The Black Pantherslaunched programsthat benefited theBlack community likefree dental care,breakfast for lowincome kids, anddrama classes.The UnitedKingdomcelebratesBlack HistoryMonth inOctober.The firstBlackpresidentwas BarackObama.The first Blacksenator wasHiramReveals in1870.Before ChuckBerry was aprofessionalmusician, hestudied to be ahairdresser.Eddie Murphyhosted hisschool talentshow at age15.Jay-Z got hisstage namefrom NewYork’s J/Zsubway lines.Tupac Shakur’sname was LesaneParish Crooks, buthis mom changed itwhen she joined theBlack Panthers.Prince taughthimself how toplay piano,guitar, anddrums.Jazzoriginated inLouisiana inthe 1800s.Jazz was bornout of theblues, ragtime,and marchingbands.John MercerLangston wasthe first Blackman to becomea lawyer.Jesse Owensbroke Olympicrecords whenhe won 4 TrackGold Medals in1936.Kanye West’sfather Raywas a formerBlack Panther.The active NBAplayer with themost careerpoints scored isLeBron James.DenzelWashingtongraduated fromFordham w/degrees in Dramaand Journalism.Michael Jordanwas cut fromhis varsitybasketball teamin high school.Jerry Lawsonbroughtinterchangeablevideo games intopeople’s homes byinventing FairchildChannel F.Will Smith met JeffTownes at age 16,and they launchedDJ Jazzy Jeff andthe Fresh Prince.Jackie Robinson’sbrother Matthew wonan Olympic silvermedal in the 200 mtrdash, second toJesse OwensIn 2008, Jamaicansprinter Usain Boltbecame the first manto set 3 worldrecords in a singleOlympic game.MartinLawrencewas born inFrankfurt,Germany.Bernie MAC’sfirst standupcomedy routinewas at age 8 forhis church.Bill Russelwas the firstBlack coachin the NBA.Ernie Davis wasthe first AfricanAmerican footballstar to receive 50scholarships.James Hardenbecame the firstNBA player toscore 60 pointswhile recording atriple double.Jackie Robinsonhelped establishthe AfricanAmerican owned& operatedFreedom Bank.In 2003, OprahWinfrey becamethe first AfricanAmerican womanbillionaire.Jack Johnson wasthe first AfricanAmerican WorldHeavyweightBoxing Champion.The NAACPstands for theNationalAssociation forAdvancement ofColored People.Tyler Perrywas homelessand lived outof his car forawhile.The NBA all-time leadingscorer isKareemAbdul-Jabbar.Tyler Perrychanged his givenname because hedid not want to benamed after hisabusive father.The Black Pantherslaunched programsthat benefited theBlack community likefree dental care,breakfast for lowincome kids, anddrama classes.The UnitedKingdomcelebratesBlack HistoryMonth inOctober.The firstBlackpresidentwas BarackObama.The first Blacksenator wasHiramReveals in1870.Before ChuckBerry was aprofessionalmusician, hestudied to be ahairdresser.Eddie Murphyhosted hisschool talentshow at age15.Jay-Z got hisstage namefrom NewYork’s J/Zsubway lines.Tupac Shakur’sname was LesaneParish Crooks, buthis mom changed itwhen she joined theBlack Panthers.Prince taughthimself how toplay piano,guitar, anddrums.Jazzoriginated inLouisiana inthe 1800s.Jazz was bornout of theblues, ragtime,and marchingbands.John MercerLangston wasthe first Blackman to becomea lawyer.Jesse Owensbroke Olympicrecords whenhe won 4 TrackGold Medals in1936.Kanye West’sfather Raywas a formerBlack Panther.The active NBAplayer with themost careerpoints scored isLeBron James.DenzelWashingtongraduated fromFordham w/degrees in Dramaand Journalism.Michael Jordanwas cut fromhis varsitybasketball teamin high school.Jerry Lawsonbroughtinterchangeablevideo games intopeople’s homes byinventing FairchildChannel F.Will Smith met JeffTownes at age 16,and they launchedDJ Jazzy Jeff andthe Fresh Prince.Jackie Robinson’sbrother Matthew wonan Olympic silvermedal in the 200 mtrdash, second toJesse OwensIn 2008, Jamaicansprinter Usain Boltbecame the first manto set 3 worldrecords in a singleOlympic game.MartinLawrencewas born inFrankfurt,Germany.Bernie MAC’sfirst standupcomedy routinewas at age 8 forhis church.Bill Russelwas the firstBlack coachin the NBA.Ernie Davis wasthe first AfricanAmerican footballstar to receive 50scholarships.James Hardenbecame the firstNBA player toscore 60 pointswhile recording atriple double.Jackie Robinsonhelped establishthe AfricanAmerican owned& operatedFreedom Bank.In 2003, OprahWinfrey becamethe first AfricanAmerican womanbillionaire.Jack Johnson wasthe first AfricanAmerican WorldHeavyweightBoxing Champion.The NAACPstands for theNationalAssociation forAdvancement ofColored People.Tyler Perrywas homelessand lived outof his car forawhile.The NBA all-time leadingscorer isKareemAbdul-Jabbar.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. The Black Panthers launched programs that benefited the Black community like free dental care, breakfast for low income kids, and drama classes.
  2. The United Kingdom celebrates Black History Month in October.
  3. The first Black president was Barack Obama.
  4. The first Black senator was Hiram Reveals in 1870.
  5. Before Chuck Berry was a professional musician, he studied to be a hairdresser.
  6. Eddie Murphy hosted his school talent show at age 15.
  7. Jay-Z got his stage name from New York’s J/Z subway lines.
  8. Tupac Shakur’s name was Lesane Parish Crooks, but his mom changed it when she joined the Black Panthers.
  9. Prince taught himself how to play piano, guitar, and drums.
  10. Jazz originated in Louisiana in the 1800s.
  11. Jazz was born out of the blues, ragtime, and marching bands.
  12. John Mercer Langston was the first Black man to become a lawyer.
  13. Jesse Owens broke Olympic records when he won 4 Track Gold Medals in 1936.
  14. Kanye West’s father Ray was a former Black Panther.
  15. The active NBA player with the most career points scored is LeBron James.
  16. Denzel Washington graduated from Fordham w/ degrees in Drama and Journalism.
  17. Michael Jordan was cut from his varsity basketball team in high school.
  18. Jerry Lawson brought interchangeable video games into people’s homes by inventing Fairchild Channel F.
  19. Will Smith met Jeff Townes at age 16, and they launched DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince.
  20. Jackie Robinson’s brother Matthew won an Olympic silver medal in the 200 mtr dash, second to Jesse Owens
  21. In 2008, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first man to set 3 world records in a single Olympic game.
  22. Martin Lawrence was born in Frankfurt, Germany.
  23. Bernie MAC’s first standup comedy routine was at age 8 for his church.
  24. Bill Russel was the first Black coach in the NBA.
  25. Ernie Davis was the first African American football star to receive 50 scholarships.
  26. James Harden became the first NBA player to score 60 points while recording a triple double.
  27. Jackie Robinson helped establish the African American owned & operated Freedom Bank.
  28. In 2003, Oprah Winfrey became the first African American woman billionaire.
  29. Jack Johnson was the first African American World Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
  30. The NAACP stands for the National Association for Advancement of Colored People.
  31. Tyler Perry was homeless and lived out of his car for awhile.
  32. The NBA all-time leading scorer is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  33. Tyler Perry changed his given name because he did not want to be named after his abusive father.