black history month Crossword Puzzles

8 Clues: langston hughes poem • Sculptor/Painter Kehinde • Tennis Stars ______ and Serena Williams • The Hardest working man in show business • Film director "Selma" "13th" and "A Wrinkle in Time" • MLK Quote "A riot is the voice of the ______________." • Co-founder Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou ________ • ...

8 Clues: I have a dream • separation by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • a strike delivered on foot • all men are to be treated the same • a negative preconception of specific people

8 Clues: preconception • I have a dream • sepiration by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • all men are created equal • a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: GOAT gymnast ________________ Biles • Legendary left-handed guitarist ________ Hendrix • Artist of record-setting "Untitled" Jean Michel__________ • W.E.B. du Bois masterpiece: "Black _____________ in America" • Fearless journalist determined to expose the horrors of lynching • Birth name of the NBA's Second leading alltime scorer Lew ____________ • ...

8 Clues: to make someone a slave. To oppress • gifts that you give or do for others • separating people based on their race • having equal rights and opportunities • people who have ancestors from Africa • hatred or unfair treatment toward a race • two words basic rights that every citizen has • a way to describe people based on their appearance

9 Clues: Civil Rights Heroine _________ Parks • The city that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in. • ________Renaissance(period of black literary renewal) • The last name of the First African American to go into space. • The prestigious award won by Maya Angelou in 1994, 1996 and 2003 • The Theme of Black History Month for 2024 " African Americans and the _____ " • ...

33 Clues: Lake monster • The boy who lived • Month of Earth Day • March history month • Auditorium capacity • The high school mascot • Japanese paper folding • February history month • Author known for horror • A library for gardeners • An ongoing, DIY program • Artist who made the clock • Nonfiction decimal system • Library streaming service • Best-selling novelist ever • Volunteers with a book shop • ...

13 Clues: Pepa's Partner • Soul singer Baker • Rashida or Kidada • "Alls my life I had to ___" • Actress Campbell of “Martin” • “___ Goes My Baby” (Usher hit) • Richie who sang “All Night Long” • Toni Braxton 1996 hit (has a hyphen) • “Gone with the Wind” actress McDaniel • This month is known as Black History Month • “Baby Can I ___ You” (1998) Tracy Chapman tune) • ...

16 Clues: The NBA's all-time leading scorer • First African American to publish a book of poetry • First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor • First African American woman elected to the United States Congress • All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics • ...

16 Clues: prejudice • achievement • high respect • prolonged cruel • preconceived opinion • act in a particular way • freedom from disturbance • the power or right to act • a thing done successfully, • kill someone or something. • the state of being a slave. • relating to ordinary citizens • giving systematic instruction • the quality of being friendly • the past considered as a whole • ...

16 Clues: I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. • In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space. • I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands. • I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks. • ...

16 Clues: Most awarded female rap artist • First Black Vice President (2020) • First National Youth Poet Laureate (2017) • Youngest Black Grammy Award winner (2021) • Afrofuturism author known for the Binti series • First Black actor to headline an MCU film (2018) • Princeton University's first black valedictorian (2020) • ...

16 Clues: Entrepreneur billionaire who had a talk show • Famous poet who was a Cabaret dancer and an activist • Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today. • First African American president of the United States. Also, he won “Nobel Peace Prize” • She helped slaves escape in the underground railroad. In total, she helped 750 slaves escape. • ...

16 Clues: He played in the CFL for 10 years. • Nova Scotian boxer known as "Tiger". • The first black player to sign with an NHL team. • Boxer who became famous as "The Boston Tar-Baby". • Nova Scotian boxer who was never counted out in a match. • He was the first black man to win a boxing World Championship. • ...

16 Clues: He invented the potato chip • He created the traffic signal • He wrote lift every voice and sing • First African American women in Congress • He created the first automatic bread maker • She created the first black hair product line • The door of no return is located on this island • He is the longest serving African American in Congress • ...

16 Clues: Human rights Activist- Nickname "Detroit Red" • Mathematician-known as one of NASA’s “human computers” • American aviator-First licensed Black pilot in the world • American abolitionist- Known as the “Moses of her people,” • American Politician-The first African-American Secretary of State • American Physician-The first Black female doctor in the United States • ...

