Famous Women
Mae Jemison is the first Black woman to do this.
Travel to space or Perform brain surgery
On August 28, 1963, he delivered his famous, "I Have A Dream" speech.
Malcolm X or Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He surpassed 50,000 points in his NBA career.
LeBron James or Michael Jordan
A prominent scientist, he developed 300 derivative products from peanuts.
Thurgood Marshall or George Washington Carver
Black History Month started as Black History Week.
True or False
As a 6-year-old, she integrated an all-white school.
Zora Neale Hurston or Ruby Bridges
He was released from prison on February 11, 1990.
Prince Rogers Nelson or Nelson Mandela
January 28, 2017, she won her 23rd Grand Slam singles title.
Venus Williams or Serena Williams
A pioneer in the field of technology, our light bulbs and phones required his discoveries to work.
Lewis Latimer or Ray Lewis
Along with black and yellow, these colors represent Black History Month.
Red & Green or Purple & Gold
She was the first Black woman to run for president.
Kamala Harris or Shirley Chisholm
On on April 7, 1940 this individual became the first Black person to appear on a US postage stamp.
Mary McLeod Bethune or Booker T. Washington
While known for baseball, Jackie Robinson actually became a four-sport star at this university.
USC or UCLA
While he owned many patents, he is best known for improving the traffic signal.
Garrett Morgan or Charles Drew
Black History Month was started by this man.
Carter G. Woodson or W.E.B. Du Bois
She is known by most as the first woman to be a self-made millionaire.
Oprah Winfrey or Madam C.J. Walker
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, which began a bus boycott in which city?
Birmingham or Montgomery
With a time of 10.49 seconds in the 100-meter sprint, she is the fastest woman ever.
Sha'Carri Richardson or Florence Griffith-Joyner
She is widely believed to be the first Black woman to receive a US patent for her cabinet bed (1885).
Sarah E. Goode or Fannie Lou Hamer
This is what the second A in the N-A-A-C-P stands for.
Acknowledgement or Advancement
In 2004, Condoleeza Rice became the first Black woman to hold this position.
Chief Justice or Secretary of State
This annual occurrence first began in 1966.
Kwanzaa or Black History Month
On May 8, 2018, she was announced as the Head of League Operations for the WNBA.
Bethany Donaphin or Chamique Holdsclaw
Together with her husband Alvin Brown, this woman designed a video home security system in 1969.
Marie Van Brittan Brown or Marian Croak
February was chosen as the month to honor Black History because of its proximity to his birthday.