February is a month dedicated to celebrating the remarkable achievements of African Americans and their critical role in US history. This month and every month, we believe in the importance of educating our little ones on these trailblazers who paved the way in each of their fields.
Activist who played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus during the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott in 1955.
Abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom in the mid-1800s through the Underground Railroad.
NASA mathematician who helped pioneer the use of computers to calculate and analyze the flight paths of many spacecraft during her 30-year career at the agency.
A decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.
Award-winning poet, author, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist who made literary history as the first African American woman to write a nonfiction bestseller.
American contralto whose prominence was critical in the struggle for Black artists to overcome racial prejudice in the United States during the mid-twentieth century.
Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and activist who at the time of her death was considered the wealthiest African-American businesswoman and wealthiest self-made Black woman in America.
Nobel-prize-winning novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor whose works are praised for addressing the harsh consequences of racism in the United States.