10 Clues: Black History Month • Another word for free • A big city in Ontario • Rosemary's role in the OBHS • Ontario Black History Society • Brunswick A Maritime province • Nations Where nations negotiate peacefully • The term we use to actively work against racism • The historic term for the coming together of Canada • Rosemary's education attainment in teaching and social work

8 Clues: First black woman to • a commercial pilot's license(2words) • Founder of Fair Fight Action (2words) • Author of "A Dream Deffered" (2words) • Name of the space shuttle that took Dr. Mae C. Jemison into space • Author of the 1969 memoir "I know why the caged bird sings" (2words) • First player to break the color barrier in professional baseball since 1884 • ...

8 Clues: author of "Giovanni's Room" • 44th President of the United States • The most decorated American gymnast in history • Called "the mother of the civil rights movement" • Worked as a lawyer for Brown vs. Board of Education • Regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time • First African American woman to obtain an international pilot's license • ...

8 Clues: 12 in a year • Legend singer • TV Personality • creative person • One makes music • Armstrong musician • 2nd month of the year • One who creates using paint

8 Clues: I have a dream • separation by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • a strike delivered on foot • all men are to be treated the same • a negative preconception of specific people

8 Clues: when everyone is treated with justice. • To be happy or excited about something special. • The month when Black History Month is celebrated • A person from the United States with African origins. • Something that helps others or makes the world better. • The story of important events and people from the past. • ...

8 Clues: The 1st African American military pilot • Who refused to give their seat up in 1955 • What was the 1st state to elect a black governor • Who said "If there is no struggle there is no progress" • The 1st African American self-made millionaire in America • Who was the 1st African American major league baseball player • ...

21 Clues: March's flower • One of March's birthstones • NCAA Basketball tournament • One of March's zodiac signs • March comes in like a _______ • Group touring over Spring Break • and March leaves like a ________ • Roman god of war, March's namesake • Luther College's spring break begins • Jewish holiday celebrating Esther and Mordecai • March 15th, a significant day in Julius Caesar • ...

18 Clues: Madame CJ Walker's real name? • Famous African-American boxer. • First African-American president • Invented over 300 uses for peanuts. • First African-American paleontologist? • A South African anti-apartheid activist • First African-American female scientist? • A famous businessman and basketball player • "Best known for the Montgomery Bus Boycott" • ...

18 Clues: Ancient African hairstyle • First Black College in the South • Founder of the United Negro College Fund • Last name of the first Black U.S. President • First name of the inventor of the Super Soaker • Last name of the founder of Negro History Week • Last name of the inventor of Black haircare line • First name of the first African American billionaire • ...

20 Clues: “great disaster” or “great tragedy,” • any state law discriminating against Black persons. • holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States • an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolishing slavery • the act of reconstructing, rebuilding, or reassembling, or the state of being reconstructed • ...

18 Clues: state of being equal • the way of being diverse • civil rights activist (x) • african american abolitionist • known for research on peanuts • known for march on washington • first state to abolish slavery • campaigning to bring out change • first african american president • a month to celebrate black history • president that helped stop slavery • ...

18 Clues: absence of justice • the quality or state of being free • the quality of being unequal or uneven • cruel or unjust use of power or authority. • the quality of being just, impartial, or fair. • the act of officially ending or stopping something • *the first African American woman to travel in space. • to free from restraint, control, or the power of another • ...

18 Clues: state of being equal • the way of being diverse • civil rights activist (x) • african american abolitionist • known for research on peanuts • known for march on washington • first state to abolish slavery • campaigning to bring out change • first african american president • a month to celebrate black history • president that helped stop slavery • ...

17 Clues: Chemical data • Disability month • Pizza roll Mascot • Heart of Totino's • Black History Month • Hands on demonstration • Single source of Totino's • Good Manufacturing Practices • Food Safety System Certification • Irish and Scottish Heritage Month • The Pillsbury Doughboy's wife's name? • What was the first pizza roll flavor? • What is the new freezer project in pizza? • ...

18 Clues: New York City • Music Legend Basie • Motown Record city • Female Tennis great • Black History Month • Tennis great Arthur • Forty-fourth president • Pressing comb inventor • East TN Presiding Elder • Current TN and KY Bishop • First female black president • Refused to set at back of bus • Birthplace of President Obama • Talk show host and network owner • Boxing legend called The Greatest • ...

19 Clues: The local name for Timbuktu. • The country where Timbuktu is located. • Referring to the people or culture of Timbuktu. • Another important commodity traded in Timbuktu. • The powerful Mali Empire, which controlled Timbuktu. • Ancient books and documents stored in Timbuktu's libraries. • The historic city, once a global hub of education and trade. • ...

