Viola Desmond, refused to leave a whites-only section of a theater in which Canadian province?
Nova Scotia
He was the first black President.
Barack Obama
This is the first African American in the major Leagues?
Jackie Robinson
This is an annual celebration of the Black heroes in history.
“I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
Martin luther king Jr.
She was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist best known for being the first black woman in the US to become a self made millionaire
Hint: she created a line of hair care products for black women
Madam C.J. Walker
This famous Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur, initially gained recognition as an actor on the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi
Drake
She has 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles
Serena Williams
These are the colors that represent Black History Month.
What is red, green, black and yellow.
“i just went and did it. I guess i was a bit of a rebel.”
Viola desomnd
Who was the first lady of the first black president of the United States?
Michelle Obama
Who is the first President of South Africa to be elected in a fully representative democratic election, as well as the country's first black head of state?
Nelson Mandela
Who is the all-time scoring leader in the NBA?
LeBron James
Who is the “Father” of black history month in North America
Carter G. Woodson
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"
Nelson Mandela
Who was the first black woman to win an Academy Award?
Halle Berry
Who played T’Challa in Black Panther?
Chadwick Boseman
She was the first black woman to win a grand slam title in tennis
Althea Gibson
What year was slavery abolished in the US?
Hint: The year ends with 65
1865
"I could accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
Michael Jordan
Who was the first black woman to serve as governor general of canada
Michaelle Jean
Who was a leader of the harlem renaissance and a great poet, activist, novelist, and playwright?
Langston Hughes
Who was the first African-American to win the masters golf tournament?
Tiger Woods
Laws created a system of legal segregation are called what?
Jim Crow laws
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth”
Muhammad ali
Who was the first black female student to attend an all-white school?
Ruby Bridges
How did Robert Johnson become the first African American Billionaire?
He sold Black Entertainment Television (BET) to Viacom for 3 billion.
Who was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal for the united states?
Alice Coachman
Who was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance and a great poet, activist, novelist and playwright?
Langston Hughes
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”
Maya angelou
Who delivered the famous speech “aint i a woman” at the 1851 womens rights convention arguing for both racial and gender equality
Sojourner truth
Former black slave who escaped to Canada and started a farm co-op for runaway slaves
Josiah Henson
Which Canadian boxer often called “the Boston tar baby” or “the greatest fighter nobody knows” was considered one of the greatest fighters never to win a world title due to racial discrimination
Sam Langford
What is the colour bar?
The colour bar was a system of racial discrimination that restricted black and other non-white people from accessing certain jobs, public spaces, housing, social opportunities etc;..
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together"
Desmond Tutu