First prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.Activist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress Oscar18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950First AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroadCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsContralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.Activist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress Oscar18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950First AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroadCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsContralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseFirst AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot license

Black History First - 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. First prominent African American rapper to achieve mainstream success with his solo career, after leaving the group N.W.A.
  2. Activist and journalist who was the first African American woman to serve on a Board of Education
  3. First African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar
  4. 18th Surgeon General of the United States
  5. First female self-made millionaire in America
  6. First African American to hold the office of President of the United States
  7. Human rights activist who created the Organization of Afro American Unity
  8. First African American to appear on the cover of Life magazine in 1950
  9. First African American owned business, the oldest and still in business
  10. Civil rights activist who was the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States
  11. Baseball player who was the first African American Major League Baseball player of the modern era
  12. Civil rights activist and educator who founded the National Council of Negro Women
  13. She was the first African American woman to have a non-fiction work made the best seller list
  14. Singer who was the first female artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  15. Cardiologist who performed the first successful open heart surgery
  16. Educator and politician and was the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination
  17. Abolitionist who led over 70 people to freedom using the Underground Railroad
  18. Civil rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner who used civil disobedience as a form of protest
  19. Inventor who invented three-position traffic signal and gas mask
  20. First African American regiment to serve in the United States Civil War
  21. Neurosurgeon who led the first successful operation to separate a pair of conjoined twin infants
  22. Contralto singer who was the first African American to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House
  23. Singer who was the first African American to win a Grammy Award
  24. Activist for civil rights, socialism, pacism, and gay rights who helped organize the first Freedom Ride
  25. First African American Heavyweight Boxing Champion
  26. First African American performer to play at the White House
  27. First African American appointed to the United States Supreme Court
  28. Abolitionist and women's rights activist who was one of the first African American women to win a lawsuit against a white man
  29. Aviator who was the first African American to hold an international pilot license