10 Clues: day • red • bear • hearts • birthday • birthday • loves you • delicious • history month • president Washington

11 Clues: 49th US President • first black Vice President • won Nobel Peace Prize in 1965 • "I have a _______" quote by MLK • MLB's first African American player • first African American to win an Oscar • the "railroad" that lead slaves to freedom • proclamation that abolished slavery in the US • group that killed people because they were black • ...

9 Clues: Black History is celebrated during this month. • This person with the initials C.W. is known as the father of Black history. • This summer holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black slaves in the U.S. • “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice ____________.” -Martin Luther King Jr. • ...

11 Clues: First Black Supreme Court Justice • First Black president of the United States. • The vice-president of the U.S. attended this HBCU. • Astronaut, doctor, and engineer; first Black woman in space. • Holiday that celebrates the end of slavery for African-American people. • Dr. Martin L. King, Samuel L. Jackson, and Spike Lee all attended this HBCU. • ...

11 Clues: Singer and actress known as the "Queen of Soul" • Civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech • First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature • African American author known for his novels "Invisible Man" and "Juneteenth" • American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics • ...

11 Clues: March on Washington • First Black woman elected to Congress • First licensed Black pilot in the world • first Black female doctor in the United States • First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 • First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 • First Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923 • ...

11 Clues: Agonizing pain. • Persuasive writing. • Willing to help others. • Showing disrespect and insolence. • An act of making suffering less severe. • To be in an aggressive and violent state. • To work against an opposing group of people. • When someone tries to save others from evil. • The separation of two different types of people. • ...

11 Clues: Month dedicated to Black history • Unfair treatment to people of color • When the civil rights movement started • American author, poet, and civil rights activist • The separation of white people from people of color • A month to celebrate the culture and history of people of color • Woman who is known as the "mother of the civil rights movement" • ...

11 Clues: The King of Pop • Rapper and actress Living Single" • 44th President of the United States • This famous actor played in Bad Boys • former talk show host and billionaire • Famous NBA player for Chicago Bulls "23" • Filmmaker and actor who made "Madea" popular • Female singer was formerly in Destin's child • Rapper "Double Up" "Last time that I checked" • ...

11 Clues: , Month known as Black History Month • coleman , First licensed black piolit • Marshall , American civil rights lawyer • tubman, Led Hundreds of enslaved people to freedom • Eliza Mahoney, First black professional nurse in the US • O. Davis Sr. , He was the first black general in the african military • ...

11 Clues: March on Washington • First Black woman elected to Congress • First licensed Black pilot in the world • first Black female doctor in the United States • First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 • First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 • first Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923 • ...

11 Clues: March on Washington • First Black woman elected to Congress • First licensed Black pilot in the world • first Black female doctor in the United States • First Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1950 • First African American to star in her own TV show in 1939 • First Black woman to produce, write and act in her own movie in 1923 • ...

11 Clues: Omega • 1st supervisor • Procrascreation • teenager on bus • last supervisor • Former Giants player • destined daughter sponsor and Delta • founding member of destined daughters • Virginia's first black U.S.Congressman • destined daughter sponsor and AKA member • Our brother's keeper and Howard University

11 Clues: Number 42 on the Dodgers • What state was Obama born in? • What state was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. From? • Which President recognized Black History Month in 1976? • Last name of the first African-American Secretary of State • Last name of the first African American Supreme Court Justice • Who was the first African American woman to headline Coachella? • ...

11 Clues: Harriet Tubman had the nickname "Black _______." • Shirley Chisholm said that, "Freedom is an endless _______." • In 1872, Frederick Douglass was nominated to be the U.S. ____ President. • While studying at _______, Jackie Robinson participated in four varsity sports. • Madam CJ Walker became an entrepreneur by marketing her "Wonderful Hair _______" cream. • ...

18 Clues: Valentine's Day treats • our February workiversary • March is ___ History Month • practice random acts of ___ • February is ___ History Month • they say rain makes them grow • it comes in a whole ___ of colors • what you should grab on March 2nd • the classic Valentine's Day decoration • pollen causes these fun spring symptoms • a hopping animal associated with spring • ...

20 Clues: represents blood • represents growth • was born in Virginia • represents prosperity • the first black male boxer • represents shared identity • The first back male to play baseball • was a 14-time American League All-Star • The first African American woman in space • was an black professional boxer and activist • This Male helped get rights for black people • ...

