famous facts
first female African American millionaire, created hair care products for women
Who us Madam C.J. Walker
first all black regiment during the Civil War
What is the 54th Massachusetts?
The center of learning and trade
What is Timbuktu?
Philadelphia born, Cheyney alum, worked on 60 minutes
Who is Ed Bradley?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, completed sit ins and freedom rides to protest segregation
What is the SNCC?
federal holiday celebrating emancipation in the United States
What is Juneteenth
pilot known for escorting bomber missions during World War II
Who are the Tuskegee Airmen?
River in West Africa used for trading and agriculture
What is Niger River
NBC Today show weatherman
Who is Al Roker?
963, students skip school to march to capital in AL to protest racial segregation
What is Children's Crusade?
scientist famous for using peanuts to create over 300 other products
Who is George Washington Carver?
African American soldiers key in helping westward expansion in the U.S.
Who are the Buffalo Soldiers?
thought to be the richest ruler ever, made pilgrimage to Mecca
Who is Mansa Musa
ABC Good Morning America co-anchor, Peabody award winner
Who is Robin Roberts?
social movement highlighting racism and discrimination in 2010s
What is Black Lives Matter?
conductor on the Underground Railroad, helped lead 300 African Americans to freedom
Who is Harriet Tubman?
World War I soldiers who were forced to work in French units due to discrimination during the war
Who are the Harlem Hellfighters?
Storytellers who passed stories from one generation to the next
Who are Griots?
CBS Mornings co anchor, friends with Oprah
Who is Gayle King?
Early 2000s youth movement aimed at closing prisons and prison sentences
What is the Juvenile Justice Reform Movement?
founder of Tuskegee Institute, the first African American featured on a postage stamp
Who is Booker T. Washington?
marines who fought in the Pacific during World War II, named for the training ground in North Carolina
marines who fought in the Pacific during World War II, named for the training ground in North Carolina
part of African culture believed to represent ancestral spirits
What are Wooden masks?
First lead anchor of CNN when the network launched in 1980
Who is Bernard Shaw?
Early 1990s group that worked at curbing gun violence, police and childhood hunger
What is the Black Student Leadership Network?