Black History Month Challenge

What was the primary goal of the Black Lives Matter movement when it was founded?

• To improve the economic status of black communities

• To protest against systemic racism and violence against black people

What is the significance of Juneteenth in black history?

• It marks the day the Civil Rights Act was passed

• It celebrates the end of slavery in the United States

• It commemorates the birth of Martin Luther King Jr.

• It is the anniversary of the Black Lives Matter movement

What does the term "justice" in the context of black history often refer to?

• The pursuit of economic wealth

• The righting of wrongs and fair treatment of African Americans

• The establishment of black-owned businesses

Martin Luther King Jr. graduated high school at 15 years old

• True

• False

This famous athlete learned how to play tennis from their father on public courts in LA

• Simon Biles

• Tiger Woods

• Serena Williams

• Wilma Rudolph

This person was the first to integrate an elementary school in the south

• Ruby Bridges

• Harriet Tubman

• Rosa Parks

This was a group of primarily Black military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II

• Militia

• Old Iron Sides

• The Tuskegee Airmen

• Air Force

This person was an active member of Make a Wish Foundation for more than 20 years.

• Serena Williams

• Kobe Bryant

• Beyonce

• Tyler Perry

First Black woman to travel into space

• Mae Carol Jemison

• Ruby Bridges

• Madam CJ Walker

• Zora Neale Hurston

This person taught acting at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem

• Will Smith

• Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson

• Chadwick Boseman

• Morgan Freeman