Canadian Ladies
This iconic Canadian black woman challenged racial segregation in the 1940sandnow appears on the $10 bill.
Who is Viola Desmond?
The term: "The real McCoy" was likely coined after the inventor of an automatic lubricant for locomotive steam engines to help prevent engine overheating.
Who is Elijah McCoy?
He became the first black person in history to become a USA president.
Who is Barrack Obama?
This singer and music producer produced the first-ever commercially successful rap record. Along with her husband, she co-owned the first hip-hop label, Sugar Hill Records.
Who is Sylvia Robinson?
This 1985 film starred Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards (Did not win any).
What is, "The Color Purple"?
This amazing woman was the first black woman to be elected to provincial legislature. This happened in 1972.
Who is Rosemary Brown?
This inventor turned politician invented and patented a commercial baker’s oven, the Hubbard Portable. In 1894, he became the first Black councilor in any major Canadian city when he was elected alderman in Toronto. He also co-founded the first publicly owned hydroelectric company in Ontario.
Who is William Peyton Hubbard?
He spent 27 years in prison after speaking out against apartheid. He then won the Nobel Peace Prize and became the first democratically elected president of South Africa?
Who is is Nelson Mandela?
In 1979 Sugarhill Gang released this song that brought national prominence to rap music in the US.
What is Rapper's Delight?
This 2016 film won the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Screenplay and was nominated for 5 others.
What is Moonlight?
This trailblazer was the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper (The Provincial Freeman), she was also a teacher and abolitionist.
Who was Mary Ann Shadd?
He was the first Canadian-born man of Black heritage to become a licensed physician in 1871. He was committed to education and integration and fought against racially segregated schools.
Who is Anderson Ruffin Abbott?
This notable historic icon was an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister who was a leader of the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr?
In 1963, he won an Oscar for his lead role in "Lilies in the Field". He was the firstblack person to win an Academy Award for a LEAD role.
Who is Sidney Poitier?
This movie which was written and directed by Spike Lee is about one of the most controversial and influential black activists during the civil rights movement.
What is Malcolm X?
Not only the first woman, she was also black and the first female police officer in Canada.
Who is Rose Fortune?
This Canadian born black academic became the first Black faculty member at Spelman College in 1885.
Who is Sophie Jones?
This escaped slave and abolitionist is credited with leading 13 missions, saving 70 people using The Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
In 1940, she played the part of Mammy in the hit movie "Gone with the Wind". She won an Oscar for that role.
Who is Hattie McDaniel?
This movie tells the story of the real heroes of the moon landing.
What is Hidden Figures?
This Canadian mover and shaker was first the Black woman appointed to the Senate of Canada.
Who is Senator Anne C. Cools?
He became Canada’s first Black surgeon when he joined the Scarborough Centenary Hospital in 1967.
Who is Dr. Douglas Salmon?
She is known as the "mother of the freedom movement" for her role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This hip-hop trio collaborated with Aerosmith and put a spotlight on Adidas.
Who is Run DMC.
This movie represented a watershed moment for black representation in superhero films, celebrating African culture and sparking global conversations about identity, heritage, and representation.
What is Black Panther?