11 Clues: a major civil rights leader • the movement to end slavery • first african american president • a black American of African descent • Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control • slaves people who are owned and force to work by someone else • having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else • rights rights of full citizenship and equality under the law • ...

11 Clues: MLK's First name • The city MLK was from • The state Rosa Park's was from • Where MLK gave his famous speech • The state Jackie Robinson was from • Someone who rights for equal rights • The team Jackie Robinson played for • The game that Jackie Robinson played • To give up or refuse to do something • I have a ________ was MLK's famous Speech • ...

11 Clues: What kind of music inspired Hughes? • A ______ is a certain way of speaking. • In his teens, Hughes started to write _____. • Hughes’ first book was called, “Not Without ______”. • Langston Hughes was a leader of the ______ Renaissance. • Langston Hughes won a scholarship to _______ University. • What state were both Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes born in? • ...

11 Clues: Wrote "I have a dream" speech • The month when we celebrate black history • She refused to give up her seat on the bus • How Ruby felt when she went to her new school • A trait that both Rosa and Ruby had in common • The first black president of the United States • Where Ruby Bridges went even though she was not allowed • ...

20 Clues: 44th President • Tennis superstars • First Black player in the MLB. • NASA computer and mathematician. • First Black Supreme Court Justice. • Olympic and world-renowned gymnast • Discovered that insects could hear. • Civil rights leader and Congressman. • NBA All-Star who passed away in 2020. • One of the very first Black ballet dancers. • ...

10 Clues: Black history month is in this month • Laws that segregated African Americans • The Name of the Speech MLK gave in Washington • This color represents growth in black history month • Federal act that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. • Organization formed to advance justice for African Americans • ...

20 Clues: dog • cat • ten • one • blue • eight • summer • century • seventeen • jesus's birthday • the color of blood • the opposite of sad • black history month • the opposite of bad • the color of the sun • a common spanish greeting • the name of spanish class • what you wish someone before bed • what Mr. Allen uses to look out the window • crunchy shell filled with beans and goodness

19 Clues: our February workiversary • March is ___ History Month • practice random acts of ___ • February is ___ History Month • classic Valentine's Day candy • they say rain makes these grow • the iconic Valentine's Day symbol • pollen brings these annoying symptoms • something may come in a ___ of colors • hopping animal associated with spring • ...

14 Clues: DEC 26-31 • USING MONEY • PAST EVENTS • MIDDLE CANDLE • CANDLE HOLDER • MAKEING THINGS • COMING TOGETHER • WORKING TOGETHER • MONTH FOR KWANZAA • WHAT GROWS ON TREES? • WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER • WHERE HUMANITY CAME FROM • LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA • WHAT DOES KWANZAA CELEBRATE?

15 Clues: First black president and 44th president • Basketball star who died by a helicopter crash • she gave up her seat to a white guy on the bus • First black person to play in MLB (Major League Baseball) • an American abolitionist and social activist, After escaping slavery • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. • ...

12 Clues: The first Black woman astronaut • The first Black president of the United States • A famous writer of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • The last name of the man who started Negro History Week • The first word of the law that ended segregation in 1964 • The U.S. president who signed the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

15 Clues: "Yes, we can!" President • NBA All-time leading scorer • Boxer who "Stung like a bee" • Leader of SNCC and a Freedom Rider • Writer and poet of "Mother to Son" • At Guard, 6'6" from North Carolina... • Conductor on the Underground Railroad • Stood up by sitting down in Montgomery • "Sick and tired of being sick and tired" • Billionaire woman who dominated daytime TV • ...

15 Clues: Current Vice President • First Black Supreme Court Justice • A famed African/Indian goddess of the Water • First African American Secretary of State ever. • First female African American Secretary of State. • The act of moving African slaves all over the world. • Escaped slave and leader of the "Underground Railroad" • ...

15 Clues: home run king • first self made milionare • He had a dream about civil rights • JF pickering designed a floating ship • and singer who fought for racial integration • Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • First african american to play major league baseball • Considered the greatest basketball player in history • ...

15 Clues: Founder of the Tuskegee Institute. • Most decorated gymnast of all time. • The first Black woman to travel in space. • Scientist noted for his work with peanuts. • The first Black woman to hold a pilot's license. • Children's author of the book Brown Girl Dreaming. • Author of the book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. • ...

15 Clues: Known best for his rap-country song, "Old Town Road" • The 44th president of the United States who served from 2009-2017. • In 1959, this singer became the first black woman to win a Grammy. • This singer and actress played Ariel in the 2023 version of The Little Mermaid. • ...

