DenzelWashingtongraduated fromFordham w/degrees in Dramaand Journalism.Michael Jordanwas cut fromhis varsitybasketball teamin high school.The UnitedKingdomcelebratesBlack HistoryMonth inOctober.MartinLawrencewas born inFrankfurt,Germany.Jackie Robinson’sbrother Matthew wonan Olympic silvermedal in the 200 mtrdash, second toJesse OwensTupac Shakur’sname was LesaneParish Crooks, buthis mom changed itwhen she joined theBlack Panthers.Jackie Robinsonhelped establishthe AfricanAmerican owned& operatedFreedom Bank.The active NBAplayer with themost careerpoints scored isLeBron James.Bernie MAC’sfirst standupcomedy routinewas at age 8 forhis church.Eddie Murphyhosted hisschool talentshow at age15.The first Blacksenator wasHiramReveals in1870.Jazzoriginated inLouisiana inthe 1800s.Will Smith met JeffTownes at age 16,and they launchedDJ Jazzy Jeff andthe Fresh Prince.Kanye West’sfather Raywas a formerBlack Panther.In 2008, Jamaicansprinter Usain Boltbecame the first manto set 3 worldrecords in a singleOlympic game.Ernie Davis wasthe first AfricanAmerican footballstar to receive 50scholarships.Tyler Perrywas homelessand lived outof his car forawhile.Before ChuckBerry was aprofessionalmusician, hestudied to be ahairdresser.The Black Pantherslaunched programsthat benefited theBlack community likefree dental care,breakfast for lowincome kids, anddrama classes.In 2003, OprahWinfrey becamethe first AfricanAmerican womanbillionaire.Jack Johnson wasthe first AfricanAmerican WorldHeavyweightBoxing Champion.Jazz was bornout of theblues, ragtime,and marchingbands.Bill Russelwas the firstBlack coachin the NBA.Jerry Lawsonbroughtinterchangeablevideo games intopeople’s homes byinventing FairchildChannel F.The firstBlackpresidentwas BarackObama.Prince taughthimself how toplay piano,guitar, anddrums.The NBA all-time leadingscorer isKareemAbdul-Jabbar.Jesse Owensbroke Olympicrecords whenhe won 4 TrackGold Medals in1936.The NAACPstands for theNationalAssociation forAdvancement ofColored People.John MercerLangston wasthe first Blackman to becomea lawyer.James Hardenbecame the firstNBA player toscore 60 pointswhile recording atriple double.Jay-Z got hisstage namefrom NewYork’s J/Zsubway lines.Tyler Perrychanged his givenname because hedid not want to benamed after hisabusive father.DenzelWashingtongraduated fromFordham w/degrees in Dramaand Journalism.Michael Jordanwas cut fromhis varsitybasketball teamin high school.The UnitedKingdomcelebratesBlack HistoryMonth inOctober.MartinLawrencewas born inFrankfurt,Germany.Jackie Robinson’sbrother Matthew wonan Olympic silvermedal in the 200 mtrdash, second toJesse OwensTupac Shakur’sname was LesaneParish Crooks, buthis mom changed itwhen she joined theBlack Panthers.Jackie Robinsonhelped establishthe AfricanAmerican owned& operatedFreedom Bank.The active NBAplayer with themost careerpoints scored isLeBron James.Bernie MAC’sfirst standupcomedy routinewas at age 8 forhis church.Eddie Murphyhosted hisschool talentshow at age15.The first Blacksenator wasHiramReveals in1870.Jazzoriginated inLouisiana inthe 1800s.Will Smith met JeffTownes at age 16,and they launchedDJ Jazzy Jeff andthe Fresh Prince.Kanye West’sfather Raywas a formerBlack Panther.In 2008, Jamaicansprinter Usain Boltbecame the first manto set 3 worldrecords in a singleOlympic game.Ernie Davis wasthe first AfricanAmerican footballstar to receive 50scholarships.Tyler Perrywas homelessand lived outof his car forawhile.Before ChuckBerry was aprofessionalmusician, hestudied to be ahairdresser.The Black Pantherslaunched programsthat benefited theBlack community likefree dental care,breakfast for lowincome kids, anddrama classes.In 2003, OprahWinfrey becamethe first AfricanAmerican womanbillionaire.Jack Johnson wasthe first AfricanAmerican WorldHeavyweightBoxing Champion.Jazz was bornout of theblues, ragtime,and marchingbands.Bill Russelwas the firstBlack coachin the NBA.Jerry Lawsonbroughtinterchangeablevideo games intopeople’s homes byinventing FairchildChannel F.The firstBlackpresidentwas BarackObama.Prince taughthimself how toplay piano,guitar, anddrums.The NBA all-time leadingscorer isKareemAbdul-Jabbar.Jesse Owensbroke Olympicrecords whenhe won 4 TrackGold Medals in1936.The NAACPstands for theNationalAssociation forAdvancement ofColored People.John MercerLangston wasthe first Blackman to becomea lawyer.James Hardenbecame the firstNBA player toscore 60 pointswhile recording atriple double.Jay-Z got hisstage namefrom NewYork’s J/Zsubway lines.Tyler Perrychanged his givenname because hedid not want to benamed after hisabusive father.

Black History Month Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Denzel Washington graduated from Fordham w/ degrees in Drama and Journalism.
  2. Michael Jordan was cut from his varsity basketball team in high school.
  3. The United Kingdom celebrates Black History Month in October.
  4. Martin Lawrence was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
  5. Jackie Robinson’s brother Matthew won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 mtr dash, second to Jesse Owens
  6. Tupac Shakur’s name was Lesane Parish Crooks, but his mom changed it when she joined the Black Panthers.
  7. Jackie Robinson helped establish the African American owned & operated Freedom Bank.
  8. The active NBA player with the most career points scored is LeBron James.
  9. Bernie MAC’s first standup comedy routine was at age 8 for his church.
  10. Eddie Murphy hosted his school talent show at age 15.
  11. The first Black senator was Hiram Reveals in 1870.
  12. Jazz originated in Louisiana in the 1800s.
  13. Will Smith met Jeff Townes at age 16, and they launched DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
  14. Kanye West’s father Ray was a former Black Panther.
  15. In 2008, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first man to set 3 world records in a single Olympic game.
  16. Ernie Davis was the first African American football star to receive 50 scholarships.
  17. Tyler Perry was homeless and lived out of his car for awhile.
  18. Before Chuck Berry was a professional musician, he studied to be a hairdresser.
  19. The Black Panthers launched programs that benefited the Black community like free dental care, breakfast for low income kids, and drama classes.
  20. In 2003, Oprah Winfrey became the first African American woman billionaire.
  21. Jack Johnson was the first African American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
  22. Jazz was born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands.
  23. Bill Russel was the first Black coach in the NBA.
  24. Jerry Lawson brought interchangeable video games into people’s homes by inventing Fairchild Channel F.
  25. The first Black president was Barack Obama.
  26. Prince taught himself how to play piano, guitar, and drums.
  27. The NBA all-time leading scorer is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  28. Jesse Owens broke Olympic records when he won 4 Track Gold Medals in 1936.
  29. The NAACP stands for the National Association for Advancement of Colored People.
  30. John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer.
  31. James Harden became the first NBA player to score 60 points while recording a triple double.
  32. Jay-Z got his stage name from New York’s J/Z subway lines.
  33. Tyler Perry changed his given name because he did not want to be named after his abusive father.