Important Figures
He is known as the Father of Black History.
Who is Carter G. Woodson.
Just a kid from Akron. He currently holds the All Time scoring record in the NBA.
Who is LeBron James?
This influential record label was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. in Detroit and played a pivotal role in the development of music.
What is Motown Records? Founded in 1959.
2026 marks ____ years of celebrating Black History Month.
What is 100 years?
Known for her 5 octave vocal range and signature whistle.
Who is Mariah Carey?
He was the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court.
Who is Thurgood Marshall? On August 30th, 1967.
Professional American tennis players, ranked world No. 1 and No. 2 on singles, respectively, marking the first time in history that sisters occupied the top two positions.
Who are Venus & Serena Williams?
The first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
Who is Halle Berry?
This court case ended legal segregation in public schools.
What is Brown V. Board of Education? Ruling given in 1954.
Known as 'The Voice'
Who is Whitney Houston?
Name any of the three African American mathematicians/scientists who worked at NASA and were portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures” for their contributions in the early days of the U.S. space program.
Who are Katherine Johnson, Dorthy Vaughan, or Mary Jackson?
This gymnast became the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 32 Olympic and World Championship medals.
Who is Simone Biles?
This song from the animated film The Prince of Egypt performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey took home the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1998.
What is When You Believe?
In 2022, she became the first African American woman featured on the quarter.
Who is Maya Angelou.
In 2023, over 121 million people tuned to watch this performers Halftime show, eclipsing the record from Katy Perry.
Who is Rihanna?
This important figure refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus line 9 months prior to the more famously known, Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Germany.
Who is Jesse Owens?
Known as The Queen of Soul, and the owner of 18 Grammy Awards.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
These colors represent Black History Month.
What are black, green, red, and yellow. These colors symbolize African heritage, unity, struggle, and continued hope for the future.
This 2024 album broke records and stirred up controversy, ultimately taking home Album of The Year at the Grammy's for this famous singer. (finally)
What is Cowboy Carter by Beyonce?
This important figure blazed a trail for African American inventors with his patents, including a breathing device, a revamped sewing machine and an improved traffic signal.
Who is Garret Morgan?
In 1997, at age 21, he became the youngest winner of The Masters golf tournament.
Who is Tiger Woods?
This company was the first Black-owned company to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
1. Telfar Clothing
2. BET (Black Entertainment Television)
3. Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN)
What is BET? In 1991.
While the US, and Canada celebrate Black History Month in February. The UK, Ireland and The Netherlands celebrate during this __ month.
What is October?
In Conclusion.
Thank you everyone for your attendance and participation. We can't do these events without you! I hope you learned something new today!