15 Clues: She wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • She aided the French Resistance during World War II • She was an African-American and Native American civil aviator • She was an educator, philanthropist, and civil rights activist • She is the first female self-made millionaire and a social activist • ...

15 Clues: Singer who was the King of Pop • Musician whose genius was unmatched • Writer who was the voice of his nation • Politician who became our first black president • Composer who is known as the embodiment of jazz • Playwright who is known as America's Shakespeare • Media Mogul whose name is known around the world • Tennis player who is simply the best in her field • ...

15 Clues: Winning • Learning • The past • to be nice • not conclusive • to be appreciated • A type of walking • Something inherited • The month of Black history • The choice to do as you please • something that has been achieved successfully • relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns • the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning • ...

15 Clues: known as the "Queen of Soul" • "theater's poet of Black America'' • well known for her anti-lynching efforts • 14 year boy from Chicago who was lynched • sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song • known for writing "I Know why the Caged Bird Sings" • first African-American president of the United States • ...

17 Clues: Plays Madea • Canadian rapper says • First Black into space • "__________is beautiful" • how America became so rich • Title black national anthem • Did song called "Dear Mama" • Gave blacks the right to vote • authored "A Raisin In the Sun" • "I ain't saying she a golddigger" • won 4 gold medals at 1936 olympics • wrote "I know why the Caged Bird Sings" • ...

17 Clues: King of Blues • Queen of Soul • Black magazine founded in 1945. • First US colony to ban slavery in 1777. • Bill Pickett Invitational founded in 1984. • First (1992) black woman in space from Decatur AL. • Hiram Rhodes Revels was the first black one in 1870. • 30K Free slaves settled in this Kansas town 1870-1890. • ...

9 Clues: Say it loud • Ancient Egypt • Heroic Ancestor • Emancipation day • Ancestral Homeland • Black history month • Beautiful natural hairstyle • Makes beautiful colored skin • Healthy sense of self-regard as Black

23 Clues: Where they met • Name of their dog • Their nephew's name • Their favorite soda • City they live in now • Subject Dylan teaches • Month they got engaged • Dylan's birthday month • How many cats they have • Rachel's birthday month • Rachel's favorite season • Rachel's favorite holiday • How Dylan likes his coffee • Where Dylan went to college • Their favorite place to eat • ...

15 Clues: Was the strongest boxer ever • Got 100 points in one NBA game • Was the shortest NBA player ever. • Refused to give up her seat to a white man • Played on the Chicago Bulls and won six rings • The first black President in the United states • Was the boxing heavyweight world champion in 1964 • First Black Baseball player to ever play in the major league. • ...

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

15 Clues: King of Pop • Nicknamed the Claw • 20 Years in Lakers • Played Black Panther • Helped invent peanuts • Number 23 Bulls Player • Nicknamed "The Greatest" • Best 3 point shooter ever • Scored 40,000 points in NBA • Played Killmonger in Black Panther • Famous black orator and abolitionist • Famous for his "I Have A Dream" speech • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • ...

10 Clues: "I have a dream." • Black History Month. • The "Black Mamba" of basketball. • Which war led to the end of slavery. • The month for Martin Luther King Jr. Day • "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee." • First African-American President of the U.S. • First African-American woman to hold a pilot license • An important activist who refused to give up her bus seat. • ...

14 Clues: cars • jazzy's age • won best album • friend English • something we do • it is fantastic! • ____ history month • what we need to do • my 4th period class • something i say alot • rhymes with brussell • chloe's favorite soda • biggest opp in the class • main character in the Odyssey

25 Clues: The only black owned newspaper in Kansas? • The youngest inaugural poet in US history? • What product is Madame CJ Walker known for? • The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • Magazine The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television? • ...

9 Clues: a point of view • celebrated author • the history of black people. • to think/look at thoughtfully • a marked change in someone/something. • a type of book that is often lengthy. • the state in which Toni Morrison was born. • to be consisting or controlled by many males • a month in which we celebrate black history.

14 Clues: Most nominated artist in Grammy history • Largest street festival in North America • First name of Canada’s First Lady of Blues • City with the first Black Canadian Chief of Police • Country that won the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) • Last name of the first Black Canadian elected to Parliament • African nation where Black Loyalists relocated to from Halifax • ...

25 Clues: What was Madame CJ Walker known for? • The only black owned newspaper in Kansas? • The youngest inaugural poet in US history? • The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television? • ...

