black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month: Notable African-Americans 2021-02-23

Black History Month: Notable African-Americans crossword puzzle
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  1. First African-American secretary of state
  2. Founder of Negro History Week, precursor to Black History Month
  3. Civil rights leader famous for his "I have a Dream" speech
  4. Notable boxer famous for saying "I am the greatest"
  5. Most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century
  6. First African-American awarded the Nobel Prize in literature
  7. First African-American Major League Baseball player
  8. First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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  1. First African-American man to win an Oscar for best actor
  2. Wrote the novel Invisible Man
  3. Refused to give up her seat on a bus, an action
  4. Notable African-American scientist; often credited with inventing peanut butter
  5. Often called the Queen of Soul, this singer performed at Bill Clinton's and Barack Obama's inaugurations
  6. First female African-American astronaut
  7. Opera singer who gave a concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial when she was banned from performing at Constitution Hall
  8. Cofounder of the NAACP
  9. First African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives; first African-American woman to run for president
  10. First male African-American Grammy winner

18 Clues: Cofounder of the NAACP • Wrote the novel Invisible Man • First female African-American astronaut • First African-American secretary of state • First male African-American Grammy winner • Most famous jazz trumpeter of the 20th century • Refused to give up her seat on a bus, an action • First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice • ...

AHF crossword for BHM 2023-02-01

AHF crossword for BHM crossword puzzle
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  1. Otis Boykin helped advance this medical device
  2. Black History Month and American Heart Month
  3. Vivien Thomas worked at this medical school
  4. AHF wants to form this with allies
  5. She was a physician, nurse and author
  6. last name of first black female president of ABC
  7. part of the heart Dr. Daniel Williams operated on
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  1. Dr. Jane Wright made advances in this area
  2. Foster community and awareness is one of these for AHF
  3. Dr. Charles Drew research with blood
  4. Dr. Marilyn Gaston proved the effectiveness of this drug
  5. AHF wants to attract, advance and retain this
  6. Type of environment AHF wants to promote

13 Clues: AHF wants to form this with allies • Dr. Charles Drew research with blood • She was a physician, nurse and author • Type of environment AHF wants to promote • Dr. Jane Wright made advances in this area • Vivien Thomas worked at this medical school • Black History Month and American Heart Month • AHF wants to attract, advance and retain this • ...

What happened this year? 2023-05-19

What happened this year? crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the month that school started.
  2. This month celebrates Thanksgiving and we had Thanksgiving break.
  3. This is the month when we dressed in our Halloween costumes.
  4. The start of the second semester when some students' classes began to switch.
  5. This is the final month of school before summer.
  6. The school completed OSTs this month.
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  1. This is the month we started winter break.
  2. This is the first month of spring.
  3. This month is black history month at school.
  4. This month is the first month of fall.

10 Clues: This is the first month of spring. • The school completed OSTs this month. • This is the month that school started. • This month is the first month of fall. • This is the month we started winter break. • This month is black history month at school. • This is the final month of school before summer. • This is the month when we dressed in our Halloween costumes. • ...

February 2021-02-04

February crossword puzzle
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  1. The day after tomorrow
  2. muscle that pumps blood
  3. Valentine's Day celebrates _____
  4. Saw his shadow on Tuesday.
  5. a sweet gift for Valentine's Day
  6. February usually has twenty-____ days
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  1. Our principal's last name.
  2. February is the _______ month.
  3. February is Black History ______

9 Clues: The day after tomorrow • muscle that pumps blood • Our principal's last name. • Saw his shadow on Tuesday. • February is the _______ month. • Valentine's Day celebrates _____ • a sweet gift for Valentine's Day • February is Black History ______ • February usually has twenty-____ days

- 2022-03-01

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  1. Our school's mascot is a ___
  2. The month of February is dedicated to ___ history month.
  3. An acronym used to represent people of the queer community.
  4. A person made of snow
  5. A holiday associated with bunnies and eggs
  6. flavored version of everything
  7. The first month of the year
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  1. Commonly around Halloween
  2. A holiday that commonly involves presents
  3. A holiday in which people dress up in costumes.
  4. The season most likely to have snow
  5. A genre of movies dedicated to being scary
  6. A holiday associated with relationships and hearts
  7. The hottest season of the year
  8. Day of the ___ is a Hispanic holiday
  9. The season when there is suddenly a Pumpkin

16 Clues: A person made of snow • Commonly around Halloween • The first month of the year • Our school's mascot is a ___ • The hottest season of the year • flavored version of everything • The season most likely to have snow • Day of the ___ is a Hispanic holiday • A holiday that commonly involves presents • A genre of movies dedicated to being scary • ...

January Advocate Crossword 2023-02-12

January Advocate Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Bluegrass guitarist that recently performed in Broomfield
  2. First Black astronaut in space
  3. 2022 sequel to Knives Out
  4. KDS costume designer since 1969; Ms. _____
  5. Black History Month program last Thursday; ___ with Dr. King
  6. 2023's Chinese zodiac animal
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  1. Black civil rights activist Angela
  2. Siri and Violet's least favorite author
  3. Kylie Binder's favorite mode of poetry
  4. Colorado plans to ban these by January 2023
  5. Main character of Fiddler On The Roof

11 Clues: 2022 sequel to Knives Out • 2023's Chinese zodiac animal • First Black astronaut in space • Black civil rights activist Angela • Main character of Fiddler On The Roof • Kylie Binder's favorite mode of poetry • Siri and Violet's least favorite author • KDS costume designer since 1969; Ms. _____ • Colorado plans to ban these by January 2023 • ...

Exam Review! 2023-01-16

Exam Review! crossword puzzle
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  1. The tenth month!
  2. The sixth month!
  3. The twelfth month!
  4. A big cat in Africa
  5. A big cat in Asia!
  6. The eighth month!
  7. The first month!
  8. The fourth month!
  9. The eleventh month!
  10. A black and white animal that looks like a horse!
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  1. It loves to eat bananas!
  2. Big and gray, with a long nose!
  3. The seventh month!
  4. The second month!
  5. An animal like spiders, worms, and flies
  6. A big mouse!
  7. The fifth month!
  8. The third month!
  9. The ninth month!
  10. An orange animal that looks like a dog!
  11. In Taiwan, they're black, in the arctic (北極）， they're white!

21 Clues: A big mouse! • The tenth month! • The sixth month! • The fifth month! • The third month! • The ninth month! • The first month! • The second month! • The eighth month! • The fourth month! • The twelfth month! • The seventh month! • A big cat in Asia! • A big cat in Africa • The eleventh month! • It loves to eat bananas! • Big and gray, with a long nose! • An orange animal that looks like a dog! • ...

NFL teams 2024-10-31

NFL teams crossword puzzle
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  1. Community-owned, rich history, passionate fans.
  2. Black and red uniforms, passionate fan base.
  3. Blue and gold, recent Super Bowl victory.
  4. Historic team, known for tough defense.
  5. Storied history, multiple championships.
  6. Teal colors, several playoff appearances.
  7. Loyal fan base, faced recent challenges.
  8. Green colors, recent Super Bowl victory.
  9. Long history, struggles in recent decades.
  10. Orange and black, recent playoff appearances.
  11. "America's Team," storied history, multiple titles.
  12. Aqua and orange, historic successes.
  13. Electric blue colors, competitive spirit.
  14. Orange and blue colors, recent Super Bowl success.
  15. Iconic red and gold colors, past success.
  16. Recent success, star quarterback.
  17. Dominant in the 21st century.
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  1. Red and pewter, recent victories.
  2. Oldest team, known for red colors.
  3. Strength, multiple championships.
  4. Blue and black colors, Super Bowl appearances.
  5. Newer team, focused on competitiveness.
  6. Passionate fans, notable Super Bowl win.
  7. Strong support, Super Bowl win.
  8. Purple colors, multiple Super Bowl appearances.
  9. Strong defense, multiple Super Bowl wins.
  10. Dedicated fans, known as "Bills Mafia."
  11. Strong fan base, recent Super Bowl win.
  12. Silver and black colors, passionate supporters.
  13. Successful history, especially during Manning era.

30 Clues: Dominant in the 21st century. • Strong support, Super Bowl win. • Red and pewter, recent victories. • Strength, multiple championships. • Recent success, star quarterback. • Oldest team, known for red colors. • Aqua and orange, historic successes. • Newer team, focused on competitiveness. • Historic team, known for tough defense. • Dedicated fans, known as "Bills Mafia." • ...

JEOPARDY FOR Y'ALL! JEOPARDY FOR US! 2025-03-12

JEOPARDY FOR Y'ALL! JEOPARDY FOR US! crossword puzzle
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  1. While Ebony is for the black community in general, this magazine launched in 1970 is geared especially to black women
  2. In 1919, as part of his Back to Africa plan, Marcus Garvey founded this, contrasting with the name of a British ship line
  3. This playwright's childhood home in the historically Black Hill District of Pittsburgh has become an arts center
  4. Echoing a name from about 19 centuries before, Toussaint L'Ouverture, who led a slave revolt in Haiti, was known as "The Black" this
  5. From around the mid-1910s, families vacationed in "Black Eden", Idlewild in the central region of this state's Lower Peninsula
  6. Featuring an all-Black cast, songs like "Ease On Down The Road" & the costumes seen here, this 1975 Broadway musical had a rough beginning before becoming a smash hit & winning 7 Tonys
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  1. In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women
  2. The 19th of this month is celebrated as the date Texas slaves learned of their freedom in 1865
  3. Before she made history in Congress, Barbara Jordan was the first Black woman elected to this state's Senate
  4. In 2022, Erin Jackson made history as the first Black woman to win individual gold at the Winter Olympics, winning for this sport
  5. Frank Rich wrote you could feel Broadway history being made in this musical about a black female singing group
  6. In 1869 Ebenezer Bassett, the USA's first black diplomat, became minister to this French-speaking nation
  7. In July 1881 this famous college opened in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as its first principal
  8. In 1930 "Don't buy where you can't work" was a slogan of this economic strategy vs. stores that wouldn't hire African Americans
  9. A prosperous neighborhood known as Black Wall Street was burned in a 1921 massacre in this city that left 10,000 homeless

15 Clues: In 1924 the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary became this historically black college for women • The 19th of this month is celebrated as the date Texas slaves learned of their freedom in 1865 • In July 1881 this famous college opened in Alabama with Booker T. Washington as its first principal • ...

February CACE Puzzle 2025-01-28

February CACE Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ______ History Month and American Heart Month.
  2. Type of flowers given on Valentine's Day.
  3. "Thank you for your ____" (what teachers give every day)
  4. Individual Student Support Time.
  5. Campbell Adult and Community Education.
  6. "Love is in the _____"
  7. CACE welcomes students throughout the ________.
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  1. A sweet Valentine's treat.
  2. a message, gift, or token of affection exchanged on Valentine’s Day.
  3. Symbol of love.
  4. Clerk at the Blackford Learning Center.
  5. We are CACE ______ is our strength.
  6. Tiny, winged matchmaker.

13 Clues: Symbol of love. • "Love is in the _____" • Tiny, winged matchmaker. • A sweet Valentine's treat. • Individual Student Support Time. • We are CACE ______ is our strength. • Clerk at the Blackford Learning Center. • Campbell Adult and Community Education. • Type of flowers given on Valentine's Day. • ______ History Month and American Heart Month. • ...

