Music
He is known as the "King of Pop"
Micheal Jackson
"I have a dream" Who said this?
Martin Luther King Jr.
The story of the prince of Bell-Air
Fresh Prince of Bell-Air
She refused to give up her seat in a whites-only section of a Nova Scotia theatre
Viola Desmond
This festival highlights African and Caribbean heritage through music, dance, and costumes
Caribana
She is known as one of the best vocalist of all time, with hits like "I wanna dance with somebody"
Whitney Houston
"Still I rise" Who said this?
Maya Angelou
Eddie Murphy stars in this 1988 comedy movie
Coming to America
He was the first Black player in the NHL
Willie O'Ree
Harriet Tubman used this to free slaves
The underground Railroad
He used his voice to address social issues and inequality through rap.
Tupac Shakur
"I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew I was" Who said this?
Muhammad Ali
Tk's favourite show
Insecure
This man is one of the greatest Jazz musicans of all time
Oscar Peterson
This man broke the colour barrier in MLB in 1947
Jackie Robinson
He helped bring Canadian hip-hop to the internatinal stage
Kardinal Offishall
"One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain" Who said this?
Bob Marley
This 2017 movie is a groundbreaking social thriller about race and identity
Get out
He was the earliest recorded Black translator in Canadian history
Mathieu Da Costa
She was the first Black pblisher
Mary Ann Shadd
A musical prodidgy who tranformed Pop and R&B, with hits like "Isn't she lovely"
Stevie Wonder
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor" Who said this?
Desmond Tutu
This film celebrates Black women mathematicians at NASA staring Taraji P. Henson
Hidden Figures
She moved the motion to formally recognize Black History Month in Canada
Jean Augustine
And we celebrate 30 years of BHM this year!
He was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance, a major cultural movement in the 1920s
Langston Hughes