20 Clues: Black History Month • working hard without giving up. • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a _. • He created over 300 uses for peanuts. • Famous boxer nicknamed "The Greatest." • Famous civil rights leader who had a dream. • First Black president of the United States. • _ Bluford was the first black person in space • to treat a person or people unfairly or cruelly. • ...

18 Clues: first Black president • refused to get off the bus • African American female poet • founder of Tuskegee University • first African American First Lady • first field secretary for the NAACP • father of the civil rights movement • Pan-Africanist civil rights activist • delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech • first African American baseball player • ...

35 Clues: First Black president • First African American USA Senator • Activist organization founded in 1909 • First Black actress to win an Academy Award • First Black man to become secretary of state • First Black woman elected to the YWCA National • President who signed the Equal Pay Act into law • The first Black player for Major League Baseball • ...

21 Clues: This Blues singer loved his Lucille. • She was the 2017 National Youth Poet Laureate winner. • This “Alien Superstar” singer has won a record 32 Grammy awards. • She is the creator of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and Inventing Anna • This actress and soprano has earned a record 6 Tony Awards to date. • ...

20 Clues: Famous boxer? • Famous track star? • Sang When Doves Cry. • Invented the Golf Tee. • Civil Rights Activist. • 65th Secretary of State • Invented the Potato Chip • Famous home run slugger? • Senator of South Carolina? • Minister, Activist, Philosopher • Sang Kiss an Angel Good Morning • 44TH President of United States? • Who starred in Beverly Hills Cop? • ...

29 Clues: Father of the blood bank • Inventor of the traffic light • Inventor of the modern elevator • First woman to charter a bank in the United States • First free Black republic in the Western Hemisphere • Inventor of automatic lubrication systems for steam engines • William Alexander Leidesdorff co-founded this Bay Area city • ...

22 Clues: Scandal's Fixer! • The author of Sula. • Dr. King was born here. • The Princess to the Frog. • Beyonce's first solo album. • Key's BFF and spooky director. • The first self-made female millionaire. • Viola Davis is the 18th winner of this. • The first African American woman elected to Congress. • The March on Washington took place on _____ 28th, 1963. • ...

42 Clues: Founded the “Trusted Messenger” program • First African American women to travel in space. • Professional model and mentor at ‘Girls Who Code’ • Marie Brown invented the modern home _______system • Margaret Collins did extensive research on________. • Helped calculate lunar landing and orbit trajectories • First African American Woman too become a doctor in the US. • ...

20 Clues: Sport played by Althea Gibson. • Show created and hosted by Don Cornelius. • Coming to America's fast food restaurant. • League where LeBron James is the leading scorer. • Television network founded by the Johnson family. • Nickname of Tulsa, Oklahoma in early 20th century. • Name of the artist who sung Fee Tines a Mady on SNL. • ...

11 Clues: singer of Truth Hurts • Kitt the Original Catwoman • Biles 11 time Gold Medalist • When is Women's History Month? • Palmer she was the female lead in NOPE • Taylor actress best known for Cleopatra • Obama First Black Woman to be First Lady • History Month What do we celebrate in March? • Kahlo Mexican Painter with a distinct eyebrow • ...

8 Clues: February 14th • The Superbowl is on a __________. • February's birthstone is __________. • One of February's birth flowers is the __________. • Aquarius and _________ are the Zodiac signs of February. • President's day is celebrated on the ___________ of February. • January is the first month and February is the _________ month. • ...

20 Clues: Nickname known as "Mamba" • First African American President • Known as the Father of Black History • First black woman to travel into space • Jazz singer Known as “First Lady of Song.” • Known as “The Mother of the freedom movement” • The first licensed African American female pilot • Poet, Author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” • ...

20 Clues: What month is Black History celebrated in Canada • Which office is celebrating Black Legacy: The Vastness of our Past, Present and Future • My background is made up various cultures, and I’m VBHC’s charismatic, show-stopping host • My background is Guyanese and I joined VBHC because I love learning about different cultures and people • ...

20 Clues: The first slave to have a published book • The first female African-American secretary of state • An activist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s • The first African-American president of the United States • A poet who was considered a leader of the Harlem Renaissance • One of the most well-known leaders of the Underground Railroad • ...

31 Clues: King of Pop • Cassius Clay • former NASA Astronaut • Black Nationalist Leader • American educator and author • American Socialist and writer • American TV host and producer • An American professional golfer • mother of the "freedom movement" • 44th President of the United States • First African American child activist • American author and writer of "Roots" • ...