Kid Krush 2020-01-03

Kid Krush crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of candy received in a heart
  2. Valentines' day is on what day of the month
  3. Civil rights leader celebrated in February
  4. Hershey candy
  5. Valentine Shape
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  1. President with a birthday in February
  2. Number of days February has during a leap year
  3. Leap year occurs every ___ years
  4. Will you be _____
  5. February is ____ history month
  6. In the poem, these are red

11 Clues: Hershey candy • Valentine Shape • Will you be _____ • In the poem, these are red • February is ____ history month • Leap year occurs every ___ years • Type of candy received in a heart • President with a birthday in February • Civil rights leader celebrated in February • Valentines' day is on what day of the month • Number of days February has during a leap year

BHM - Legacy of Black Canadians 2025-02-07

BHM - Legacy of Black Canadians crossword puzzle
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  1. Edward Mitchell Bannister painted this famous painting
  2. He founded the Black Action Defence Committee.
  3. The first female black mayor in Canada.
  4. First virtual game played on February 6th.
  5. Dr. Upton D. Allen was awarded this in 2018.
  6. Grow where you are ...A writing workshop on February 8th at the Gibson House.
  7. This food event is happening on February 18th.
  8. The historic Black community in Nova Scotia, founded by Black Loyalists who escaped slavery after the American Revolution.
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  1. Who was our opening speaker for Black History Month.
  2. She is the Chair for BHM at Courtney Park.
  3. Genre of music popularized in Canada by Black Musicians influenced by jazz and reggae.
  4. First Black Canadian-born doctor
  5. The community in Canada where the first organized Black community is located.
  6. Tanya Walter was the first Black woman to coach in this football league

14 Clues: First Black Canadian-born doctor • The first female black mayor in Canada. • She is the Chair for BHM at Courtney Park. • First virtual game played on February 6th. • Dr. Upton D. Allen was awarded this in 2018. • He founded the Black Action Defence Committee. • This food event is happening on February 18th. • Who was our opening speaker for Black History Month. • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Black history month was initially a celebration that lasted just one...
  2. Black history month focuses on these made by African Americans in the US
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  1. He was the president during the civil war (last name)
  2. Black history month takes place during this month
  3. Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American...

5 Clues: Black history month takes place during this month • Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American... • He was the president during the civil war (last name) • Black history month was initially a celebration that lasted just one... • Black history month focuses on these made by African Americans in the US

BHM 2024-02-05

BHM crossword puzzle
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  1. Noted novelist and social critic
  2. The inclusion of different types of people
  3. A right fought for through voting rights campaigns
  4. First Black man to win an Oscar for Best Actor
  5. Famous institute founded by Booker T. Washington
  6. Sought in all aspects of life and law
  7. End of a painful era of slavery
  8. A music genre that originated in African American communities
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  1. Abolitionist and author of 'Narrative of the Life'
  2. To introduce something new, a common thread in Black history
  3. Anti-apartheid revolutionary from South Africa
  4. What civil rights activists fight for
  5. Civil Rights icon who took a historic bus ride
  6. Celebrated poet and author of 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'
  7. Leader known for his dream of equality
  8. The ultimate goal of civil rights movements
  9. Rich traditions and customs celebrated during this month
  10. A New York neighborhood central to Black culture
  11. First Black president of the United States
  12. Conductor of the Underground Railroad

20 Clues: End of a painful era of slavery • Noted novelist and social critic • What civil rights activists fight for • Sought in all aspects of life and law • Conductor of the Underground Railroad • Leader known for his dream of equality • The inclusion of different types of people • First Black president of the United States • The ultimate goal of civil rights movements • ...

Cludroom Crossword Vol. 1 Iss. 7 "PixMix" 2023-03-15

Cludroom Crossword Vol. 1 Iss. 7 "PixMix" crossword puzzle
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  1. "___ or Black History Month"
  2. Sandman collects these religiously
  3. Ruben keeps these as pets in his room (not cats)
  4. The Love Live character hated by both Roy and Pix
  5. The first and last name of Pix's beloved from yesterday's crossword
  6. The SUPERIOR UnderTale skeleton
  7. Sandman's Netflix icon
  8. The website used to create crusty collage gifs
  9. Jur's catchprhase
  10. "Canned Bread" but in Dutch
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  1. The name of both Ruben's and Gamerk's cats
  2. Approximately how long did the Gamerk Marathon last?
  3. Funny IKEA shark
  4. Bryan's fetish
  5. Ruben's been planting these in his school
  6. "____ Managers"
  7. This person kins Jiji from Kiki's Delivery Service
  8. They made the blue album
  9. Pix's favorite fruit
  10. The goofy black cat with big eyes

20 Clues: Bryan's fetish • "____ Managers" • Funny IKEA shark • Jur's catchprhase • Pix's favorite fruit • Sandman's Netflix icon • They made the blue album • "Canned Bread" but in Dutch • "___ or Black History Month" • The SUPERIOR UnderTale skeleton • The goofy black cat with big eyes • Sandman collects these religiously • Ruben's been planting these in his school • ...

Canadian Black History Crossword 2023-02-11

Canadian Black History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. (first and last name) Canada's First Black cowboy
  2. (first name) First Black person to be awarded the Victoria Cross
  3. "______ Alley" A place for "soul food and good jazz" in Vancouver
  4. (first Name) Drake
  5. The last home of this Black Settlement in Halifax was bulldozed in 1970
  6. (last name) Hon. First African-Canadian woman to be elected to Canada’s House of Commons, responsible for February being designated black history month in Canada
  7. (nickname) played for the Philidelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, inducted into the national baseball hall of fame in 1991
  8. (first name) First Black woman to become a lawyer in Canada(1954)
  9. (city) In 1969, where did more than 200 students decide to peacefully occupy the ninth floor of the Henry F. Hall Building at Sir George Williams University
  10. The Caribbean community in Toronto, Ontario, organized this carnival for the first time in 1967
  11. (last name) Set up the first black newspaper in Canada, in 1851 "the voice of the Fugitive"
  12. (first name)One of Canada's most highly decorated track athletes and once held the world record for the 100-metre sprint
  13. (first name) Featured on the ten dollar Canadian bill
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  1. (nickname) One of the most accomplished athletes in Canadian Football League (CFL) history and the first African American to coach in the Grey Cup.
  2. (first and last name) “King of Bay Street,” the first Black Dragon, on Dragon's den
  3. (last name) Director of "Greenleaf", director and co-writer of "the book of Negroes" miniseries
  4. (last name)The first person of African heritage known to have come to what is now Canada, arriving over 400 years ago
  5. (last name) Fred ____ was refused service at a bar in 1936 because he was black, the supreme court upheld the decision of the bar
  6. (first name)The first Black world champion in boxing history and the first Canadian to ever win a world championship
  7. (last name) A prominent black family whose members were social activists as well as, famous musical artists, war heroes, professors, and business owners.
  8. where did sit-ins occur in Canada in 1954
  9. (first name) the original "Bey", “Canada’s First Lady of the Blues”
  10. (first name) the first Black female newspaper publisher in Canada, "The Provincial Freeman", also established a racially integrated school for Black refugees
  11. underground, this network had safe houses in Oakville Ontario

24 Clues: (first Name) Drake • where did sit-ins occur in Canada in 1954 • (first and last name) Canada's First Black cowboy • (first name) Featured on the ten dollar Canadian bill • underground, this network had safe houses in Oakville Ontario • (first name) First Black person to be awarded the Victoria Cross • ...

wedding crossword 2024-03-26

wedding crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Trevor's Childhood Dog
  2. Trevor's College Major
  3. Favorite Burger Place
  4. Kaylene's Childhood Dog
  5. Kaylene's Favorite Dessert
  6. Month they Bought Their House Together
  7. Trevor's Favorite Dessert
  8. Trevor's Nickname for Kaylene
  9. Kaylene's Middle Name
  10. Kaylene's College Major
  11. Proposal Location
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  1. Trevor's Favorite Sports Team
  2. Kaylene's Favorite Food
  3. Trevor's Favorite Food
  4. Number of Years Together
  5. Trevor's Middle Name
  6. Honeymoon Location
  7. Trevor & Kaylene's Astrological Sign
  8. First Vacation Together
  9. Color of Kaylene's Soul
  10. First International Vacation Together
  11. Kaylene's Nickname for Trevor

22 Clues: Proposal Location • Honeymoon Location • Trevor's Middle Name • Favorite Burger Place • Kaylene's Middle Name • Trevor's Favorite Food • Trevor's Childhood Dog • Trevor's College Major • Kaylene's Favorite Food • Kaylene's Childhood Dog • First Vacation Together • Color of Kaylene's Soul • Kaylene's College Major • Number of Years Together • Trevor's Favorite Dessert • ...

Wedding Crossword 2024-03-26

Wedding Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Color of Kaylene's Soul
  2. Kaylene's Middle Name
  3. Trevor's Middle Name
  4. Kaylene's Childhood Dog
  5. Kaylene's Nickname for Trevor
  6. Trevor's Favorite Sports Team
  7. Favorite Burger Place
  8. Kaylene's Favorite Food
  9. Trevor's Favorite Food
  10. Trevor's Childhood Dog
  11. Month they Bought Their House Together
  12. First Vacation Together
  13. Number of Years Together
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  1. Trevor's Nickname for Kaylene
  2. First International Vacation Together
  3. Kaylene's College Major
  4. Kaylene's Favorite Dessert
  5. Trevor's College Major
  6. Honeymoon Location
  7. Trevor's Favorite Dessert
  8. Proposal Location
  9. Trevor & Kaylene's Astrological Sign

22 Clues: Proposal Location • Honeymoon Location • Trevor's Middle Name • Kaylene's Middle Name • Favorite Burger Place • Trevor's College Major • Trevor's Favorite Food • Trevor's Childhood Dog • Color of Kaylene's Soul • Kaylene's College Major • Kaylene's Childhood Dog • Kaylene's Favorite Food • First Vacation Together • Number of Years Together • Trevor's Favorite Dessert • ...

February Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-15

February Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Upcoming Madness
  2. _____ luck
  3. A long little doggie
  4. _____ City
  5. Hayworth
  6. Where we live
  7. PO ___
  8. _____ luck
  9. _____ ball
  10. Super _____
  11. _______
  12. Council Meetings are 2nd ____
  13. Bric a _____
  14. Pantry has lots of reusable ____
  15. Undown
  16. _____ Night (4th Sat each month)
  17. _____ luck
  18. What temperature is our building?
  19. He is a saint
  20. _____ It Be
  21. the best maintenance guy
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  1. What game does Jackie play?
  2. John _____
  3. Snow _____
  4. A short little doggy
  5. Our new name: Pine Ridge __________
  6. This clue is _____
  7. Valentine archer
  8. _____ Tuesday
  9. _____ history month
  10. Lady _____
  11. What's missing in lobby?
  12. Tweedle _____
  13. Silent ____ deadly
  14. Banana _______
  15. ____ mill
  16. Chile ___ carne
  17. Middle number of address
  18. ____ will
  19. In Community Room
  20. Sending love
  21. Singular of 'are'

42 Clues: PO ___ • Undown • _______ • Hayworth • ____ mill • ____ will • John _____ • Snow _____ • _____ luck • _____ City • _____ luck • Lady _____ • _____ ball • _____ luck • Super _____ • _____ It Be • Bric a _____ • Sending love • _____ Tuesday • Where we live • Tweedle _____ • He is a saint • Banana _______ • Chile ___ carne • Upcoming Madness • Valentine archer • In Community Room • Singular of 'are' • This clue is _____ • ...

Mary's Bachelorette Crossword 2023-02-22

Mary's Bachelorette Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What Mary is in school for now
  2. Mary’s first degree
  3. What is the bride’s middle name
  4. Where Pat proposed
  5. Mary & Pat’s gray & white cat that loves to cuddle
  6. Bride’s favorite season
  7. Month of the wedding
  8. Color of bride’s eyes
  9. Where Mary & Pat met
  10. Fun weekend date between groom and bride
  11. What the bride does in her free time
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  1. Where Mary studied abroad
  2. Where was the bride born
  3. Where the bachelorette party is located
  4. Mary & Pat’s black cat that loves to play
  5. Spirit organization the bride was in at UT
  6. First country Mary and Pat vacationed to
  7. Job bride is retired from
  8. Month the bride was born
  9. Bride’s favorite color

20 Clues: Where Pat proposed • Mary’s first degree • Month of the wedding • Where Mary & Pat met • Color of bride’s eyes • Bride’s favorite color • Bride’s favorite season • Where was the bride born • Month the bride was born • Where Mary studied abroad • Job bride is retired from • What Mary is in school for now • What is the bride’s middle name • What the bride does in her free time • ...

Mary's Bridal Shower Crossword 2023-03-10

Mary's Bridal Shower Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Mary & Pat’s black cat that loves to play
  2. Where Pat proposed
  3. Where the bachelorette party is located
  4. Spirit organization the bride was in at UT
  5. Where Mary studied abroad
  6. What is the bride’s middle name
  7. Month of the wedding
  8. Color of bride’s eyes
  9. Bride’s favorite season
  10. What Mary is in school for now
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  1. Where Mary & Pat met
  2. Month the bride was born
  3. Job bride is retired from
  4. Mary & Pat’s gray & white cat that loves to cuddle
  5. First country Mary and Pat vacationed to
  6. what the bride does in her free time
  7. Where was the bride born
  8. Bride’s favorite color
  9. Mary’s first degree
  10. Fun weekend date between groom and bride

20 Clues: Where Pat proposed • Mary’s first degree • Where Mary & Pat met • Month of the wedding • Color of bride’s eyes • Bride’s favorite color • Bride’s favorite season • Month the bride was born • Where was the bride born • Job bride is retired from • Where Mary studied abroad • What Mary is in school for now • What is the bride’s middle name • what the bride does in her free time • ...

