Science
George Washington Carver is best known for his innovations in farming, soil restoration and peanuts. He also became the first African American to earn a bachelor's degree and master's degree in what field?
Science
Viola Irene Desmond was a Canadian civil and women's rights activist and businesswoman of Black Nova Scotian descent. In 1946, she challenged racial segregation at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, by refusing to leave a whites-only area of the Roseland Theatre.
In 2016, Desmond became the first black person and Canadian woman to appear on this Canadian banknote.
$10 bill
This genre of music is an umbrella term used to describe popular music from West Africa and the diaspora that initially developed in Nigeria, Ghana and the UK in the 2000s and 2010s.
Afrobeats.
Afrobeat is a Nigerian music genre that involves the combination of West African musical styles and American funk, jazz, and soul influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.
Willie Eldon O'Ree is best known for being the first black professional player in this sport.
Hockey.
O'Ree made his NHL debut on Jan 18, 1958, with the Boston Bruins. In his career, he played 45 games over two seasons with the Bruins. He also played several years in the WHL and the AHL, retiring in 1979.
In 1986, this woman became the first African-American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
Oprah Winfrey
NASA engineer and inventor Lonnie Johnson is the father of some of our favorite childhood toys, plus dozens of other patents. He invented the NERF gun as well as this summer time toy.
HINT: Water is involved.
Super Soaker
Jean Augustine, a social justice advocate, retired educator, and politician was the first Black woman elected to Canada's House of Commons.
In 1995, she put forward the motion that established the annual event known as ________.
Black History Month
This American singer-song writer, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, pop, soul, gospel, funk, and jazz.
HINT: He released a Happy Birthday song to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
Stevie Wonder
Serena Williams has won the most Grand Slam tournaments in the Open Era (since 1968).
How many titles has she won?
23.
Serena along with her sister Venus have inspired many of the WTA tour's youngest stars. After taking time off to start a family, Williams was openly vocal in her return in discussing the difficulties of pregnancy, and in shedding stigmas around femal athletes who choose to have children during their careers.
His name was Kuna Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering his name Kunta Kinte.
Name this TV mini-series.
Roots (1977)
The series first aired on ABC in January 1977. It received 37 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won nine. It received unprecedented Nielson ratings for the finale, and the second most-watched overall series finale in TV history.
George Crum, a chef and restaurateur, is said to have unintentionally created this popular snack in the summer of 1853.
Potato Chip
Annamie Paul, Canadian politician, activist, lawyer was the first Black Canadian and first Jewish woman to be elected leader of this major federal party in Canada.
Green Party
Ancient African art dates back _______ years.
Approx. 6000
Rock art was said to be found in the Sahara. The whole of Africa was influenced by art depicting nature, both real and abstract, created by its many cultures from the Egyptians in the North and craft makers in the South over the millennia.
At the 2006 Olympics, Shani Davis became the first Black American athlete to win an individual gold medal at the Winter Games in this event.
Speed Skating.
In 1964, Sidney Poitier made history as the first Black man to win this prestigious award.
Oscar, Best Actor
Lisa Gelobter was closely involved with the 1995 creation of Shockwave as a software engineer, the technology that helped to develop web animation. In fact, this tech has led to this popular form of animation mixed with communication.
GIF
How many chapters of Black Lives Matter-Canada exist?
5: Toronto (founded in 2014), Vancouver (2016), Edmonton (2016), Waterloo Region (2016) and New Brunswick (2020). All five share the mandate of the original movement. THeir stated goal is to dismnatle all forms of state-sanctioned oppression, violence and brutality against African, Caribbean, and Black cis-gender, queer, trans, and disabled population. It has expanded its focus to include Indigenous people in Canada.
As of 1992, this instrument is considered Trinidad and Tobago’s national instrument. However, the notion dates from the 1940s, driven by competition between bands as well as by the efforts of progressive middle-class individuals to promote what they viewed as an indigenous art form unjustly maligned by colonial cultural standards.
Name that instrument.
Steel Pan.
Steel bands are stylistically versatile, but the most common steel band conventions of melodic phrasing and rhythmic structure are related to Calypso music.
When it comes to basketball resumes, the resume of Maya Moore is pretty flawless - two national titles, four WNBA titles, and two Olympic gold medals. At the age of 33, and in her prime, she chose to retire to fight this particular cause.
Police reform.
Maya was pivitol in playing a role that led to her husband's, Jonathan Irons, prison sentence of 50 years being overturned.
Hailed as the first major Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux directed and produced this amount of feature films between 1919 and 1948.
42.
He was a writer-turned-filmmaker, using his first novel “The Homesteader” to launch his career in the film industry. During that time, Micheaux’s content was classified as “race film,” a genre of movies made during the Jim Crow era that were created for and by Black people.
Many of his films featured all-Black casts and his characters were not stereotypical, unlike the blackface caricatures seen in more mainstream white films. He tackled subjects such as racial violence, rape, economic oppression and discrimination within his work.
CBSN is a national coalition established to Elevate, Make Visible, Celebrate and Connect Black Canadians and newcomers pursuing or possessing advanced degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & Medicine/Health (STEMM) across scholarly fields and career sectors.
What does CBSN stand for?
Canadian Black Scientists Network. Founded in 2020 and run by a group of volunteers, the Network is unique on the Canadian landscape, and is acting to increase inclusion in STEMM fields, where Black Canadians are notably under-represented.
Dudley Laws, a former mechanic and welder was a Black Canadian activist who rose to prominence during the 70's and 80's as an outspoken critic of the Toronto police following the shooting of several Black men.
His call for action, ultimately led to police reform and the creation of this agency that probes situations involving civilians and the police.
Ontario's Special Investigation Unit.
Jean Michel Basquiat gained celebrity due to both his striking art and electrifying personality. He was fearless, creative, and driven, quickly becoming a cultural icon embodying the New York City art scene of the 1980's and beyond.
What is the one image that is reoccurring in all of his work?
A crown.
The crown represents a criticism of class and race, but also servicing as a reminder of Basquiat's own wealth and rise to fame.
Donovan Bailey is a retired Jamaican-Canadian sprinter. He once held the world record for the 100 metres, securing gold in the 1996 Olympics.
What was the recorded time of his world record?
9.84.
Donovan Bailey was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100m race.
Several episodes of this 1990's NBC sitcom directly addresses race relations, but this spin-off of The Cosby Show more broadly portrays the Black college experience at an HBCU.
A Different World