Black Heroes
Black Pop Culture
History of Black History Month
Black Hair
Black Music
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This founding member of the NAACP is best known for his essay The Souls of Black Folk, in which he describes the predicament of double consciousness or "twoness."
Who is William E.B DuBois?
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This famous singer's voice was declared a natural resource by the Department of Natural Resources in her home state of Michigan in 1985. Known as the "Queen of Soul," she passed away in 2018 with 18 Grammys to her name.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
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What US President officially recognized Black History Month in 1976?
Who is President Ford?
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This entrepreneur was the first Black female millionaire in the US. Best known for her haircare methods, she also gave scholarships to young Black students and protested against lynching at the White House in 1917.
Who is Madam CJ Walker?
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This international superstar just became the artist with the most Grammys awarded, an incredible achievement for a Black woman to earn.
Who is Beyoncé? 
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This suffragette led a crusade against the lynching of Black people across the US and investigated over 700 murders, detailed in Southern Horrors. Respectfully, she focused not on the grisly details, but on the victim's lives and the false accusations made against them.
Who is Ida B. Wells?
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This amazing man is the self–proclaimed “greatest [boxer] of all time” was originally named after his father, who was named after the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
200
Black History Month was originally only one week. This week coincided with the birthdays of these two important historical figures in Black history. Black History Month remains in February now due to their birthdays.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass?
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In the 1960s, this hairstyle rose in popularity thanks to the Black Is Beautiful movement, brought on by the Black Power movement. It was used as a symbol for Black beauty, liberation, and pride.
What is the Afro?
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This Black pop superstar was the first Black artist to have a video in rotation on the MTV channel, and remains the artist with the biggest selling album of all time.
Who is Michael Jackson? 
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This Haitian man was the first permanent settler of Eschikagov. Many began to settle around him, resulting in him becoming the founder of Chicago in 1780.
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du Sable?
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This horror film remake (2021) was directed by Nia DaCosta and co-written by Jordan Peele. This adaptation improves on the original by focusing on the Black POV and not Black trauma. The movie takes place in the Chicago projects and focuses on terrifying Black folklore.
What is Candyman?
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The Pan-African flag was created in 1920 to represent people of the African Diaspora and Black liberation in the US. What is the significance of each color of the flag?
Red represents the blood that unites all people of African ancestry, and that was shed for liberation. Black represents Black people who exist as a nation, though not a nation-state. Green represents the abundant natural wealth of Africa.
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This knotted protective hairstyle has been used for generations. It's name means 'people' in over 300 African languages.
What is Bantu knots?
300
In the 1970s, during a period of political and social upheaval, hip-hop originated in this urban city, generating a source of creativity and community for Black people all over the country.
What is the Bronx, New York City?
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Born as Isabella Bomfree, this suffragette and activist changed her name when 'the Spirit called on her to preach the truth'. She is known for her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. She also championed suffrage for formerly enslaved men and women at a time when it was thought voting rights should only be given to men.
Who is Sojourner Truth?
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This famous media mogul began her career as a news anchor in Nashville at 19 years old. In her career, she has popularized the talk show, started her own cable channel, and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is also the first female billionaire and richest Black woman.
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
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The themes for African American Student Services Black History Month:
What is:
“Black is Joy,” “Black is Community,” “Black is Love,” “Black is Culture” and “Black is Colorful,”
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This act has currently been passed in 7 states, with California being first. Its aim is to end hair discrimination in the workplace and in schools.
What is the CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Act?
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This jazz singer was the first Black woman to win a Grammy in 1958. Throughout her career spanning over five decades, she contributed to defining different styles, such as swing and bebop, and recorded over 100 albums.
Who is Ella Fitzgerald?
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The self-described "Black, lesbian, feminist, mother, poet, warrior" who made lasting contributions to feminist theory, critical race studies, and queer theory.
Who is Audre Lorde?
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This famous song by Nina Simone was written for her friend, playwright Lorraine Hansberry (writer of A Raisin in the Sun). Hansberry has previously coined the phrase/song title on her deathbed in a speech to 6 teenage winners of a national creative writing contest.
What is "To Be Young, Gifted and Black"?
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In the 1960s, these types of schools began opening in the South. They were meant to counter the "sharecropper education" received by many Black people. The goal of the schools was to prepare disenfranchised Black people to become active political actors on their own behalf.
What are Freedom Schools?
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This law was enacted in New Orleans in 1786 and required women of color to wear a scarf over their hair as a visible sign of belonging to the slave class. Women reacted to this by elaborately decorating their scarves, and this created culture still lives on today.
What is the Tignon Law?
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R&B is defined by its soulful singing and the strong bass and rhythm track behind the music. The genre was first established in the 1940s and continues to be a popular form of music to this day. What does R&B stand for?
What is 'rhythm and blues'?