BLACK

365
Heroes
Created by Nana Agyemang, Janelle Barcelona and Ibi Soyinka
 365 Heroes
In this PowerPoint we will be displaying black heroes
over the years that have changed the world for black
people as we know it.
Please Sit back and enjoy our 365 heroes.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
01. 02. 03.
January February March
Marian Anderson Bernard A. Harris Jr Harriet Tubman

04. 05. 06.

April May June
Ma Rainey Mary Seacole Malcom X
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07. 08. 09.
July August September
Fredrick Douglas Martin Luther King Carter G Woodson

10. 11. 12.

October November December
Louis Farrakhan Shirley Chisholm Rosa Parks
 01.
January
Marian Anderson
On January 7, 1955, Marian Anderson made her Metropolitan Opera debut,
becoming the first African American to play a significant role.

She played a wide variety of music, ranging from spirituals to opera.

Between 1925 and 1965, Anderson played with renowned

orchestras in important concert and recital halls
all around the United States and Europe.
02.
February
Bernard A. Harris
Jr
Harris became the first African American to walk on the moon at
February 9, 1995

He was a former astronaut who used to work for NASA.

On February 9, 1995, Harris also became the first

African American to perform an extra-vehicular activity,
during the second of his two Space Shuttle flights. 
03.
March
Harriet Tubman
Harriet was an American abolitionist and social activist who born into slavery.

Tubman escaped and subsequently made 13 missions to rescue around 70

slaves, this included her family and friends, using the safe houses known as
the Underground Railroad.

It’s widely reported she emancipated 300 enslaved people.

Without the help of Harriet slavery would’ve never came
to an end
04.
April
Ma Rainey
One of the earliest known American professional blues singers, Ma
Rainey was born on April 26.

The Mother of the Blues was another moniker she had acquired. Rainey
was an early feminist icon and a leading member of the emerging
LGBTQ movement thanks to her tenacious independence and
outspoken bisexuality.

Through the 100 records she produced during her lifetime, she paved
the way for future musicians.
05.
May
Mary Seacole
 Mary was a woman who cared for soldiers who had been injured during
the Crimean War.

Her incredible efforts were not only important at the time, but they are
also a reminder of the many contributions black people have made to the
country throughout history

Mary Seacole is a role model. Her values of good citizenship,

entrepreneurship and achievement hold true today.
06.
June
Malcom X
In June, 1963, Malcolm X delivers one of his famous speeches to the
common people. This speech called "The Black Revolution". In this speech
he illustrates that the Black people should be free or else America will come
to its doom.

Malcolm X is also a widely celebrated figure within African-American and

Muslim American communities for his pursuit of racial justice.

To his admirers, he was a courageous advocate for the rights of African

Americans, a man who indicted white America in the harshest terms.
07.
July
Frederick
Douglas
 Formerly a slave, Frederick Douglass went on to become a well-known activist,
novelist, and public speaker.

Frederick Douglass posed during his keynote speech at an Independence Day

celebration on July 5, 1852. He delivered his famous speech “What to the
Slave is the Fourth of July?” drawing parallels between the Revolutionary War
and the fight to abolish slavery.

The story of Douglass imparts strength and self-determination.

08.
August
Martin Luther
King
I Have a Dream was the title of a speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. on August
28, 1963, at the March on Washington.

Martin Luther King 's speech was intended to bring awareness of the problem of
inequality and to give Americans hope and faith that one day everyone, black and
white, would be equal.

King called for civil rights and the eradication of racism in the address by directly
referencing the promises given in the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution.
09.
September
Carter G
Woodson
Carter G. Woodson was a Black educator, historian of Black education,
and the father of Black History Month (incepted as N*gro History Week in
1926).

The second Black man to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard

Woodson saw no black history being taught at schools so he founded the

Association for the Study of Black Life and History. This evolved to
Black History Week then month.

Carter took a stand and persevered. He saw no black history being taught
so he decided to change that.
10.
October
Louis Farrakhan
The Million Man March was organised by Louis Farrakhan , the often
controversial leader of the Nation Of Islam.

Louis’ views were not the best but when it came to the million man
March he made all African Americans proud. The day produced a spirit
of brotherhood, love, and unity like never before experienced among
Black men in America. 

Louis used the outcome of the March to create clinics for AIDS patients
and drive out drug dealers in houses. The world saw how unity could
change us as we know it.
11.
November
Shirley Chisholm
Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States
Congress and represented New York's 12th congressional district for seven
terms from 1969 to 1983

Chisholm’s presidential bid was far from Chisholm's only accomplishment

throughout her 80-year life.. Her life is one of determination to strive to do
many things.

From a teacher to a director to the Congress, Mary was not

one to stop at one task but to push pass and embrace more.
12.
December
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks was an African American seamstress who refused to
surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in
Montgomery, Alabama.

Her simple refusal caused a change in nationwide efforts to end racial

segregation.

Rosa marched on to achieve many great things

and today she teaches young people today
that taking a stand can pave the way for great things.
 “I was raised to believe that
Excellence is the best deterrent to
racism or sexism and that’s how I
operate my life”
—Oprah Winfrey
 WHY IS BLACK
HISTORY MONTH
CELEBRATED?
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
UNDERSTANDING OF BLACK HISTORY
• Black History Month is a monthlong focus on the Black heroes and
pioneers who have shaped our world. 
• More than that, it spotlights the importance of being an ally to
marginalised communities — not for 31 days but for all 365 days in a
year. 
• Time to strengthen allegiance and support with marginalised
communities.
• Celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are
an indelible part of our country's history.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?
RECOGNITIO
N CULTURE

POLITICAL
REMIND LIFE
OBJECTIVE OF THE NATIONAL
CELEBRATION
COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND
ACTIVISM UNDERSTANDING

CHALLENGING ENGAGING WITH

RACISM HISTORY
OUR TEAM

Nana Janelle Ibi

THAN
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