Diverse answers, challenging puzzles 2015-02-20

Diverse answers, challenging puzzles crossword puzzle
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  1. Illegal in Indiana
  2. ____ history month
  3. Utah Gov. Garry _____
  4. Engineering & ______ department
  5. Sally ride, first female _____
  6. replaces grey matter in pot smokers
  7. Monkey used to test heart therapy
  8. Sea where boats sank
  9. ____ Goto, japanese hostage
  10. abbreviation for terrorist group
  11. Illegal in Virgina
  12. Kevin Smith movie
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  1. thrown at police
  2. open ____ policy
  3. speaks multiple languages
  4. _____ Hughes
  5. 600 _____ deficient bridges in Jersey
  6. Antonio Zambrano-______
  7. Kayla _____ american hostage
  8. _____ Heart Institute
  9. Income _____
  10. Libyan survivors ferried to _______
  11. Edward ______ Bouchet
  12. VP of Student ______

24 Clues: _____ Hughes • Income _____ • thrown at police • open ____ policy • Kevin Smith movie • Illegal in Indiana • ____ history month • Illegal in Virgina • Sea where boats sank • VP of Student ______ • Utah Gov. Garry _____ • _____ Heart Institute • Edward ______ Bouchet • Antonio Zambrano-______ • speaks multiple languages • ____ Goto, japanese hostage • Kayla _____ american hostage • ...

February Fun 2023-02-01

February Fun crossword puzzle
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  1. First African-American woman to win Grand Slam
  2. Black History Month
  3. First African-American student to graduate from CAL with a BA in engineering
  4. MARVEL Super Hero
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  1. African-American pilot in World War I
  2. A group of people living in the same place
  3. Belmont Center Architect
  4. First Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor
  5. NASA's first Black female engineer
  6. Fairness and Justice

10 Clues: MARVEL Super Hero • Black History Month • Fairness and Justice • Belmont Center Architect • NASA's first Black female engineer • African-American pilot in World War I • A group of people living in the same place • First African-American woman to win Grand Slam • First Black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor • ...

mlk puzzle 2017-01-12

mlk puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ parks
  2. _____college (school)
  3. _____scott King
  4. ____ Luther King III (SON)
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  1. _______ 15, 1929 (birthday)
  2. ____ avenue
  3. _____ tennessee (Place of Death)
  4. _____ history month is February 1st
  5. ______4, 1968 (death date)

9 Clues: ____ parks • ____ avenue • _____scott King • _____college (school) • ____ Luther King III (SON) • ______4, 1968 (death date) • _______ 15, 1929 (birthday) • _____ tennessee (Place of Death) • _____ history month is February 1st

ABT Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-19

ABT Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This American songstress inspired for the opening song in Ballet Theatre’s hit 1944 ballet, Billie _________?
  2. In 2020 ABT launched this program where Representation and Inclusion Sustain Exellence
  3. Erica Lall created a bun for this time period of ballet.
  4. Last Fall this dancer was promoted to Principal Dancer, Calvin
  5. Gabe Stone Shayer collaborated with this R&B singer
  6. The origins of this month can be traced to 1915
  7. In 1997 he became ABT's first black Principal Dancer , Desmond ___________
  8. The pioneering artistic director of Dance Theater of Harlem, Arthur
  9. This fall, Gabe Stone Shayer became the seventh black dancer to be promoted to this rank at ABT.
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  1. Shoes and tights were dyed in boiling 30-gallon
  2. This dancer became the first female African-American promoted to principal dancer in ABT’s 75 year history.
  3. This person was Courtney Lavine’s mentor.
  4. This work was created by Agnes De Mille and premiered in 1940.
  5. This is ABT’s associate wardrobe supervisor.
  6. Alvin Ailey’s first ballet for ABT
  7. Mikhail Baryshnikov collaborated with famous Alvin Ailey dancer Judith
  8. What household item did Erica Lall use to pull her hair into a bun?

17 Clues: Alvin Ailey’s first ballet for ABT • This person was Courtney Lavine’s mentor. • This is ABT’s associate wardrobe supervisor. • Shoes and tights were dyed in boiling 30-gallon • The origins of this month can be traced to 1915 • Gabe Stone Shayer collaborated with this R&B singer • Erica Lall created a bun for this time period of ballet. • ...

black history month g.m GERARD MARTIN 2023-02-15

black history month g.m GERARD MARTIN crossword puzzle
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  1. She signed her first record at 16
  2. Former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005.
  3. Beyonce’s Nickname is.
  4. She has won two Grammys, and one Oscar, one Tony and one Emmy award.
  5. Nickname is the Black Mamba.
  6. American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA.
  7. Rapper married to Beyonce.
  8. Played on the Chicago Bulls all time favorite number 23 (2 words).
  9. The first African American president of the United States (2 words).
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  1. Changed his legal name to Ye.
  2. Cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg and WWE wrestler Sasha Banks.
  3. kicked off his career as a stand-up comedian after a girlfriend's dare in 1989.
  4. the only actor to gross $100 million domestically with eight movies in a row.
  5. Patrick Mahomes plays on the (2 word).
  6. Female African American talk show host.
  7. The first African-American woman to serve in this position as first lady.
  8. she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks.

17 Clues: Beyonce’s Nickname is. • Rapper married to Beyonce. • Nickname is the Black Mamba. • Changed his legal name to Ye. • She signed her first record at 16 • Patrick Mahomes plays on the (2 word). • Female African American talk show host. • Cousin of rapper Snoop Dogg and WWE wrestler Sasha Banks. • Former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 3 2023-02-08

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Muslim leader during the Civil Rights Movement; human rights activist.
  2. Group of Black and white activists who traveled together to protest segregation.
  3. The ____ Amendment to the Constitution granted citizenship to African-Americans.
  4. First Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction; wrote The Color Purple
  5. The ____ Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery.
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  1. First National Youth Laureate who read a poem at the last presidential inauguration.
  2. First track athlete to win four gold medals in the Olympics.
  3. First American woman to win three gold medals for track and field in a single Olympic game.
  4. Successful Black community in the 1800s that was located in present-day Central Park.

9 Clues: The ____ Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery. • First track athlete to win four gold medals in the Olympics. • Muslim leader during the Civil Rights Movement; human rights activist. • First Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction; wrote The Color Purple • Group of Black and white activists who traveled together to protest segregation. • ...

Black History Month Vocabulary 2025-02-13

Black History Month Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. calm or quiet
  2. something a person has, which cannot be taken away; a rule about what a person is allowed to do or have
  3. something that is not fair
  4. different
  5. not treating a person fairly based on their skin color, gender, religion, age, etc.
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  1. separate
  2. unfair treatment of people based on their race (color of their skin)
  3. a person who works to change something that is not fair
  4. the same treatment for everyone

9 Clues: separate • different • calm or quiet • something that is not fair • the same treatment for everyone • a person who works to change something that is not fair • unfair treatment of people based on their race (color of their skin) • not treating a person fairly based on their skin color, gender, religion, age, etc. • ...

Black History 2024-02-23

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. an American prison activist, writer, and singer
  2. one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree.
  3. the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite.
  4. best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.Tubman She rescued over 70 slaves
  5. March 2, 1955, she was arrested at the age of 15 in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat to a white woman on a crowded, segregated bus.
  6. was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist
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  1. A spokesman for the Nation of Islam until 1964, he was a vocal advocate for Black empowerment and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
  2. was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen
  3. His first name is Martin
  4. She was a largely behind-the-scenes organizer whose career spanned more than five decades.
  5. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South
  6. was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826.
  7. He's known as a former slave who became an abolitionist
  8. was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, and in 1939, she became the first Black female judge.

14 Clues: His first name is Martin • an American prison activist, writer, and singer • He's known as a former slave who became an abolitionist • was an American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist • one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree. • was an American gay liberation activist and self-identified drag queen • ...

Black History 2024-02-23

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. famous television producer
  2. First African American professional baseball player
  3. Professional boxer
  4. first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school
  5. Montgomery bus boycott
  6. the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights
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  1. Underground railroad
  2. Professional Basketball player
  3. Professional Tennis player
  4. Greatest basketball player ever
  5. American tennis player and professional golfer
  6. first black president
  7. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  8. Kansas City Cheifs QB

14 Clues: Professional boxer • Underground railroad • first black president • Kansas City Cheifs QB • Montgomery bus boycott • famous television producer • Professional Tennis player • Professional Basketball player • Greatest basketball player ever • American tennis player and professional golfer • First African American professional baseball player • ...

Black History 2019-02-05

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone deceased with important history
  2. the opposite of war
  3. opposite of caged
  4. being rude to another race based on their colour/culture
  5. who you are/religion
  6. something special done every year
  7. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
  8. physically attacking someone
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  1. aware of things around you
  2. Judging people based on their colour
  3. is a culture
  4. being given a chance
  5. lack of fairness
  6. being motivated

14 Clues: is a culture • being motivated • lack of fairness • opposite of caged • the opposite of war • being given a chance • who you are/religion • aware of things around you • physically attacking someone • something special done every year • Judging people based on their colour • someone deceased with important history • being rude to another race based on their colour/culture • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-02

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first black artist to win an Oscar in a non-acting category and the first winner who wrote and recorded the award-winning song (first & last name).
  2. The first african-american to record his music commercially (first & last name).
  3. The first Black artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 (first & last name).
  4. The first black artist to win the Country Music Association's most prestigious award, Entertainer of the Year (first & last name).
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  1. The person nicknamed "Father of the Blues" (last name only).
  2. Duke Ellington was known to compose what genre of music?
  3. The first black artist to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year (first & last name).
  4. The first Black artist to win a Grammy (first name only).
  5. What is the instrument Miles Davis played as he became known as one of the most influential Jazz musicians in the post-World War II period?

9 Clues: Duke Ellington was known to compose what genre of music? • The first Black artist to win a Grammy (first name only). • The person nicknamed "Father of the Blues" (last name only). • The first african-american to record his music commercially (first & last name). • The first Black artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1958 (first & last name). • ...

Black History Month Quotes 2025-02-04

Black History Month Quotes crossword puzzle
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  1. “History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.”
  2. “Developing a good work ethic is key. Apply yourself at whatever you do because that work ethic will be reflected in everything you do in life.”
  3. “There is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
  4. “I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them.”
Down
  1. “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare.”
  2. “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
  3. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
  4. “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.”
  5. “I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes the fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

9 Clues: “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” • “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” • “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare.” • “History has shown us that courage can be contagious, and hope can take on a life of its own.” • ...

Black History Month 2025 2025-10-23

Black History Month 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. Stephenson - British civil rights leader, led Bristol Bus Boycott
  2. Relations - Landmark 1965 law addressing racial discrimination
  3. Shonibare - Celebrated sculptor known for bold, large-scale works
  4. - Month when UK celebrates Black History
  5. - Historic London area central to Windrush arrivals
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  1. Hunter - Founder of Coding Black Females
  2. Levy - Author of Small Island, explores Caribbean-British identity
  3. Abbott - First Black woman elected to UK Parliament
  4. - British grime artist and activist, Mercury Prize winner

9 Clues: Hunter - Founder of Coding Black Females • - Month when UK celebrates Black History • Abbott - First Black woman elected to UK Parliament • - Historic London area central to Windrush arrivals • - British grime artist and activist, Mercury Prize winner • Relations - Landmark 1965 law addressing racial discrimination • ...

