Celebrating Black History Month
2020
Michael Jordan
February 17 1963 -
Michael Jordan is a former
American basketball player
who led the Chicago Bulls
to six NBA championships
and won the Most Valuable
player Award five times.
● Jordan’s father James
introduced him to a
basketball and built a
basketball court.
● Jordan began his
professional basketball
career when he was
drafted by the Chicago
Bulls.
By Noah
Tiger Woods
December 30, 1975 -
Tiger woods is important
because he is the youngest
pro golfer. He won 13
major PGA tours.
● He is a pro golfer.
● Born in California.
● Won three Open
Championships.
By Carson
Venus Williams
June, 17 1980 -
Venus Williams became a
champion women's tennis
player and four time
Olympic gold medalist.
● She won seven grand
slams.
● She rose from a
tough childhood.
● In 2000 she won
both Wimbledon and
the U.S Open.
● She was diagnosed
with Sjogrens
Syndrome.
By Hannah
Russell Wilson
November 28 1988 -
American football
quarterback Russell
Wilson led the Seattle
Seahawks to victory in
Super Bowl XLVll win.
● He is the most paid
player in the NFL.
● He went to the
University of
Wisconsin.
By Nathan
Rosa Parks
February 4, 1913 - October
24, 2005
Parks was a civil rights
activist, who refused to give
up her seat to a white
passenger.
● In 1932 at age 19 Rosa
Parks met and married
Raymond Parks, a
barber and an active
member of the NAACP.
● Parks was born in
Tuskegee, Alabama.
● Both of her
grandparents were
former slaves and
strong advocates for
racial equality.
By Sophia
Chris Rock
February 7, 1965 -
Chris Rock is an actor in
movies and he is a
comedian he also is still
alive.
● His real name is
Christopher Julius
Rock.
● Chris Rock is a
comedian.
● Chris Rock is a movie
actor.
● He was on the Chris
Rock Show.
By Jova
Barack Obama
August 4, 1961 -
Barack Obama was the
44th president of the
United States and the first
African American to serve
in the office.
● Barach and Michelle
got married on
October 3, 1992.
● Barack Obama has
two daughters Malia
and Sasha.
By: Andy
Tina Turner
November 26, 1939 -
She is a famous singer
and released an album
called What’s Love Got To
Do With It.
● Had a solo career.
● Tina’s parents were
poor.
● Tina was adopted.
By Nova
Michelle Obama
January 17 1964 -
Michelle was important
because she was the first
African American First
Lady.
● Michelle was born on
January 17, 1964 in because
Chicago, Illinois.
● First Lady Michelle
danced on stage
during the Youth Ball
in Washington DC in
2009.
● Graduated from
Princeton and
Harvard.
By Aiyana
Magic Johnson
August 14, 1956 -
Magic Johnson dominated the
court as one of the world’s
best basketball players for
over a decade.
● He had a large family
with nine brothers and
sisters.
● In high school he earned
his nickname
“Magic”after a
sportswriter witnessed
him compile 36 points
16 rebounds and 16
assists in a single game.
● He was 6 feet tall 9
inches tall in college.
By;Lyra
Simone Biles
March 14,1997 -
Simone is important because
she became the first female
African American athlete to
win gold in the All-Around.
● She has won more than
two dozen Olympic and
World Championship
medals to her name.
● Some skills were named
after her.
● Biles joined the 24th
season of Dancing with
the Stars.
● One of Simone’s scores
was a 15.966.
● Simone Biles began
competing as a level
eight gymnast in 2007.
By Peri
Michael
Jackson
August 29, 1958 - June 25,
2009
He inspired people to do
what they want and be
who they are inside.
● Michael Jackson is
known as “The King
of Pop”.
● His middle name was
Joseph.
● He was born on
August 29th.
● His 3rd solo album
was the least
successful.
● He had 9 siblings.
