Black History Month

2. Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. He would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
4. He was a 5 times NBA Champion and he wore numbers 24 and 8 ; his nickname was the Black Mamba.
5. She is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
6. Entrepreneur billionaire who had a talk show
8. His nickname is King —-- and he was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18.
10. poet who was a Cabaret dancer and an activist
12. was the most popular female jazz singer for more than a century, Her most famous song was, “A-Tisket A-Tasket”.
14. helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961 and she started high school at just 10 years old!

1. She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.
3. Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.
4. He invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter and he created inventions to help farmers crops.
5. He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century and he received the Liberty Medal.
6. First African American president of the United States. Also, he won “Nobel Peace Prize”
7. actor that participated in many Disney Channel Shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man homecoming.
8. has won the most Grammy's and she is the most awarded women artist in MTV Video Music. Also, she is the most Grammy nominated artist.
9. into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years, fought for equal rights, and 1st person to run for president
11. She's an American activist. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden and she also read one of her poems at hisinauguration.
13. She helped slaves escape in a “secret tunnel”. In total, she helped 750 slaves escape.