black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month 2023-02-09

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This person started the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama where black children could learn skills such as shoemaking and farming.
  2. The president named this person to be the first African American to hold a seat on the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.
  3. This person, a well-known trumpet player, was known by the nickname "Satchmo."
  4. This person refused to give up a seat on the bus. That led to a 382-day bus boycott by black people in Montgomery, Alabama.
  5. Because this person led so many slaves to freedom, he or she was sometimes called by the nickname Moses.
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  1. This person started a newspaper called "The North Star."
  2. One of 13 children, this person's birthname was Isabella Baumfree.

7 Clues: This person started a newspaper called "The North Star." • One of 13 children, this person's birthname was Isabella Baumfree. • This person, a well-known trumpet player, was known by the nickname "Satchmo." • Because this person led so many slaves to freedom, he or she was sometimes called by the nickname Moses. • ...

Openday Montini 2025 2025-01-12

Openday Montini 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. The first number
  2. The opposite of "short“
  3. The opposite of "old“
  4. Used to erase mistakes
  5. The coldest season.
  6. Man's best friend
  7. The subject that teaches you about the world numbers
  8. Used for walking
  9. Device for doing maths
  10. The subject that teaches you about past events
  11. The color of the sky
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  1. The middle day of the week
  2. Black Surface used to write
  3. A hot summer month
  4. The color of grass
  5. The season of flowers
  6. The month of Halloween
  7. A perfect number
  8. The first day of the week
  9. Used for eating
  10. A small, fluffy pet often kept in a cage
  11. Used for seeing

22 Clues: Used for eating • Used for seeing • Man's best friend • Used for walking • The first number • The color of grass • A perfect number • The coldest season. • Device for doing maths • A hot summer month • The color of the sky • The opposite of "old“ • The season of flowers • Used to erase mistakes • ...

Black history month and the labor movement 2025-01-22

Black history month and the labor movement crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first president to recognize Black History Month?
  2. 2025 US Black History Month theme is "African Americans and ____"
  3. Black workers make up ____% of the US labor Force
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  1. The Fair _______ Practices Commission
  2. Philip ________ was at the forefront of the black labor movement
  3. CORE stands for Congress of _____ Equality

6 Clues: The Fair _______ Practices Commission • CORE stands for Congress of _____ Equality • Black workers make up ____% of the US labor Force • Who was the first president to recognize Black History Month? • Philip ________ was at the forefront of the black labor movement • 2025 US Black History Month theme is "African Americans and ____"

World War II 2021-02-28

World War II crossword puzzle
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  1. March Celebrates _______ History in America
  2. Black Pearl Harbor hero
  3. U.S. General in European Theater; planned DDay
  4. The selective Service Act put this in motion
  5. Car manufactures made these during the war
  6. The day that declared WWII, all theaters, was over.
  7. U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater
  8. U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941
  9. Women recycled this to make explosives
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  1. Women filled in for men playing this sport
  2. Since 1976, this month recognizes Black history
  3. Nickname for WWII soldiers
  4. FDR referred to US manufacturers as the Aresenal of _____
  5. Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol
  6. After the war, media stressed women should be _______
  7. Selling of these helped finance the war cost
  8. Pearl Harbor Memorial sits over the USS _____
  9. The Yalta Conference set the stage for the ___
  10. These books were distributed to manage rationing
  11. American artist; first to draw Rosie
  12. Famous for a negative reason
  13. FDR VP; takes over after Roosevelt's death

22 Clues: Black Pearl Harbor hero • Nickname for WWII soldiers • Famous for a negative reason • U.S. foreign policy 1920-1941 • Iconic WWII poster; feminist symbol • American artist; first to draw Rosie • U.S. fought Japan in the _____ theater • Women recycled this to make explosives • Women filled in for men playing this sport • Car manufactures made these during the war • ...

February 2019-02-14

February crossword puzzle
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  1. a piece of paper you give to someone
  2. hugs and kisses
  3. The second month of the year
  4. ____ are common symbols of love
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  1. A sweet treat
  2. A item you give to someone
  3. _____ history month
  4. An intense feeling of appreciation
  5. A flower that is commonly gifted on Valentine's day
  6. the color associated with American Heart Month

10 Clues: A sweet treat • hugs and kisses • _____ history month • A item you give to someone • The second month of the year • ____ are common symbols of love • An intense feeling of appreciation • a piece of paper you give to someone • the color associated with American Heart Month • A flower that is commonly gifted on Valentine's day

Black important figures 2025-05-21

Black important figures crossword puzzle
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  1. Vaughan – NASA “human computer”; first Black supervisor at NACA (later NASA).
  2. Carmichael (Kwame Ture) – Civil rights activist who popularized the term “Black Power.”
  3. Miller – Navy cook during WWII who manned anti-aircraft guns during the attack on Pearl Harbor and was awarded for heroism.
  4. Lou Hamer – Voting rights activist who helped organize the Freedom Summer and spoke at the 1964 DNC.
  5. Till-Mobley – Mother of Emmett Till; her decision to hold an open-casket funeral helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.
  6. Lacks – Her cells (HeLa cells) were taken without consent and became vital for medical research.
  7. Rustin – Civil rights strategist and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; organized the 1963 March on Washington.
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  1. Brooks – First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
  2. Colvin – Refused to give up her bus seat at age 15, before Rosa Parks; helped spark the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  3. G. Woodson – Historian who created Black History Week, the precursor to Black History Month.
  4. Smalls – Former enslaved
  5. Henson – Arctic explorer; likely the first person to reach the North Pole.
  6. Butler – Award-winning science fiction author, known for exploring race and power.
  7. Morgan – Inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal.
  8. Turnbo Malone – One of the first Black women millionaires; built a hair care empire and funded education for Black students.
  9. Baker – Behind-the-scenes civil rights organizer who mentored many young leaders.
  10. Banneker – Self-taught mathematician and astronomer; helped plan Washington, D.C.
  11. Wheatley – First published African American poet, published a book of poems in 1773.
  12. P. Johnson – Black transgender activist and key figure in the Stonewall Uprising.
  13. Hampton – Young charismatic leader in the Black Panther Party; was assassinated at age 21.
  14. who hijacked a Confederate ship and later served in the U.S. Congress.