By Mason
Serena Williams
September 26, 1981-
American professional
tennis player who has
held the top spot in the
WTA ranking numerous
times over her stellar
career.
● Williams has won 23
Grand Slam singles
titles.
● In 2017, she
defeated her big
sister at the
Australian Open to
claim the 23rd Grand
Slam singles title of
her career.
By London
Diane Nash
May 15,1938 -
Diane Nash is important
because she was an acclaimed
American civil rights activist.
● She was prominently
involved with
integrating.
● She first attended
Howard University in
Washington, DC.
● She was designated as
the student sit-in
movements chairperson
in Nashville.
By Rakiya
Gabby Douglas
December 31,1995 -
Olympic gymnast first
African American to make
the U.S. Olympic
Women’s Team since
Dominique Dawes in
2000.
● Won gold medals
● Made Barbie Shero
Doll
● Her first trick was a
cartwheel when she
was 3.
● Her nickname is the
Flying Squirrel.
By Jordyn
Beyoncé
September 4, 1981 -
Beyonce is a
multi-platinum, Grammy
award winning artist.
● She was the top
selling artist in April
2018.
● She was in a band
called Destiny’s
Child.
● Her daughter’s name
is Blue Ivy.
By: Faheema
Oprah Winfrey
January 29,1954 -
Oprah Winfrey is a billionaire
and also is famous for her
amazing talk show and
television show (OWN).
● She earned 30 million
dollars in her first year
of her T.V show.
● Oprah spelled
backwards is the name
of her company.
(Harpo)
● Her show in 2004 was
on 212 US stations.
● She had a talk show
that lasted from 1986 to
2011.
By Kacy
Jackie Robinson
January 31, 1919 - October
24, 1972
Jackie was important
because he was the first
black athlete to play in
major league baseball.
● He moved to Hawaii
to play Semi
Professional Football
for the Honolulu
Bears.
● After playing Semi
Professional Football
he got entered into
World War 2.
By Caden
Jesse Jackson
October 8, 1941 - November
17, 2017
Jesse Jackson is an
American civil rights
leader, Baptist minister
and politician who ran for
president.
● A year after Jesse
Jackson was born,
his mother married
Charles Henry
Jackson.
● Jesse Jackson has a
net worth of 10
million dollars.
● He moved with his
young family to
Chicago.
By Rodolfo
Tupac Shakur
June 16, 1971 - September
13, 1996
Tupac is important
because he made a huge
impact in music and rap
careers by making other
people want to be able to
sell more than 75 million
albums.
● He has a sister.
● He came up with
gangsta rap.
● He lost his dad at age
five.
● He began music
career as a rebel.
● His biggest battles
were with himself.
By Hudson
Shaquille O´Neal
March 6, 1972 -
Shaquille O'Neal was
important because he
changed NBA history.
Then in 1996, he helped
the Dream Team win gold
in the Olympic Games in
Atlanta, Georgia.
● Shaquille is known as
Shaq.
● Shaq played for the
Lakers.
● Shaquille wears a
size 22 in shoe.
● Shaq was traded to
the Miami Heat in
2001.
By Sahara
Harriet Tubman
1820 - March 13, 1913
Harriet Tubman led
hundreds of slaves to
freedom through the
Underground railroad.
● Harriet Tubman was
born into slavery in
Maryland.
● And she escaped for
freedom.
● But she went back to
save family members
and slaves.
● Tubman helped the
army during the war.
By: Ekin
Jerry Rice
October,13, 1965
Hall of Fame football wide
receiver Jerry Rice played for
the San Francisco 49ers and is
widely considered the greatest
ever to play his position.Hall of
Fame football wide receiver
Jerry Rice played for the San
Francisco 49ers and is widely
considered the greatest ever to
play his position.
● His Zodiac insignia is
Libra.
● He was born in
Mississippi.
● He was one of 8
offsprings.
● He went to MVSU.
By Korbin
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