Black History 2019-02-05

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. having war or not being part of each other
  2. allowing others
  3. something special done every year
  4. being fair of having something
  5. being on one side not the other
  6. the way you move
  7. to not be owned
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  1. a example
  2. be motivated
  3. together and the opposite of war
  4. being born in africa
  5. lack of fairness
  6. only liking one race
  7. not being friendly

14 Clues: a example • be motivated • allowing others • to not be owned • lack of fairness • the way you move • not being friendly • being born in africa • only liking one race • being fair of having something • being on one side not the other • together and the opposite of war • something special done every year • having war or not being part of each other

black history 2021-05-02

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. cagoule/capuchon
  2. des lois
  3. tenir (dans sa main)
  4. premier plan
  5. des femmes
  6. discours
  7. une peinture/un tableau
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  1. des enfants
  2. esclaves
  3. porter (des vêtements)
  4. un homme
  5. un garçon
  6. un rêve
  7. fouetter

14 Clues: un rêve • esclaves • des lois • un homme • fouetter • discours • un garçon • des femmes • des enfants • premier plan • cagoule/capuchon • tenir (dans sa main) • porter (des vêtements) • une peinture/un tableau

Black History 2024-02-23

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. famous television producer
  2. First African American professional baseball player
  3. Professional boxer
  4. first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school
  5. Montgomery bus boycott
  6. the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights
Down
  1. Underground railroad
  2. Professional Basketball player
  3. Professional Tennis player
  4. Greatest basketball player ever
  5. American tennis player and professional golfer
  6. first black president
  7. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  8. Kansas City Cheifs QB

14 Clues: Professional boxer • Underground railroad • first black president • Kansas City Cheifs QB • Montgomery bus boycott • famous television producer • Professional Tennis player • Professional Basketball player • Greatest basketball player ever • American tennis player and professional golfer • First African American professional baseball player • ...

Black History Month: Innovators and Entertainers 2021-02-17

Black History Month: Innovators and Entertainers crossword puzzle
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  1. You may have heard of this Prince of Motown Through the Grapevine
  2. The credited Godfather of Go-Go music, a local subgenre of funk
  3. Legendary music and film producer responsible for Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall", "Thriller", and "Bad"
  4. Engineer who invented the first cartridge-based video game console, the Fairchild Channel F
  5. Compton born and raised, he writes critically acclaimed music about Black empowerment
  6. Engineer who was pivotal to NASA's early space program and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015
  7. NASA and energy scientist most well-known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun
  8. Groundbreaking viral immunologist and UMBC grad, who is helping to lead NIH in its Covid vaccine research
  9. Mathematician and physician, who became the first African American woman in space in 1992
  10. Revolutionary actor, who became the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor
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  1. Real life hero, who brought legendary Black heroes to life while fighting his own battle with cancer
  2. The first African-American to earn a Doctorate of Science, he broke barriers in blood transfusions
  3. Scholar and educator, who as president of UMBC, transformed it into a leader for minority scholarship
  4. A member of the Fugees, her "Miseducation" became one of the best-selling albums of all time
  5. Sir Duke himself, jazz composer who helped develop the distinctive American swing sound
  6. Multi-talented singer and actor, who received an Academy Award for his role as blues icon Ray Charles
  7. One of the greatest guitarists of all time, who told us to be Bold as Love

17 Clues: The credited Godfather of Go-Go music, a local subgenre of funk • You may have heard of this Prince of Motown Through the Grapevine • One of the greatest guitarists of all time, who told us to be Bold as Love • NASA and energy scientist most well-known for inventing the Super Soaker water gun • ...

Black History month puzzle 2023-02-23

Black History month puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Made a very famous shoe brand from nike
  2. Was a professional in the Yankees and also was friends with Babe ruth
  3. started a bus boycott in montgomery alabama
  4. Rapper opposite of a cat
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  1. KEEP MY WIFES NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH
  2. I have a dream speech by Martin
  3. She said do you love me i tell her only parly i only love my bed and my mom im sorry🎶😎
  4. Dunk master that made only 1 free throw
  5. THE ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9 Clues: Rapper opposite of a cat • I have a dream speech by Martin • THE ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • KEEP MY WIFES NAME OUT YOUR MOUTH • Made a very famous shoe brand from nike • Dunk master that made only 1 free throw • started a bus boycott in montgomery alabama • Was a professional in the Yankees and also was friends with Babe ruth • ...

Black History Month: Fashion 2024-02-29

Black History Month: Fashion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of main African fabrics created in Africa
  2. A very popular traditional African type of jewelry
  3. A long time ago, clothes often ___ a person from other tribes
  4. Most traditional African clothes are known for their vibrant ___
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  1. Traditional African fabrics are known for their ____
  2. North Americans dress more for the ___ than Africans because of harsher winters
  3. A popular traditional African type of hairstyle
  4. Some Africans used _____, in their clothes and jewelry, but it depended on where they lived
  5. A popular traditional African fabric

9 Clues: A popular traditional African fabric • A popular traditional African type of hairstyle • A very popular traditional African type of jewelry • Traditional African fabrics are known for their ____ • The number of main African fabrics created in Africa • A long time ago, clothes often ___ a person from other tribes • ...

Black History 2023-01-27

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Woodson Founded the Association for study of Negro Life and History
  2. E. Moorland minister that also founded the Association for study of negro life and history.
  3. Reagan "the foremost purpose of Black History month is to make all Americans aware of this struggle for freedom and equal opportunity"
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  1. Gerald Ford officially recognized black history month in 1976
  2. history month observed by usa,canada,uk

5 Clues: history month observed by usa,canada,uk • Gerald Ford officially recognized black history month in 1976 • Woodson Founded the Association for study of Negro Life and History • E. Moorland minister that also founded the Association for study of negro life and history. • ...

Black History 2024-02-23

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. famous television producer
  2. First African American professional baseball player
  3. Professional boxer
  4. first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school
  5. Montgomery bus boycott
  6. the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights
Down
  1. Underground railroad
  2. Professional Basketball player
  3. Professional Tennis player
  4. Greatest basketball player ever
  5. American tennis player and professional golfer
  6. first black president
  7. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  8. Kansas City Cheifs QB

14 Clues: Professional boxer • Underground railroad • first black president • Kansas City Cheifs QB • Montgomery bus boycott • famous television producer • Professional Tennis player • Professional Basketball player • Greatest basketball player ever • American tennis player and professional golfer • First African American professional baseball player • ...

BLACK HISTORY 2025-02-14

BLACK HISTORY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rustin
  2. X
  3. P. Johnson
  4. Coachman
  5. Chisholm
  6. Ashe
  7. Owens
  8. Anderson
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  1. Parks
  2. Coleman
  3. Colvin
  4. Luther King Jr
  5. Jemison
  6. Anderson
  7. Parks
  8. Bridges

16 Clues: X • Ashe • Parks • Parks • Owens • Rustin • Colvin • Coleman • Jemison • Bridges • Anderson • Coachman • Chisholm • Anderson • P. Johnson • Luther King Jr

Juneteenth 2021-06-17

Juneteenth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. New beginning
  2. Signed the Emancipation Proclamation
  3. Official end of slavery
  4. New Horizon
  5. Represents American citizenship
  6. Last state with slavery
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  1. General who came to Texas
  2. the practice of owning people
  3. Black history month
  4. Confederate general

10 Clues: New Horizon • New beginning • Black history month • Confederate general • Official end of slavery • Last state with slavery • General who came to Texas • the practice of owning people • Represents American citizenship • Signed the Emancipation Proclamation

BLACK HISTORY MONTH - BLACK INVENTORS 2022-02-09

BLACK HISTORY MONTH - BLACK INVENTORS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Washington A. Martin invented this
  2. John H. Smith invented this
  3. Frederick J. Loudin invented this
  4. Thomas Elkins invented this
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  1. Thomas A. Carrington invented this
  2. Benjamin Banneker developed this
  3. Alexander Miles invented this
  4. Thomas W. Stewart invented this

8 Clues: John H. Smith invented this • Thomas Elkins invented this • Alexander Miles invented this • Thomas W. Stewart invented this • Benjamin Banneker developed this • Frederick J. Loudin invented this • Thomas A. Carrington invented this • Washington A. Martin invented this

Black History Month Arizona 2021-01-26

Black History Month Arizona crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lift Every Voice and ____
  2. President who first recognized BHM
  3. Soul food restaurant in Sky Harbor Airport
  4. Color on the pan-African flag
  5. The P in NAACP
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  1. Year that MLK Day was approved by AZ voters
  2. AZ golfing club founded in 1946
  3. Current minority party leader AZ House
  4. Creator of #findthatlizard

9 Clues: The P in NAACP • Lift Every Voice and ____ • Creator of #findthatlizard • Color on the pan-African flag • AZ golfing club founded in 1946 • President who first recognized BHM • Current minority party leader AZ House • Soul food restaurant in Sky Harbor Airport • Year that MLK Day was approved by AZ voters

Black History Month Crossword 2021-01-14

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
  2. London's first black firefighter
  3. The first published African-American female poet
  4. Ex-slave who taught Charles Darwin
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  1. First African American Nobel Peace Prize winner
  2. Writer, composer and Britain's first black voter
  3. Britain's first black female publisher
  4. Invented the three-position traffic signal in 1923 that includes the yellow light
  5. The first Black man to become a lawyer when he passed the bar in Ohio in 1854

9 Clues: London's first black firefighter • Ex-slave who taught Charles Darwin • Britain's first black female publisher • First African American Nobel Peace Prize winner • Writer, composer and Britain's first black voter • The first published African-American female poet • The first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court • ...

Black History Month '22 2022-02-07

Black History Month '22 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Singer-songwriter (Purple Rain)
  2. American jazz singer (Lady Day)
  3. Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback
  4. known as the Moses of her people
  5. Singer and percussionist (Glamorous Life)
  6. wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Black national Anthem)
Down
  1. Mathematician and Astronomer born in 1731
  2. outspoken advocate for abolition, civil and women's rights in the 19th century
  3. Author of The Color Purple

9 Clues: Author of The Color Purple • Singer-songwriter (Purple Rain) • American jazz singer (Lady Day) • known as the Moses of her people • Mathematician and Astronomer born in 1731 • Singer and percussionist (Glamorous Life) • Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback • wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Black national Anthem) • ...

Black History Month Vocab 2018-02-13

Black History Month Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large room
  2. shocked
  3. unjust treatment
  4. victorious
  5. written complaint
Down
  1. separating different ethnic groups
  2. illegal
  3. including all persons
  4. ability

9 Clues: shocked • illegal • ability • large room • victorious • unjust treatment • written complaint • including all persons • separating different ethnic groups

Black History Month 2 2024-02-02

Black History Month 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. famous Chicago Bulls player
  2. first Person of Color to win the Nobel Peace Prize
  3. filmmaker famous for movies 'Get Out' and 'Nope'
  4. author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'
  5. Purple Rain
Down
  1. famous line in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech
  2. 1st African American attorney, licensed in 1844
  3. famous poet
  4. name most synonymous with the Underground Railroad

9 Clues: famous poet • Purple Rain • famous Chicago Bulls player • author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' • 1st African American attorney, licensed in 1844 • famous line in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speech • filmmaker famous for movies 'Get Out' and 'Nope' • first Person of Color to win the Nobel Peace Prize • name most synonymous with the Underground Railroad

MLK 2024-03-10

MLK crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He won this peace prize
  2. When is black history month?
  3. What was his original name?
  4. How many times was he arrested?
  5. What college did he attend?
  6. How many children did he have?
  7. Who was Martin Luther Named After?
Down
  1. What month is MLK day?
  2. What was his eldest child's name?
  3. What bus was rosa parks arrested from?
  4. What hotel was he assainated in?
  5. What state was he born in?

12 Clues: What month is MLK day? • He won this peace prize • What state was he born in? • What was his original name? • What college did he attend? • When is black history month? • How many children did he have? • How many times was he arrested? • What hotel was he assainated in? • What was his eldest child's name? • Who was Martin Luther Named After? • ...

Black Music Month 2023-05-31

Black Music Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Genre of music that derives from Gospel and R&B and was the sound of the Civil Rights Movement
  2. First black artist to win a Grammy
  3. Nicknamed "Hitsville", this record label is what helped to make black music crossover to Pop music
  4. First black artist to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their record "It's All In The Game"
  5. First rapper to have a Diamond album
  6. Genre of music that takes cues from Gospel, R&B, Country and Western; the genre has gone through many different phases through time
  7. Beyonce's Husband, regarded as one of the best rappers of all time
  8. The first rapper to win a Grammy
  9. Genre of music that originated from the deep south in the 1860s
  10. First rapper to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1999
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  1. The first black artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1974
  2. This genre of music was birthed from a New York back-to-school party in 1973
  3. The most significant cultural figure of the 20th century
  4. One of the greatest entertainers of her generation
  5. Music that originated in the 1940s, its influence is still represented today in some of the most popular hit records

15 Clues: The first rapper to win a Grammy • First black artist to win a Grammy • First rapper to have a Diamond album • One of the greatest entertainers of her generation • The most significant cultural figure of the 20th century • First rapper to win Album of the Year at the Grammys in 1999 • Genre of music that originated from the deep south in the 1860s • ...

