Black Canadian Trailblazers
This civil rights activist appears on Canada’s $10 bill.
Who is Viola Desmond?
This Jamaican nurse cared for soldiers during the Crimean War and established the “British Hotel.”
Who is Mary Seacole?
This NASA mathematician verified calculations for John Glenn’s orbit.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
This Caribbean nation gained independence from Britain in 1962 and is known for reggae music.
What is Jamaica?
This Barbadian singer released the song “Diamonds.”
Who is Rihanna?
This woman became Canada’s first Black female Member of Parliament in 1993.
Who is Jean Augustine?
This American physician performed one of the first successful open-heart surgeries in 1893.
Who is Daniel Hale Williams?
This astronaut became the first Black woman in space in 1992.
Who is Mae Jemison?
This revolution led to the establishment of the first Black republic in 1804.
What is the Haitian Revolution?
This Canadian rapper released the album “Take Care.”
Who is Drake?
This historic Black community in Nova Scotia was demolished in the 1960s.
What is Africville?
This term refers to unfair and avoidable differences in health outcomes between groups.
What are health inequities?
This inventor created the three-position traffic signal.
Who is Garrett Morgan?
This annual Toronto festival celebrates Caribbean culture and is one of North America’s largest street festivals.
What is Toronto Caribbean Carnival?
This 2018 Marvel film introduced the fictional nation of Wakanda.
What is Black Panther?
This Canadian became the first Black Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1985.
Who is Lincoln Alexander?
This organization advocates nationally for Black nurses in Canada.
What is the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance?
This engineer invented the Super Soaker water gun.
Who is Lonnie Johnson?
This Olympic sprinter from Jamaica holds world records in the 100m and 200m.
Who is Usain Bolt?
This poet performed “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 U.S. presidential inauguration.
Who is Amanda Gorman?
This Canadian-born inventor improved railway lubrication systems, inspiring the phrase “the real McCoy.”
Who is Elijah McCoy?
In healthcare, this type of bias operates unconsciously and can affect clinical decision-making.
What is implicit bias?
This 2016 film portrayed Black women mathematicians working at NASA.
What is Hidden Figures?
This Jamaican activist founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914.
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This civil rights leader wrote “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?