The Challenge!

The Black History Month Challenge is a fun and interactive way to explore some of the lesser-known stories about the Black experience in the U.S. and to earn a valuable scholarship.


Complete the 30-minute course on topics such as Black business titans and Black contributions to medicine, and then submit a short essay for an opportunity to compete for a scholarship.

The scholarship essay contest is open to all students ages 13-18 and ends on February 28, 2022.

Prize: $2,500 529-Scholarship

The winning entries will be selected between March 1 to March 15, 2022 and will be notified via email .


Our Commitment to Social Justice

As part of the League’s continued efforts to drive positive social change and foster more inclusive and equitable communities, MLS is committed to conversations and actions that move us towards a more equal and just tomorrow. Our goal is to ensure that access to opportunity is a reality for all and to create progress through education and economic advancement. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor the Black History Month Challenge, and celebrate some of those “lesser-known” moments and facts in Black history, and to inspire enduring conversations about race and allyship among young people today.

FEATURED TOPICS

UNTOLD STORIES

  • Juneteenth

  • Affirmative action

  • Protests and marches for civil rights and equality

  • Extending and limiting factors on civil rights

BLACK BUSINESS TITANS

  • Golden age of Black business and the growth of Black Wall Street

  • Tulsa Race Massacre

  • Myth-busting the racial wealth gap

  • Examples of modern Black entrepreneurship

BLACK MEDICAL TRAILBLAZERS

  • Historic roots of systemic racism in medical care

  • Black medical trailblazers historically and present day

  • Exploring fact and fiction around medical outcomes in the Black community

Major League Soccer will be conducting various initiatives throughout the month of February to not only celebrate Black history and culture, but to reinforce the League’s commitment to combat racism and advocate for social justice. MLS will center the voices of the Black community, continue conversations about systemic racism and injustices and provide educational resources and programming.