Talent Crossword 2023-12-01

Talent Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Courses scheduled for 10mths to nearest thousand
  2. Number of Welsh Water Competencies
  3. When was Black History Month
  4. Career Festival was which month
  5. Forty ? mentors trained
  6. Number of career paths in SuccessFactors
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  1. BA with the highest number of requisitions
  2. The learning ? what was created this year
  3. What week in September did Grad advertising start
  4. First word of new value
  5. Forty ? Career Events this year
  6. Delegates who have attended to nearest thousand
  7. Top team in Welsh Water

13 Clues: First word of new value • Forty ? mentors trained • Top team in Welsh Water • When was Black History Month • Forty ? Career Events this year • Career Festival was which month • Number of Welsh Water Competencies • Number of career paths in SuccessFactors • The learning ? what was created this year • BA with the highest number of requisitions • ...

Edenwald Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-01

Edenwald Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Wife of the first African American President
  2. The first Black woman in America to earn a four-year college degree. Lucy ___
  3. This historian created Black History Month-Carter G. ___
  4. First African American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal
  5. First Black tennis player to win a tennis Grand Slam in 1956. Althea___
  6. Invented one of the first three-light systems
  7. First African American President of the United States
  8. In July 1777, this colony became the first colony to ban slavery.
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  1. In 1983, he became the first Black person in space. Guion "Guy" ___
  2. She became the first Black female astronaut. Mae ___
  3. The first Black Supreme Court Justice
  4. Part of Central Park in New York City used to be a wealthy Black neighborhood
  5. Created a line of haircare products for African American women. Madam C.J.___
  6. Became the first Black woman in Congress where she was nicknamed "Fighting Shirley."
  7. First African American woman to ever medal in the Winter Games
  8. This famous poet became the first female Black cable car conductor in San Francisco. ___Angelou

16 Clues: The first Black Supreme Court Justice • Wife of the first African American President • Invented one of the first three-light systems • She became the first Black female astronaut. Mae ___ • First African American President of the United States • This historian created Black History Month-Carter G. ___ • First African American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal • ...

Celebration 2022-02-10

Celebration crossword puzzle
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  1. When is Black History Month celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom
  2. Winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for best play
  3. Symbolize people letting go of the past year and welcoming the new year with good fortune
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  1. How do you say 'Thank You' in Japanese
  2. An important theme of Black history month
  3. What Lunar New Year fruit brings peace
  4. What is the zodiac animal for 2022

7 Clues: What is the zodiac animal for 2022 • How do you say 'Thank You' in Japanese • What Lunar New Year fruit brings peace • An important theme of Black history month • Winner of the 2010 Olivier Award for best play • When is Black History Month celebrated in Ireland and the United Kingdom • ...

Jean Augustine 2025-01-31

Jean Augustine crossword puzzle
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  1. She is known as a _______
  2. The Caribbean island where she was born
  3. She was the first Black woman to be ______ to Parliament
  4. She city she lived in since the immigrated
  5. Her profession before entering politics
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  1. She was a strong advocate for the rights of ______ in leadership and politics
  2. The political party she was part of
  3. She served as a Cabinet ______ of Canada
  4. She played a key role in establishing this month as Black History Month
  5. Her last name before marriage

10 Clues: She is known as a _______ • Her last name before marriage • The political party she was part of • The Caribbean island where she was born • Her profession before entering politics • She served as a Cabinet ______ of Canada • She city she lived in since the immigrated • She was the first Black woman to be ______ to Parliament • ...

Months and Colors Vocabulary 2012-08-30

Months and Colors Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Lots of rain in this month
  2. Black History Month is in this month
  3. Button up, but not in Houston!
  4. The name of a city in Texas, or in english, the title of the song "The _______ rose of Texas"
  5. The mascot of Carmello Anthony's college team
  6. The ______ house is a famous tourist attraction in Washington, DC.
  7. When people see this in the sky, it often makes them sad.
  8. We aren't in school!
  9. Legends wear this everyday
  10. Costume time
  11. The color of clifford the dog
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  1. In English, this refers to a type of music
  2. The color of leaves on a tree
  3. What can ______ do for you?
  4. When Mr. Mulford's birthday is
  5. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is in this month
  6. The hottest time in Texas!
  7. Stockings under the tree
  8. People wear ______ at funerals to demonstrate sadness.
  9. el verano
  10. Jumping on leaf piles
  11. primavera The snow is gone
  12. The first month of "la primavera"
  13. The color of many medicines, such as benadryl.
  14. "fuegos artificiales", parades

25 Clues: el verano • Costume time • We aren't in school! • Jumping on leaf piles • Stockings under the tree • Lots of rain in this month • The hottest time in Texas! • primavera The snow is gone • Legends wear this everyday • What can ______ do for you? • The color of leaves on a tree • The color of clifford the dog • When Mr. Mulford's birthday is • Button up, but not in Houston! • ...

Two stage 2024-08-06

Two stage crossword puzzle
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  1. Black history month (7)
  2. Country with capital of Copenhagen (7)
  3. Male main character of a famous Shakespeare tragedy involving Juliet (5)
  4. Capital of Iran (6)
  5. Opposite of attack, that rhymes with 'tend' (6)
  6. I in IQ (12)
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  1. A subatomic particle with +1 charge, found in nucleus (6)
  2. ____ Leone (country)(6)
  3. A phenomenon that is caused by sound bouncing off a wall (4)
  4. Lastname of Miser in 'A Christmas Carol' (7)
  5. COPD awareness month (8)
  6. Country with capital of New Delhi (5)
  7. Digits on hands (7)
  8. Flat topped hill (4)

14 Clues: I in IQ (12) • Capital of Iran (6) • Digits on hands (7) • Flat topped hill (4) • ____ Leone (country)(6) • Black history month (7) • COPD awareness month (8) • Country with capital of New Delhi (5) • Country with capital of Copenhagen (7) • Lastname of Miser in 'A Christmas Carol' (7) • Opposite of attack, that rhymes with 'tend' (6) • ...

Black History Facts 2025-01-12

Black History Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. co-inventor of IBM’s original personal computer
  2. became the first African American lawyer in the United States
  3. became the first African American person elected to the U.S. Senate. She served from February 1870 to March 1871.
  4. first Black woman to receive an M.D. in the U.S
  5. created the first school for African American children
  6. invented the traffic signal
  7. is credited with creating Black History Month
  8. was the first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year
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  1. Invented automatic elevator doors
  2. co-invented home security system
  3. became the first African American Supreme Court Justice
  4. invented the Gif!
  5. was declared a federal holiday in 2021
  6. became the first and only female Buffalo soldier in 1866
  7. became the first Black person to win an Oscar
  8. is credited for designing the layout of Washington, D.C.

16 Clues: invented the Gif! • invented the traffic signal • co-invented home security system • Invented automatic elevator doors • was declared a federal holiday in 2021 • became the first Black person to win an Oscar • is credited with creating Black History Month • co-inventor of IBM’s original personal computer • first Black woman to receive an M.D. in the U.S • ...

Third Quarter Review Alyssa Flick 2024-03-06

Third Quarter Review Alyssa Flick crossword puzzle
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  1. The smoke-house creek fire happenend where?
  2. Who is the Russian leader?
  3. Who is the host of The World From A To Z?
  4. What month does day-light saving end?
  5. What is Silver State
  6. what month is black history month?
  7. Credit card really just a what?
  8. A debit card gets straight out of your?
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  1. February 29 is also known as what?
  2. which former president was almost taken off the Ballot
  3. Ukraine is in a war with what country
  4. This attacked Tower 22 on January 28, 2024
  5. China is in a war with?
  6. What is a famous fruit in Hawaii?
  7. MartLutherher king day is held on which day of the week?

15 Clues: What is Silver State • China is in a war with? • Who is the Russian leader? • Credit card really just a what? • What is a famous fruit in Hawaii? • February 29 is also known as what? • what month is black history month? • Ukraine is in a war with what country • What month does day-light saving end? • A debit card gets straight out of your? • ...

BHM crossword 2024-02-16

BHM crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. first Black woman to direct a Marvel film
  2. refused to give her seat up on a bus
  3. youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history
  4. Princeton’s first Black valedictorian
  5. first Black woman to serve as chair of Starbucks board
  6. Oscar-winning director of the animated short “Hair Love”
  7. first Black astronaut to live and work at the International Space Station
  8. seven-time Olympic medalist gymnast
  9. first Black man to be student body president at Harvard
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  1. first Black woman CEO in the NBA
  2. first Black president of a National Football League team
  3. the peanut man
  4. first Black woman to run a self-driving car company
  5. one of the world's best-selling recording artists of all time. Within her three-decade career
  6. made history after becoming the first openly gay woman and second Black woman ever to brief White House press
  7. Georgia’s first Black senator
  8. first woman Vice President
  9. author of “All Boys Aren’t Blue” a collection of personal essays that explore their experiences as a LGBTQIA+ young person.
  10. first Black executive to run a major television news network
  11. Missouri’s first Black Congresswoman

20 Clues: the peanut man • first woman Vice President • Georgia’s first Black senator • first Black woman CEO in the NBA • seven-time Olympic medalist gymnast • refused to give her seat up on a bus • Missouri’s first Black Congresswoman • Princeton’s first Black valedictorian • youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history • first Black woman to direct a Marvel film • ...

Divider Pg 1 2022-02-23

Divider Pg 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Commonly carved around halloween time.
  2. A holiday in which people dress up in costumes.
  3. A genre of movies dedicated to being scary.
  4. The season most likely to have snow.
  5. A holiday associated with relationships and hearts.
  6. The month of february is dedicated to ___ history month.
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  1. The hottest season of the year.
  2. The first month in the year.
  3. A holiday associated with bunnies and eggs.
  4. A person made of snow.
  5. Our school's mascot is a ___.
  6. A holiday that commonly involves presents.
  7. The season when there is suddenly a Pumpkin spice flavored version of everything.
  8. Day of the ___ is a hispanic holiday.
  9. An acronym used to represent people of the queer community.

15 Clues: A person made of snow. • The first month in the year. • Our school's mascot is a ___. • The hottest season of the year. • The season most likely to have snow. • Day of the ___ is a hispanic holiday. • Commonly carved around halloween time. • A holiday that commonly involves presents. • A holiday associated with bunnies and eggs. • A genre of movies dedicated to being scary. • ...

5 2024-08-26

5 crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black pilot
  2. First Black general
  3. Nonviolent protest leader
  4. Civil rights strategist
  5. Howard University president
  6. March on Washington singer
  7. Author of Native Son
  8. First Black AG
  9. Freedom rider
  10. First Black filmmaker
  11. Suffragist and civil rights leader
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  1. Abolitionist preacher
  2. Civil rights leader
  3. Civil rights attorney
  4. First Black congressman
  5. Abernathy's partner
  6. Civil rights leader
  7. First Black woman banker
  8. First Black bishop
  9. Civil rights preacher
  10. Black history publisher
  11. Civil rights lawyer
  12. First Black dermatologist
  13. Labor leader
  14. First Black school board president

25 Clues: Labor leader • Freedom rider • First Black AG • First Black pilot • First Black bishop • Civil rights leader • Abernathy's partner • Civil rights leader • First Black general • Civil rights lawyer • Author of Native Son • Abolitionist preacher • Civil rights attorney • Civil rights preacher • First Black filmmaker • First Black congressman • Civil rights strategist • Black history publisher • ...

Black History Month Extra Credit 2024-02-15

Black History Month Extra Credit crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American Pro Football Player
  2. Used to Have the Most Home Runs In The MLB
  3. Refused To Give Up Her Seat Years Before Rosa Parks
  4. A Boxer with a record of 50 wins and 6 losses
  5. 2015 Track World Champion
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  1. Author Who Fought Segregation In Mississippi
  2. Won More Grand Slam Titles Than Any Other Man Or Woman
  3. First Black Woman Millionaire
  4. Helped Fight Segregation In The MLB
  5. First African American To Be A Manager For NASA
  6. America's First Black President
  7. Launched An Investigation About The Murder Of Emmett Till

12 Clues: 2015 Track World Champion • First Black Woman Millionaire • America's First Black President • Helped Fight Segregation In The MLB • First African American Pro Football Player • Used to Have the Most Home Runs In The MLB • Author Who Fought Segregation In Mississippi • A Boxer with a record of 50 wins and 6 losses • First African American To Be A Manager For NASA • ...

