Oprah Winfrey
Just like the day that I met you
The day I thought forever
. . .
Said that you love me
But that'll last for never
It's cold outside
Like when you walked out my life
Why you walk out my life?
(Heartbreak Anniversary by GIVEON)
Nation of Islam leader and founder of the Organization of Afro-American Unity
Who is Malcom X?
A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 till early 1990's. The white minority rule restricted political, social, and economic rights of non-white citizens.
What is apartheid?
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"I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."
Harriet Tubman
Ah, I met her on my way to Chicago
Where she was all alone
And so was I, so I asked her for her name
. . .
She smiled and looked at me
I was surprised to see
That a woman like that was really into me
(Chicago by Michael Jackson)
Kicks up a fuss by sueing The Grand theatre for discrimination
Who is Charles Daniels?
In the early 20th century, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was home to one of the most affluent African American communities in the U.S. Black citizens built their own self-sufficient economy.
Following a disputed encounter between a young white woman and black man, a white mob decended on the Greenwood district. In only 24 hours, 35 square blocks were burned.
What is the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?
(Destruction of Black Wall Street)
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Queen of Katwe
"People always say that I didn't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn't true... The only tired I was, was tired of giving in."
Rosa Parks
But don't make me close one more door
I don't wanna hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there?
. . .
Don't walk away from me
I have nothing, nothing, nothing
If I don't have you, you, you, you, you
(I Have Nothing by Whitney Houston)
Creator of Black History Month
Historian Carter G. Woodson