Black History Month Daily Agenda Slides

One of our diversity, equity, and inclusion goals is to increase students' exposure to diverse voices. Although we strive to do this all year long, history and heritage months are good opportunities for a special focus. 

Black History Month, celebrated in February each year, recognizes and honors the contributions and accomplishments of African Americans throughout history. It also serves as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for civil rights and racial equality, and it provides an opportunity for education and reflection on the ways in which black history has shaped and continues to shape the United States. Additionally, it helps to combat the lack of representation of black history and achievements in mainstream education and media.

My go-to method for history and heritage months is to create a slide deck celebrating noteworthy individuals. I share the slides with my teachers, who then can utilize them at the start of every class period. Black History month's slides are available here. 


If you want to create your own slides, here's a list of the people I choose to feature. 

  • Alvin Ailey
  • Muhammad Ali
  • Maya Angelou
  • James Baldwin
  • Ernie Banks
  • Benjamin Banneker
  • Ruby Bridges Hall
  • George Washington Carver
  • Shirley Chisholm
  • Bessie Coleman
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Aretha Franklin
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
  • Lonnie G. Johnson
  • Jimi Hendrix
  • Mae Carol Jemison
  • Percy Julian
  • John Lewis
  • Garrett Morgan
  • Sidney Poitier
  • Jason Reynolds
  • Charles Sifford
  • Cicely Tyson
  • Madame C. J. Walker
  • Serena Williams
  • Oprah Winfrey

My goal was to expose students to both familiar and new names.

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