Famous Inventors
This famous Black Man invented peanut butter and lotion among others
George Washington Carver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZGm1iyspM&list=PLjnL2NSDUI6balkzEUaQevYjImzgXe4Dx&index=28
This holiday celebration is relatively new, but includes candles and a day called "Umoja"
This is one of the first African American to break the "color barrier" to become a legendary figure in baseball
Who was the first black President?
Barack Obama
This actor played Black Panther in the Marvel films before passing away to cancer in 2020
Chadwick Boseman
This is a community-based organization from Oakland that focused on giving All Power to the People by starting free food programs, free bussing to prisons to visit family members, and assistance to the elderly
The Black Panther Party
This golfer is known as the the best of this century?
Tiger Woods
What is Rosa Parks known for?
Answersmay vary
John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Thelonious Monk birthed a cool new music genre that focused on instrumentals and improvisation
Jazz
This civil rights revolutionary was around the same time as MLK Jr. but instead of "I Have a Dream" he lauded (praised) more militant view seen in his speech "The Ballot or the Bullet"
This Olympian is regarded as the GOAT of gymnastics
Simone Biles
When was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964, 1972, or 1864
1964
This period of time in New York included art, literature, and music as exemplified by Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, and Louis Armstrong
Our friend Lonnie Johnson reimagined summer fun with this toy that leaves its users drenched in water
The Super Soaker
What does BLM stand for?
Black Lives Matter
Who was the Super Bowl MVP and what team does he play for?
Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson?
A Supreme Court Justice (Judge)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVeaEIWOBfw&list=PLjnL2NSDUI6balkzEUaQevYjImzgXe4Dx&index=153
This is the only rapper to have won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry
Kendrick Lamar
Recently acknowledged as a federal holiday, this day commemorates the declaration of slavery's end, despite slavery over in 1963 with Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was written by which black female author?
Maya Angelou, Toni Morrison, Solange Knowles
Maya Angelou