Black History Month Mrs EP 2024-02-28

Black History Month Mrs EP crossword puzzle
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  1. 3 Grand Slam titles
  2. President of a Bank
  3. Child Welfare Advocate
  4. Governer of Virginia
  5. "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of"
  6. Tuskeegee Institute
  7. "Seperate but Equal"
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  1. "Blurred Lines"
  2. National Associaton of College Women
  3. US Censeus Bureau
  4. African American NASCAR Driver
  5. Confederate White House

12 Clues: "Blurred Lines" • US Censeus Bureau • 3 Grand Slam titles • President of a Bank • Tuskeegee Institute • Governer of Virginia • "Seperate but Equal" • Child Welfare Advocate • Confederate White House • African American NASCAR Driver • National Associaton of College Women • "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of"

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-14

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. ______is the best known boxer in the world
  2. Jane Bolin was the first black female
  3. ______ was the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School
  4. _______ was a slave who escaped by hiding in a box
  5. _________ was a African journalist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890's
  6. _________ was the first black president of South Africa
  7. "Got To Be There" was ________ first album
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  1. _______ is the oldest black-owned business in the U.S.
  2. ________ helped free the slaves by using the underground railroad.
  3. ______ changed the world for many African American baseball players
  4. ______ was the 44th president of U.S.A.
  5. ______ is the U.S. first black public high school

12 Clues: Jane Bolin was the first black female • ______ was the 44th president of U.S.A. • ______is the best known boxer in the world • "Got To Be There" was ________ first album • ______ is the U.S. first black public high school • _______ was a slave who escaped by hiding in a box • _______ is the oldest black-owned business in the U.S. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-24

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama
  2. The first African American woman to travel to space
  3. The First African American President of the U.S.
  4. The African American poet and activist who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  5. The first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968
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  1. The holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. on June 19th
  2. The famous speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963
  3. A music genre that originated in African American communities in the 1920s, known for artists like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington
  4. African American Olympic sprinter who won four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  5. The network of secret routes and safe houses that helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
  6. The historic African American neighborhood in New York City that was the center of a cultural renaissance in the 1920s.
  7. The organization founded in 1909

12 Clues: The organization founded in 1909 • The First African American President of the U.S. • The first African American woman to travel to space • The famous speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963 • The first African American woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1968 • The African American poet and activist who wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • ...

Celebrating Canadian Black Excellence 2023-02-17

Celebrating Canadian Black Excellence crossword puzzle
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  1. co-founder of the Black Health Education Collaborative
  2. author of Shame on Me: An Anatomy of Race and Belonging
  3. first Black female lawyer in Canada
  4. the King of inside swing
  5. one of Canada’s oldest Black communities razed in 1964
  6. known as the “Wayne Gretzky of women’s hockey”
  7. largest multicultural African music festival in North America
  8. author of The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power
  9. U of T alumni to drive to have Black History Month recognized across Canada
  10. executive director and a founding member of the Black Action Defence Committee
  11. bookstore highlighting the Black diaspora in Montreal
  12. longest serving member of the Senate of Canada
  13. longest running Black theatre company in Canada
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  1. known as the Harlem of the North
  2. wrote “Hymn to Freedom” along with Oscar Peterson
  3. ethnic group making up the largest population of Black francophones in Canada
  4. Montreal’s oldest Black congregation founded in 1907
  5. first Black owned night club in Montreal
  6. youngest player in Canada’s Men’s National Football team
  7. 1971 sprinter representing Canada in three Olympic Games
  8. established the first Black-owned and operated radio station in Canada
  9. 27th Governor General of Canada
  10. one of the founding members of Toronto's Caribbean Carnival
  11. annual Carribbean Carnival in Montreal
  12. first news reporter in Canada to wear a hijab on-air
  13. challenged racial segregation at a cinema in Nova Scotia

26 Clues: the King of inside swing • 27th Governor General of Canada • known as the Harlem of the North • first Black female lawyer in Canada • annual Carribbean Carnival in Montreal • first Black owned night club in Montreal • known as the “Wayne Gretzky of women’s hockey” • longest serving member of the Senate of Canada • longest running Black theatre company in Canada • ...

Black History Month Through Music 2023-01-25

Black History Month Through Music crossword puzzle
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  1. King of soul Redding
  2. “Notorious” hip hop artist
  3. “Bird” Parker
  4. “Lady Day” jazz singer
  5. Jazz trumpeter Armstrong
  6. Queen of soul Franklin
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  1. King of pop
  2. Rock guitarist Hendrix
  3. “King” of blues
  4. Queen of Jazz Fitzgerald
  5. Jazz singer Simone
  6. Blind soul singer Charles

12 Clues: King of pop • “Bird” Parker • “King” of blues • Jazz singer Simone • King of soul Redding • Rock guitarist Hendrix • “Lady Day” jazz singer • Queen of soul Franklin • Queen of Jazz Fitzgerald • Jazz trumpeter Armstrong • Blind soul singer Charles • “Notorious” hip hop artist

George Crum Black History Month 2022-02-10

George Crum Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. In ______ George made chips
  2. A ________ complained about his fries
  3. _______ chips were created by George Crum
  4. At each table there was a _____ of chips
  5. Later on George opened a _________
  6. He also ______ them as much as possible
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  1. He said they were to ______
  2. He also said there wasn't enough ____
  3. He lastly added a ________ amount of salt
  4. _______ springs was where he first worked
  5. To George's surprise the customer ______ it
  6. George cut them as ____ as possible

12 Clues: He said they were to ______ • In ______ George made chips • Later on George opened a _________ • George cut them as ____ as possible • He also said there wasn't enough ____ • A ________ complained about his fries • He also ______ them as much as possible • At each table there was a _____ of chips • He lastly added a ________ amount of salt • ...

AFF - BHMS 2024 2024-02-25

AFF - BHMS 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. This woman ran for U.S. Senate in 1992 - not only defeating a strong opponent but becoming the first ADOS woman to be elected a U.S. Senator
  2. One of the greatest scholars in American history; he was the first American Descendent of Slavery (ADOS) to earn a PHD; he also co-founded the NAACP in 1909
  3. One of the greatest statesman in American history; publishing several books, as well as founding and contributing to several abolitionist newspapers
  4. This Amendment nominally abolishe; though the U.S. Federal and state governments found ways to entrap American Descendent of Slavery (ADOS)in convict-leasing (slavery by another name)
  5. This man was assassinated at the height of the Civil Rights movement in Tennessee; advocated for civil rights, reparations, and protested American wars overseas
  6. One of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights movement; involved in Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; a white doctor gave her a hysterectomy without her consent when she went in to have a tumor removed
  7. The FBI illegally raided the home of and murdered this Black Panther Part member because of how he positively influenced the Black Community
  8. He was one of the greatest inventors in American history, discovering over 300 hundred uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and glue
  9. Founder of what started out as Black History Week, which is now nationally recognized as Black History Month
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  1. A black organization founded in the 60s; developing food programs in black neighborhoods to help not only feed, but to provide free and quality education to black children
  2. This woman sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts by refusing to give up her seat to a white person; causing the collapse of the bus system in Alabama in 1956, when the Supreme Court declared that the Alabama laws of segregated buses were unconstitutional
  3. Federal, state, and local policies put in place to severely lower home values in black neighborhoods
  4. Famous for his autobiography "Up From Slavery", he helped found one of the first HBCUs in America, Tuskegee Institute
  5. This former slave led one of the most brutal and successful slave revolts in American history; this even cause new laws, making it illegal to teach ADOS how to read, write, and made it illegal for them to attend church without white people in attendance
  6. A prominent female journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; a founder of the NAACP,she dedicated her career to combating prejudice and violence, and advocating for Black American's equality—especially that of women
  7. One of the most prominent figures in the Civil Rights Movement and in the Nation of Islam; advocated for American Descendent of Slavery rights in America "by any means necessary"
  8. After escaping slavery herself, she made countless perilous journeys to rescue hundreds of additional slaves; the journey was known as the Under Ground Railroad
  9. Famous for her "Ain't I A Woman?" speech, comparing the white woman's struggle with that of the black woman
  10. In this Supreme Court decision, the U.S. government codified that American Descendent of Slavery (ADOS) have "no rights which the white man was bound to respect"

19 Clues: Federal, state, and local policies put in place to severely lower home values in black neighborhoods • Famous for her "Ain't I A Woman?" speech, comparing the white woman's struggle with that of the black woman • Founder of what started out as Black History Week, which is now nationally recognized as Black History Month • ...

Black History Month in Medicine 2023-01-30

Black History Month in Medicine crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American cardiologist who performed first open-heart surgery and founded the first nonsegregated hospital in the US
  2. Dr. Ben Carson performed the first successful operation that separated twins ___ at the back of the head
  3. Charles Drew organized America’s first large scale____ ___ and was a pioneer for blood transfusion and storage
  4. Born as the son of slaves, this person graduated from medical school and built the first Black Hospital in the country
  5. First African American to earn a medical degree. They University of Glasgow in the 1830s when no American university would admit them
  6. First African American female to receive a doctorate degree in psychology
  7. First African American women to serve as US Surgeon General
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  1. An African-American woman whose cancer cells were unethically immortalized and is one of the most important cell lines in medical research
  2. First African American to publish a medical textbook and was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School
  3. First African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the US
  4. Device that detects irregularities in heart rate that was modified by Otis Boykin who created the wire precision resistor making pacemakers more accurate and accessible
  5. Jane Cook Wright created the innovative technique using patient tissue instead of mice in this type of treatment that kills fast growing cells

12 Clues: First African American women to serve as US Surgeon General • First African American female to receive a doctorate degree in psychology • First African American to study and work as a professionally trained nurse in the US • Dr. Ben Carson performed the first successful operation that separated twins ___ at the back of the head • ...

Black History Month Official Crossword 2023-02-21

Black History Month Official Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. McNair earned his Ph.D. in physics at MIT and became one of the first Black Americans selected as __________ by NASA
  2. He was the first African American U.S. Suprime Court Justice
  3. This month is known as the Black History Month
  4. Hiran Rodes Revels was the first African American elected for the U.S. Senate. He represented the __________ state.
  5. She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man nine months before Rosa Parks famously did.
  6. Alice Coachman was the first Black woman to win an Olympic ______ medal.
  7. She was the first licensed African American female pilot
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  1. Most people who've heard of her will tell you one or two things: She was the first black millionairess, and she invented the world's first hair-straightening formula and/or the hot comb.
  2. Dr. Alexa Canaday was the first African American women __________ in the United States
  3. She escaped from slavery and then became one of the most celebrated leaders of the Underground Railroad
  4. He was the first African American to play on the Major League Baseball
  5. She was the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State

12 Clues: This month is known as the Black History Month • She was the first licensed African American female pilot • He was the first African American U.S. Suprime Court Justice • She was the first black woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State • He was the first African American to play on the Major League Baseball • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-09

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. First Marvel lead to win a SAG Award with Black Panther.
  2. First African American entertainer with a network television series.
  3. First African-American woman to obtain a pilot license.
  4. Currently the fastest woman in the world.
  5. Regarded as one of the greatest trumpet players in the history of jazz.
  6. 7x Gymnastics Olympic medalist
  7. Only artist to chart 7 consecutive #1 billboard top 500 hits.
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  1. Youngest black female director to hit No. 1 at the box office.
  2. First female, Black and Asian-American US vice-president.
  3. Awarded the 2004 Gandhi Peace Prize.
  4. Named the greatest actor of the 21st century.
  5. Defeated Serena Williams in the US Open finals in 2018.

12 Clues: 7x Gymnastics Olympic medalist • Awarded the 2004 Gandhi Peace Prize. • Currently the fastest woman in the world. • Named the greatest actor of the 21st century. • First African-American woman to obtain a pilot license. • Defeated Serena Williams in the US Open finals in 2018. • First Marvel lead to win a SAG Award with Black Panther. • ...

