#BlackExcellence
What month is considered Black History month?
February
Who was the star of Black Panther movie?
Chadwick Boseman
The first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
Who is Mae C. Jemison
A term used to celebrate the beauty, power, resilience and universal awesomeness of Black women.
What is Black Girl Magic
What is Activism?
The practice of taking direct actions, such as protests, lawsuits, lobbying, petitions, and strikes, to achieve political and social progress.
What are the four popular #hashtags we learned about this Black History month?
#BlackExcellence #Blackgirlmagic #BlackPower #BlackJoy
This person hosted the highest rated talk show ever from 1986 to 2011. She also was the first black woman billionaire.
Oprah Winfrey
Who invented the elevator?
Who is Alexander Miles
One of the lead scientists who helped to develop an mRNA-based vaccine for COVID-19 that was developed in collaboration with the biotech firm Moderna.
Who is Kizzmekia Corbett
What is Social Justice?
The fair distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society, in which outside factors that categorize people are not relevant.
Who was the founder of Black History week, now known as Black History month?
Carter G. Woodson
This person is a third-generation wrestler and headliner of “Wrestlemania XXVIII,” the most successful pay-per-view event ever for the WWE, shifted to acting in 2004 and became one of the highest-grossing actors and Instagrammers of all time.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Who invented the traffic signal?
Who is Garret Morgan
Known for her poem, The Hill We Climb, she's now the youngest poet to participate in a presidential inauguration. She was named the first national youth poet laureate.
Who is Amanda Gorman
What is an Ally?
Someone who makes the commitment and effort to recognize their privilege (based on gender, class, race, sexual identity, etc.) and work in solidarity with oppressed groups in the struggle for justice.
This was one of the most prosperous and affluent African-American communities in the United States before being attacked and destroyed by a white mob in 1921.
Black Wall Street aka. Greenwood District in Tulsa, OK.
Who is known as the fastest man in the world?
Usain Bolt
Who developed the popular Super Soaker water gun?
Lonnie G. Johnson
Who is the youngest person to produce a movie. Her film, Little, released in 2019. She also stars on the TV-show, Black-ish, and the upcoming movie, PAW Patrol.
Who is Marsai Martin, 16 years old.
What is HBCU an acronym for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Name one of three women in the Kirkwood School District who organized the Kirkwood Peace Walk last summer, in which thousands attended to march in solidarity with Black lives.
Roberta McWoods (track coach, retired teacher)
Romona Miller (principal)
Shonda Ambers-Phillips (district administrator)
In 2018, this artist was featured as the first African-American female headliner in the history of the Coachella Music Festival.
Beyonce Knowles Carter
Name at least one amazing Black science teacher you had in your academic career.
Mr. O'Dwyer 👨🏾🏫
Who was the first African American Olympian to win the all-around title in gymnastics?
Gabby Douglas
What is Anti-Racism?
The work of actively opposing racism by advocating for changes in political, economic, and social life. Anti-racism tends to be an individualized approach, and set up in opposition to individual racist behaviors and impacts.