Contralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950First AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardActivist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroad18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.First AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress OscarInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnominationContralto singerwho was the firstAfrican Americanto sing at theMetropolitanOpera HouseShe was the firstAfrican Americanwoman to have anon-fiction workmade the bestseller listHuman rightsactivist whocreated theOrganization ofAfro AmericanUnityFirst AfricanAmerican toappear on thecover of Lifemagazine in1950First AfricanAmericanownedbusiness, theoldest and stillin businessFirst femaleself-mademillionairein AmericaFirst AfricanAmericanregiment toserve in theUnited StatesCivil WarSinger who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to wina GrammyAwardActivist andjournalist who wasthe first AfricanAmerican womanto serve on aBoard ofEducationFirst AfricanAmericanperformer toplay at theWhite HouseAbolitionist wholed over 70people tofreedom usingthe UndergroundRailroad18thSurgeonGeneral ofthe UnitedStatesBaseball playerwho was the firstAfrican AmericanMajor LeagueBaseball playerof the modern eraCardiologistwho performedthe firstsuccessfulopen heartsurgeryFirst prominentAfrican Americanrapper to achievemainstream successwith his solo career,after leaving thegroup N.W.A.First AfricanAmericanappointed tothe UnitedStatesSupreme CourtCivil rightsactivist andeducator whofounded theNational Councilof Negro WomenActivist for civilrights, socialism,pacism, and gayrights who helpedorganize the firstFreedom RideFirst AfricanAmericanwoman to winthe BestActress OscarInventor whoinventedthree-positiontraffic signaland gas maskFirst AfricanAmerican tohold the officeof President ofthe UnitedStatesCivil rights activistwho was the firstAfrican Americannominated for VicePresident of theUnited StatesAviator who wasthe first AfricanAmerican to holdaninternationalpilot licenseAbolitionist andwomen's rightsactivist who was oneof the first AfricanAmerican women towin a lawsuit againsta white manNeurosurgeonwho led the firstsuccessfuloperation toseparate a pair ofconjoined twininfantsCivil rights activist,and Nobel PeacePrize winner whoused civildisobedience as aform of protestSinger who wasthe first femaleartist inductedinto the Rockand Roll Hall ofFameFirst AfricanAmericanHeavyweightBoxingChampionEducator andpolitician and wasthe first woman torun for theDemocraticpresidentialnomination

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