Black History Month Thru Music 2024-01-31

Black History Month Thru Music crossword puzzle
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  1. Blind Soul singer Charles
  2. King of pop
  3. "Notorious" nip hop artist
  4. Queen of Jazz Fitzgerald
  5. "Lady Day" Jazz singer
  6. Jazz singer Simone
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  1. King of soul Redding
  2. Queen of soul Franklin
  3. "Bird" Parker
  4. Rock guitarist Hendrix
  5. "King" of Blues
  6. Jazz trumpeter Armstrong

12 Clues: King of pop • "Bird" Parker • "King" of Blues • Jazz singer Simone • King of soul Redding • Queen of soul Franklin • Rock guitarist Hendrix • "Lady Day" Jazz singer • Queen of Jazz Fitzgerald • Jazz trumpeter Armstrong • Blind Soul singer Charles • "Notorious" nip hop artist

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-13

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. City in Oklahoma once home to "Black Wall Street".
  2. Supreme Court case outlawing segregation, _______ v. Board of Education.
  3. The leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
  4. The enforced separation of people of different races in a country, community, or facility.
  5. A neighborhood in New York City known for its Black artists, musicians, and writers during the 1920s.
  6. The area of the country where most civil rights protests happened.
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  1. City where Dr. King started his march to Montgomery in 1965.
  2. The first 4 words of the most famous speech by Dr. King.
  3. The first Black Major League Baseball player, who started in 1947.
  4. The President who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  5. Woman who famously refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus.
  6. The first Black Supreme Court Justice

12 Clues: The first Black Supreme Court Justice • City in Oklahoma once home to "Black Wall Street". • The leader of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. • The first 4 words of the most famous speech by Dr. King. • City where Dr. King started his march to Montgomery in 1965. • The first Black Major League Baseball player, who started in 1947. • ...

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt 2024-02-18

Black History Month Scavenger Hunt crossword puzzle
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  1. One of Bayard Rustin's mentees
  2. The title of one of Jean-Michel's most famous pieces of art
  3. First African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize
  4. Co-founder of Eat.Learn.Play
  5. Jackie Robinson was the first Black player in this league
  6. Author of "Each Kindness"
  7. Left out of history books because of his sexuality
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  1. Started dancing at 13 years of age
  2. _____ Belt Movement was founded by Wangari Maathai
  3. Number of Grammy awards Jon Batiste has won
  4. Known for their role in the Stonewall Uprising
  5. Youngest Inaugural Poet

12 Clues: Youngest Inaugural Poet • Author of "Each Kindness" • Co-founder of Eat.Learn.Play • One of Bayard Rustin's mentees • Started dancing at 13 years of age • Number of Grammy awards Jon Batiste has won • First African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize • Known for their role in the Stonewall Uprising • _____ Belt Movement was founded by Wangari Maathai • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-26

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. First female aviator
  2. She performed to 75,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter 1939. (you can watch it on YouTube)
  3. The "Godmother of Rock-N-Roll."
  4. What disease did Harriet Tubman reportedly suffer from?
  5. The oldest civil rights organization still working today.
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  1. What month is Black History Month celebrated?
  2. Said "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
  3. The first state to abolish slavery
  4. wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."
  5. Won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games.
  6. A man called Cinque led a successful rebellion aboard this slave ship in the mid-nineteenth century.
  7. Invented the traffic light

12 Clues: First female aviator • Invented the traffic light • The "Godmother of Rock-N-Roll." • The first state to abolish slavery • wrote "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." • Won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. • What month is Black History Month celebrated? • Said "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" • What disease did Harriet Tubman reportedly suffer from? • ...

GQ April Fools Day 2023-03-17

GQ April Fools Day crossword puzzle
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  1. team Monetaries
  2. Oscar prediction winner
  3. Just got married
  4. Junoesque
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  1. Characterized by or showing interest or concern.
  2. president who first recognized Black History Month
  3. To travel or roam for pleasure
  4. international women's day
  5. Feb 28th
  6. dad joke

10 Clues: Feb 28th • dad joke • Junoesque • team Monetaries • Just got married • Oscar prediction winner • international women's day • To travel or roam for pleasure • Characterized by or showing interest or concern. • president who first recognized Black History Month

Black History Month Virtual Festival 2021-02-16

Black History Month Virtual Festival crossword puzzle
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  1. the second month of the year
  2. something that happens
  3. a speech or exhibit on the stage
  4. the main idea about something
  5. February
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  1. a person who talks to an audience
  2. a group of people related to each other
  3. family members who lived before you
  4. to honor or observe
  5. a computer page
  6. online
  7. something that happened in the past

12 Clues: online • February • a computer page • to honor or observe • something that happens • the second month of the year • the main idea about something • a speech or exhibit on the stage • a person who talks to an audience • family members who lived before you • something that happened in the past • a group of people related to each other

2024 Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-22

2024 Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Activist and Black Panther Party Co-Founder who was the inspiration for a Boondocks character. Middle initial included.
  2. The meal of the day given to kids for free by the Black Panther Party.
  3. US Congresswoman based in Oakland, is currently running for US Senate.
  4. American High School Alumni and 1988 Olympic gold medalist in the track & field 400m sprint.
  5. The industry that tripled the Bay Area’s black population during WW2.
  6. U Can’t Touch this Oakland native.
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  1. Poet, writer, and civil rights activist who rests in peace but still inspires others to rise.
  2. Color-based map discrimination that segregated Bay Area neighborhoods by race.
  3. The migration of white residents to suburbs that tragically created impoverished urban ghettos.
  4. The city that birthed the Black Panther Party to combat police brutality with their own armed patrols.
  5. Iconic ‘70s Bay Area artist whose name means “clever rock.”
  6. The San Francisco neighborhood nicknamed “The Harlem of the West.”

12 Clues: U Can’t Touch this Oakland native. • Iconic ‘70s Bay Area artist whose name means “clever rock.” • The San Francisco neighborhood nicknamed “The Harlem of the West.” • The industry that tripled the Bay Area’s black population during WW2. • The meal of the day given to kids for free by the Black Panther Party. • ...

Historical Figures: Black History Month 2025-02-06

Historical Figures: Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A powerful speaker who fought for women’s rights and the end of slavery. Delivered the "Ain't I a Woman" speech.
  2. Something you work hard for and succeed in doing.
  3. 44th President of the U.S./First African-American President
  4. He fought against apartheid and became the first Black president of South Africa.
  5. He fought for equal rights and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech.
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  1. The first African American child to attend an all-white school in the South.
  2. She escaped slavery and helped others find freedom on the Underground Railroad.
  3. She refused to give up her seat on a bus.
  4. The month of the year that is also Black History Month.
  5. He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.
  6. She was the first African American and first woman Vice President of the U.S.
  7. He won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics, showing the world his incredible speed.

12 Clues: She refused to give up her seat on a bus. • Something you work hard for and succeed in doing. • He broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. • The month of the year that is also Black History Month. • 44th President of the U.S./First African-American President • He fought for equal rights and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech. • ...

February 2022-02-02

February crossword puzzle
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  1. hugs and kisses
  2. Mrs. Sugaski's favorite play
  3. HeLa cells' Henrietta _____
  4. humans' are four-chambered
  5. _____ History Month
  6. The ____ Airmen
  7. chocolate-dipped Valentine's treat
  8. love in another language
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  1. roses
  2. FLA teacher whose first name contains the letters H-E-A-R-T
  3. pucker up for this small chocolate candy
  4. George Washington _____
  5. social reformer, abolitionist, statesman
  6. day of the week for 2-22-22
  7. Dr. King's middle name
  8. newlywed FLA teacher
  9. Eatonville author ____ Neale Hurston

17 Clues: roses • hugs and kisses • The ____ Airmen • _____ History Month • newlywed FLA teacher • Dr. King's middle name • George Washington _____ • love in another language • humans' are four-chambered • day of the week for 2-22-22 • HeLa cells' Henrietta _____ • Mrs. Sugaski's favorite play • chocolate-dipped Valentine's treat • Eatonville author ____ Neale Hurston • ...

SUBJECTS AND COLORS CROSSWORD 2024-05-13

SUBJECTS AND COLORS CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. hist
  2. yellow
  3. grey
  4. pe
  5. geo
  6. it
  7. pink
  8. chem
  9. black
  10. orange
  11. maths
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  1. bio
  2. blue
  3. red
  4. green
  5. span
  6. white
  7. physics
  8. purple
  9. eng
  10. art

21 Clues: pe • it • bio • red • geo • eng • art • blue • hist • grey • span • pink • chem • green • white • black • maths • yellow • purple • orange • physics

Digital Literacy Crossword 2022-03-06

Digital Literacy Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. number of snow days this term
  2. something we practice everyday
  3. first type of citation tool we used
  4. bullying, but online
  5. referring to your sources
  6. #1 source of hacking
  7. if a website has a lot of these, its a bad sign
  8. extra credit assignment posted in the room
  9. pretending you are someone else online
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  1. Black History month is this month
  2. number of minutes required on Typing Agent
  3. the type of learning this class is "____based"
  4. real news comes from a ______source
  5. Google app we use to make posters
  6. stealing someone else's words
  7. looking something up online is also called...

16 Clues: bullying, but online • #1 source of hacking • referring to your sources • number of snow days this term • stealing someone else's words • something we practice everyday • Black History month is this month • Google app we use to make posters • real news comes from a ______source • first type of citation tool we used • pretending you are someone else online • ...

The Big Wedding Crossword 2024-08-04

The Big Wedding Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Month of Adam’s birthday
  2. Adam’s degree is in … & Management
  3. Top Black Country delicacy - Pork…
  4. Adam’s biggest fear
  5. Lucy’s favourite football team
  6. Lucy’s biggest fear
  7. Where Lucy and Adam first met in person
  8. Where Lucy went to uni
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  1. City Adam was born in
  2. Lucy’s undergraduate degree
  3. Adam’s car is a…
  4. Where Lucy and Adam got engaged
  5. Lucy’s first job
  6. Hungary’s most famous dish
  7. Adam’s favourite food
  8. Lucy’s middle name

16 Clues: Adam’s car is a… • Lucy’s first job • Lucy’s middle name • Adam’s biggest fear • Lucy’s biggest fear • City Adam was born in • Adam’s favourite food • Where Lucy went to uni • Month of Adam’s birthday • Hungary’s most famous dish • Lucy’s undergraduate degree • Lucy’s favourite football team • Where Lucy and Adam got engaged • Adam’s degree is in … & Management • ...

School Trivia 2022-02-01

School Trivia crossword puzzle
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  1. What's the first school sport of the year?
  2. How many times per month is staff paid?
  3. What is the CCDS mascot?
  4. What was Monday's Spirit Day?
  5. Who is our school nurse?
  6. Who, on ASP staff, is alumni?
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  1. What history month is it?
  2. Who is our Board President?
  3. When should you wear a tutu to work?
  4. What is our teaching philosophy?
  5. Who is your supervisor?
  6. What's the youngest level of education we provide?

12 Clues: Who is your supervisor? • What is the CCDS mascot? • Who is our school nurse? • What history month is it? • Who is our Board President? • What was Monday's Spirit Day? • Who, on ASP staff, is alumni? • What is our teaching philosophy? • When should you wear a tutu to work? • How many times per month is staff paid? • What's the first school sport of the year? • ...

Breaking the chains 2023-02-15

Breaking the chains crossword puzzle
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  1. Heritage of this period
  2. Abused
  3. The person who helped the slaves to go in the right direction
  4. A secret path slaves used to escape
  5. It opposed people in favor and against slavery
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  1. Common workplace for slaves
  2. She freed 750 slaves over her lifetime
  3. It ended officially in 1865
  4. Name of the president who signed the Emancipation Act
  5. People that wanted to end slavery
  6. Month when we celebrate Black History Month
  7. Every slave was seeking it

12 Clues: Abused • Heritage of this period • Every slave was seeking it • Common workplace for slaves • It ended officially in 1865 • People that wanted to end slavery • A secret path slaves used to escape • She freed 750 slaves over her lifetime • Month when we celebrate Black History Month • It opposed people in favor and against slavery • ...

Black Music Month 2020-07-10

Black Music Month crossword puzzle
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  1. David, Melvin, Paul, Otis, and Eddie
  2. The most inventive electric guitarist in rock
  3. Lead singer of the Supremes
  4. 'Good Golly Ms. Molly'
  5. Known as the 'Queen of Soul'
  6. Known as the 'King of Pop'
  7. Singer of 'Sweet Thing' also member of BPP
  8. He played 27 instruments
  9. 'My Cherie Amour' and 'Isn't She Lovely'
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  1. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'
  2. 'If Only You Knew' and 'Lady Marmalade'
  3. 'What's Love Got to do with It?'
  4. 'Ain't no Sunshine'
  5. 'Midnight Train to Georgia'

14 Clues: 'Ain't no Sunshine' • 'Good Golly Ms. Molly' • He played 27 instruments • Known as the 'King of Pop' • Lead singer of the Supremes • 'Midnight Train to Georgia' • Known as the 'Queen of Soul' • 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' • 'What's Love Got to do with It?' • David, Melvin, Paul, Otis, and Eddie • 'If Only You Knew' and 'Lady Marmalade' • 'My Cherie Amour' and 'Isn't She Lovely' • ...

