This poet wrote many famous works, her most notable being Still I Rise

This sororities symbol is the ivy leaf and their motto is by culture and by merit

This man was the first black president

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This holiday is celebrated every third Monday of January

This person was the first black woman playwright to have her play, Raisin in the Sun, acted on Broadway.

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This person was the first black woman US Representative

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Originally known as negro history week this holiday grew into a month long celebration of black people

This renowned writer and activist wrote the famous book Their Eyes Were Watching God

Fredrick Douglas is an honorary member of this organization

This person was the first to serve on the US Cabinet

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this holiday is celebrated on June 19th. It is a celebration of the announcement of the ending of slavery in Texas

This author wrote a famous work called Souls of Black Folk published in 1903

Ian conyers , the youngest black Michigan senator, is a member of this organization

This woman was the first person to win an Oscar in 1940 for her supporting role as Mammy in Gone With the Wind

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This Holiday was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga and is celebrated December 26th-January 1st

This author won a noble peace prize in 1993 for being able to give life to an essential aspect of american reality

Aretha Franklin is a member of this organization

This was the first black owned and operated newspaper in the US

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This holiday is celebrated February 13th and was created by Ayo Hundy Kendi