WHO IS?
He is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
President Barack Obama
This sweet brand recently announced it would change it's name and image which is based a racial stereotype
Aunt Jemima
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture that originated in this US state
California
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by people of African descent and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in history. It occurs in this month...
FEBRUARY
This woman was a civil rights activist who refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama.
ROSA PARKS
Poet Maya Angelou wrote the famous autobiography
"I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings".
This country boasts the highest number of individuals of African descent outside of Africa.
Brazil
MLK Day occurs on the third Monday this month
January
He became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968 and was best known for advancing civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience.
Martin Luther King Jr
This is an annual celebration of African-American culture
Kwanzaa
This city has long been described as the black capital of America
Atlanta
This day commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States.
June 19th
He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, political leader and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.
Nelson Mandela
racial segregation in South Africa is also known as...
apartheid
This country boasts the highest concentration of Black people in the world.
Nigeria
This annual celebration of African-American culture occurs in this month
December
This gossip queen became the first black multi-billionaire in the US
Oprah Winfrey
This popular black owned makeup company is known for its wide range of shades and shimmering highlighter
Fenty
This country is also known as the rainbow nation to describe the country's multicultural diversity
South Africa
In this year, Samuel Codes Watson was the first African American student admitted to the University of Michigan. Watson was mixed race and passed for white while attending Michigan
1853