February 2023-02-09

February crossword puzzle
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  1. February is _____ history month
  2. This holiday is the love holiday.(one word)
  3. "Roses are red, Violets are blue" This is an example of
  4. The shortest month of the year
  5. What is the season of February?
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  1. The opposite of "hate"
  2. KitKat, Skittles, Reese's, Starbursts etc.
  3. has pedals and is a plant. Ex daisies, Sun______
  4. The Valentines angel
  5. "Can the groundhog see his ______?"
  6. comes every four years in February (two words)
  7. Who invented Valentines day?

12 Clues: The Valentines angel • The opposite of "hate" • Who invented Valentines day? • The shortest month of the year • February is _____ history month • What is the season of February? • "Can the groundhog see his ______?" • KitKat, Skittles, Reese's, Starbursts etc. • This holiday is the love holiday.(one word) • comes every four years in February (two words) • ...

BHM 2025-02-17

BHM crossword puzzle
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  1. This color represents blood in black history month
  2. This color represents growth in black history month
  3. This color represents prosperity in black history month
Down
  1. Black History Month is in this month

4 Clues: Black History Month is in this month • This color represents blood in black history month • This color represents growth in black history month • This color represents prosperity in black history month

Black History 2022-02-28

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. What executive order set the slaves free?
  2. What month is black history month?
  3. Forcing someone to do work with no payment
  4. Discrimination of a certain group of people
  5. An umbrella term for all people of color
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  1. The act of campaigning for social justice changes
  2. The murder of Black people and other minorities blamed for some crime by white mobs without any official legal authority.
  3. The president that was apart the civil rights movement
  4. Known for not going to the back of the bus
  5. Setting different people apart from others
  6. Known for his "I have a dream..." speech

11 Clues: What month is black history month? • Known for his "I have a dream..." speech • An umbrella term for all people of color • What executive order set the slaves free? • Known for not going to the back of the bus • Setting different people apart from others • Forcing someone to do work with no payment • Discrimination of a certain group of people • ...

End Of The Year Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-20

End Of The Year Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the action or process of precipitating a substance from a solution.
  2. History The whole month of February
  3. it happened before us
  4. cause (someone) to become hostile.
  5. it's work that we get but its due in 3 weeks.
  6. to prevent or hinder
  7. look it up
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  1. a positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas.
  2. a bird
  3. of spirit in the bible
  4. to move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner.
  5. we get a grade for it
  6. extend the duration of.
  7. the lawyer in the book "To Kill A Mockingbird"
  8. you can build up your own
  9. like a paragraph but longer

16 Clues: a bird • look it up • to prevent or hinder • we get a grade for it • it happened before us • of spirit in the bible • extend the duration of. • you can build up your own • like a paragraph but longer • cause (someone) to become hostile. • History The whole month of February • it's work that we get but its due in 3 weeks. • the lawyer in the book "To Kill A Mockingbird" • ...

February Hawkword 2025-02-04

February Hawkword crossword puzzle
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  1. 2025's Super Bowl
  2. PCL Final Venue
  3. Alumni in the Super Bowl
  4. Venus' bow-wielding son
  5. This Lunar year's Zodiac
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  1. Phil's prediction for six more weeks
  2. The _____ King; winter play
  3. ______ Day; February 14
  4. Black _______ Month
  5. Eagles' final opponent

10 Clues: PCL Final Venue • 2025's Super Bowl • Black _______ Month • Eagles' final opponent • ______ Day; February 14 • Venus' bow-wielding son • Alumni in the Super Bowl • This Lunar year's Zodiac • The _____ King; winter play • Phil's prediction for six more weeks

BLACK HISTORY MONTH a few icons 2023-02-15

BLACK HISTORY MONTH a few icons crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American President
  2. Hughes Founded the Harlem Renaissance
  3. mathematician woman who worked at the NASA
  4. Fought for women's rights and abolishment of slavery
  5. Escaped slavery in 1849 and worked to free others.
  6. NASA named a Mars rover after her. She is an activist
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  1. FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States) from 2009 to 2007
  2. Appears in the list of 100 most influential people in 2020
  3. she appears on American quarters coins
  4. First African American Supreme Court Justice
  5. Nicknamed "the greatest"
  6. Last name of a great Civil Rights activist, youngest man winner of the Noble Peace Prize
  7. Famous American talk show host
  8. greatest golfer of all times
  9. American singer
  10. refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man

16 Clues: American singer • Nicknamed "the greatest" • greatest golfer of all times • Famous American talk show host • First African American President • Hughes Founded the Harlem Renaissance • she appears on American quarters coins • mathematician woman who worked at the NASA • First African American Supreme Court Justice • Escaped slavery in 1849 and worked to free others. • ...

Black History Month Project Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-08

Black History Month Project Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. arts, religion, language, clothing
  2. a small group of people commonly discriminated
  3. rights a type of rights for racial purposes
  4. what Harriet Tubman conducted
  5. categorizing people based on ethnicity
  6. dislike hostility, or unjust behavior deriving from unfounded opinions
  7. wanting control over your own life
  8. opposite of violence
  9. enforced separation of different racial groups
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  1. someone who is proud of their ethnicity
  2. racial groups mixing together
  3. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment
  4. someone who favors the abolition of a practice or institution
  5. being united
  6. a society of people linked by a common interest or religion
  7. treating one race differently from another

16 Clues: being united • opposite of violence • racial groups mixing together • what Harriet Tubman conducted • arts, religion, language, clothing • wanting control over your own life • prolonged cruel or unjust treatment • categorizing people based on ethnicity • someone who is proud of their ethnicity • treating one race differently from another • ...

Claire & Cate Christmas 2024 2024-12-23

Claire & Cate Christmas 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. Always keep a light on in the__
  2. 92.3 plays ____ music
  3. Picasso, Monet & DaVinci
  4. Anatomy
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  1. ____ and a .44
  2. Black History Month
  3. Home of the Reds
  4. Used to clean up wet messes
  5. Purse, wallet, or coat fabric
  6. Chili shouldn't have ___

10 Clues: Anatomy • ____ and a .44 • Home of the Reds • Black History Month • 92.3 plays ____ music • Picasso, Monet & DaVinci • Chili shouldn't have ___ • Used to clean up wet messes • Purse, wallet, or coat fabric • Always keep a light on in the__

Black History Month - Crossword of the Month 2025-02-11

Black History Month - Crossword of the Month crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the most popularr and successful Blaack Female singers
  2. Created the Neighborhood Union, the First women-run social welfare agency for African Americans
  3. pivotal figure in the civil rights movement
  4. First Black Female Engineer
  5. First African American congresswoman
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  1. Matheematician who performedcalculationss that propelled NASA's spaceflight program
  2. First African American child to attend an all-white school
  3. First Black Woman to star in a major motion picture
  4. First Black Female Astronaut
  5. a Female African Slave who was an early activist for civil and women's rights
  6. First Black Female Pilot
  7. Former Vice President who beecame the first blaack woman to hold in office

12 Clues: First Black Female Pilot • First Black Female Engineer • First Black Female Astronaut • First African American congresswoman • pivotal figure in the civil rights movement • First Black Woman to star in a major motion picture • First African American child to attend an all-white school • One of the most popularr and successful Blaack Female singers • ...

Women's History Month 2016-02-25

Women's History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field in 1960
  2. This physicist was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize — she actually won it twice — and the first woman to earn a doctorate in Europe. Her investigations led to the discovery of radioactivity as well as the element radium.
  3. First woman to earn an international pilot's license.
  4. She was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. Many of her works are self-portraits that symbolically express her own pain and sexuality.
  5. Teenage Native-American girl who guided Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana Purchase.
  6. fought for women’s right to vote. She was also very involved in the fight against slavery and the temperance campaign to limit the use of alcohol.
  7. Won the Olympic gold medal for the United States in 1988 and1992, and set the world record. She was also the first American woman to win Olympic gold in the long jump.
  8. First American woman awarded a medical degree by a college. Attended Geneva College in New York
  9. First woman to enroll in a technical institute (MIT), in 1870. Founded the science of home economics and promoted science for women.
  10. United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North
  11. She refused to give up her seat to a white person on a crowded bus; she set in motion the Montgomery Bus Boycott, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement. She has since been a strong advocate for human rights issues.
  12. United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems
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  1. A leader in the fight for women’s rights for seventy years, she advocated for a nonviolent civil disobedience campaign that included large-scale marches in Washington, DC, picketing at the White House, and hunger strikes in prison.
  2. As the first woman appointed to the position of U.S. Supreme Court justice, she carved a place for women at all levels of the legal profession.
  3. The first American woman in space was also the youngest American astronaut ever to orbit Earth.
  4. She organized a birth-control movement which openly championed the use of contraceptives in the 1920's.
  5. A childhood disease left her deaf, mute, and blind. She became an expert author and lecturer, educating nationally on behalf of others with similar disabilities.
  6. The first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, she opened the skies to other women. In 1937 while attempting to become the first person to fly around the world.
  7. led the resistance to the English invasion of France in the Hundred Years War. She believed that it was her divine mission to free her country from the English. She cut her hair, dressed in a man's uniform, and led French troops to victory in the battle of Orleans in 1429.
  8. Famous for her controversial novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, an antislavery story based on her experiences. Also spoke against slavery.
  9. 1821-1912. Nurse, humanitarian, and teacher during the Civil War; started the American Red Cross
  10. With her novels about American and Asian culture, she became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

22 Clues: First woman to earn an international pilot's license. • United States poet noted for her mystical and unrhymed poems • First American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in track and field in 1960 • Teenage Native-American girl who guided Lewis and Clark through the Louisiana Purchase. • ...

Women History Month 2021-10-08

Women History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Her column in the Toronto Star introduced countless Canadians to the wonders of astronomy.
  2. She was a Rebel Daughter, proud feminist, and pioneering editor.
  3. Nicknamed Tshaukuesh, her environmental advocacy spans four decades.
  4. She was Canada’s first woman architect.
  5. Rather than take up crocheting, she pursued the law, where she eventually reigned Supreme.
  6. She is Canada’s Chief Science Officer.
  7. An accomplished neurologist, she made history as the first woman to travel to space.
  8. Her drawing The Enchanted Owl was commemorated on a Canada Post postage stamp.
  9. The “Queen of the Hurricanes” is her lasting legacy.
  10. Although it took only 19 days to lose her Indian Status, she dedicated two decades of her life to fighting to regain it.
  11. Her image graces the Canadian ten dollar bill
  12. She became lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan after a distinguished career as a medical researcher.
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  1. By establishing the Toronto Women’s Literary Club, she is credited with launching the women’s movement in Canada.
  2. The organization Fleurbec was started by this Quebec botanist.
  3. “Je veux toute toute toute la vivre ma vie,” proclaimed this Acadian singer-songwriter.
  4. She “Lost [Her] Talk” while at residential school and devoted much of her later poetry to describing her experience.
  5. At only 15, she launched a national education movement on behalf of Indigenous children.
  6. In her role at the UN, she continues to be a leading voice for international human rights.
  7. She received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her efforts to change the Indian Act.
  8. Rather than be an “angel in the house,” she preferred to be Canada’s first woman elected to Parliament.
  9. Her song “Universal Soldier” became an anthem of the 1960s peace movement.
  10. The Persons Case victory in 1929 paved the way for her to become Canada’s first woman senator.
  11. A hero of the War of 1812 and to chocolate lovers throughout Canada.
  12. Her breakthrough novel, Obasan, was published in 1981.
  13. She is considered an honorary member of the Group of Seven.

25 Clues: She is Canada’s Chief Science Officer. • She was Canada’s first woman architect. • Her image graces the Canadian ten dollar bill • The “Queen of the Hurricanes” is her lasting legacy. • Her breakthrough novel, Obasan, was published in 1981. • She is considered an honorary member of the Group of Seven. • The organization Fleurbec was started by this Quebec botanist. • ...