Black leaders
In 2015, this athlete pledged $42 million for scholarships for underserved students to attend the University of Akron.
Who is Lebron James?
The celebration of Black History Month began in this year
What is 1976?
This artist reigns as the most Grammy-nominated female artist of all time; she's won 28 Grammys
Who is Beyonce?
This politician said: "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change we seek."
Who is Barack Obama?
This man is credited with over 300 inventions, most of which originated from the peanut
Who is George Washington Carver?
This man was the first black man to run for president in 1904
Who is George Edwin Taylor?
Who are Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln?
Shirley Chisholm was the first black woman to run for this government office in 1972?
What is president?
This poet said: "You may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I rise."
Who is Maya Angelou?
Charles Drew, who invented a way to separate plasma from whole blood, resigned from the Red Cross for this reason
What is their segregation of blood from white and black donors?
Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr. became the first person to hold this title at a fortune 500 company
What is CEO?
This theme for Black History Month recognizes the activities, rituals, and initiatives that Black communities have done to be well
What is "Black Health and Wellness"?
Simone Biles has won this many medals at the World Championship
"We have to talk about liberating _ as well as liberating society." -Angela Davis
What is minds?
Mary Beatris Davidson Kenner filed this many patents before her death in 2016, the most of any black woman to date
What is 5?
Dorothy Height won this award in 1992 for her involvement in the women's and civil rights movements
What is the Presidential Medal of Honor?
In 1995, Black History Month was celebrated in this country for the first time
What is Canada?
Gitanjali Rao invented something to tackle this crisis when she was only 12 years old
What is the Flint Water Crisis?
What is education?
Dr. Marian Croak invented Voice Over Internet Protocol, which led to the development of these services
What is skype/facetime?
Patricia Roberts Harris was the first black woman to hold a cabinet position. She worked under John F. Kennedy on this committee
What is the National Women's Committee for Civil Rights?
The first HBCU, established in 1837
What is Cheyney University of Pennsylvania?
Halle Berry is the first and only black woman to win an Oscar; she won it for her role in this film
Monster's Ball
Finish this quote: "A man who stands for....."
What is "nothing, will fall for anything." -Malcom X
Dr. Jane Wright contributed to the invention of this medical breakthrough
What is chemotherapy?