Black History Month

Entertainment

100

She is the first black person to win an EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony)

Whoopi Goldberg

200

She is the first Black woman to own her own production company

Oprah Winfrey 

300

According to Forbes, This is the only actor to have eight consecutive films gross over $100 million at the box office.

Will Smith

400

Who is often referred to as the "King of Pop" 

Michael Jackson

500

Known as one of the best Jazz Musician of all time

Louis Armstrong 

Sports

100

This tennis pro has won 23 doubles titles and 73 singles titles.

Serena Williams

200

The first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball

Jackie Robinson

300

This woman became the first African American woman from any country to win an Olympic Gold Medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.

Alice Coachman

400

This golfer has won 14 major tournaments, the second most all-time.

Tiger Woods

500

First Black Coach in the NBA

Bill Russell 

History

100

This landmark civil rights decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that laws banning interracial marriage violate the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Loving v. Virginia 

200

This civil rights leader refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus which then led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Rosa Parks

300

At just six years old when she became the first African American student to attend an all white school in Louisiana. 

Ruby Bridges

400

This writer and historian lobbied extensively to establish Black History Month as a nationwide institution. He is known as the "Father of Black History".

Carter G. Woodson

500

This Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery in the United States in 1865

13th Amendment

Quotes

100

“Character is power.”

Booker T. Washington (An American educator and author) 

200

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”

Harriet Tubman (helped many enslaved people gain freedom through the Underground Railroad)

300

“History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own."

Michelle Obama

400

25. “There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” 

Malcolm X (Human Rights Activist)

500

41. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” 

Nelson Mandela (Political leader and first president of South Africa)