21 Clues: Smalls – Former enslaved • Morgan – Inventor of the gas mask and traffic signal. • Brooks – First African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for poetry. • who hijacked a Confederate ship and later served in the U.S. Congress. • Henson – Arctic explorer; likely the first person to reach the North Pole. • ...

APAAS Newspaper Project 2025-03-19

APAAS Newspaper Project crossword puzzle
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  1. "[Blank] Before the Law"
  2. Founder of the Pacific Appeal
  3. Founder of The Elevator
  4. Month of National Black Press Day
  5. The [Blank]-Reporter
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  1. Newspapers/Magazines
  2. Signifcant Street in SF Black History
  3. Founder of The Sun-Reporter
  4. National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People
  5. Current EIC of The Sun-Reporter

10 Clues: Newspapers/Magazines • The [Blank]-Reporter • Founder of The Elevator • "[Blank] Before the Law" • Founder of The Sun-Reporter • Founder of the Pacific Appeal • Current EIC of The Sun-Reporter • Month of National Black Press Day • Signifcant Street in SF Black History • National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People

BLACK HISTORY 2024-02-02

BLACK HISTORY crossword puzzle
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  1. What was the first black newspaper?
  2. He was the first black astronaut to walk in space
  3. made history as the first black person in the NHL
  4. Leader of the underground railroad
  5. A book of poetry by Canadian poet Cicely Belle Bain discussing Black identity and colonization
  6. was a slave in Nova Scotia who started the first legislation in the British colonies to restrict the slave trade
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  1. He was the first Black person to become a Member of Parliament in 1968
  2. The author of The Book of Negros.
  3. The winner of the 2011 Scotiabank Giller prize for the book Halfblood Blues
  4. Province where Viola Desmond became a civil rights icon.
  5. The former name of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival
  6. the 27th Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
  7. Famous Canadian jazz pianist
  8. Canadian sprinter know as the “fastest man alive”
  9. A Canadian singer from Toronto who was nominated for best R/B/soul recording in 2012 Juno award.

15 Clues: Famous Canadian jazz pianist • The author of The Book of Negros. • Leader of the underground railroad • What was the first black newspaper? • He was the first black astronaut to walk in space • The former name of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival • made history as the first black person in the NHL • Canadian sprinter know as the “fastest man alive” • ...

Black History 2024-02-26

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Known basketball player that played in the Chicago Bulls and won 6 NBA championships
  2. A muslim minister and was a activist during the civil rights movements
  3. Was an activist and a prominent leader during the civil rights movement from 1995 and died in 1968
  4. She was the first child to go to a only all white school
  5. abolitionist for women rights and alcohol temperance
  6. She was the first African American and native to hold a pilot license
  7. professional basket player that plays for the Los Angeles lakers
  8. she was a American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee
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  1. Professional boxer known as the greatest boxer of all time
  2. first African American baseball professional who played in the major league for Brooklyn dodgers
  3. Professional basketball player that had the numbers 8 and 24
  4. Brazilian soccer player that won 3 world cups and passed in December 29,2022
  5. Known abolitionist during civil rights and also fought for women rights
  6. She is known for her boycott on the Montgomery Bus during the civil rights movement
  7. American track athlete that won 4 gold medals at the Olympic games

15 Clues: abolitionist for women rights and alcohol temperance • She was the first child to go to a only all white school • Professional boxer known as the greatest boxer of all time • Professional basketball player that had the numbers 8 and 24 • professional basket player that plays for the Los Angeles lakers • ...

Black History 2021-11-05

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Break apart
  2. "But one hundred years later..." (261)
  3. "I have a dream..." (263-264)
  4. Unjust treatment
  5. 20 years
  6. separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups
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  1. On August 26th 1925 a new law banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in certain voting jurisdictions
  2. State laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. Discrimination against a person because of their looks
  4. Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. Between 1954 and 1968 African Americans and their associates in the United States battled to eliminate legalized racial discrimination
  6. On May 4th 1961 seven Black and six white activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C.
  7. On March 7th 1965, a movement happened in Alabama 600 peaceful demonstrators participated in the Selma to Montgomery march to protest the killing of Black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
  8. Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech
  9. February 1st 1960 where 4 college students took a stand against segregation

15 Clues: 20 years • Break apart • Unjust treatment • "I have a dream..." (263-264) • "But one hundred years later..." (261) • Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech • Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Discrimination against a person because of their looks • separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups • ...

black history 2023-02-16

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Made newspapers and magazines
  2. A female retired tennis player
  3. Refused to sit in the back of the bus
  4. king of pop
  5. nickname:Queen bay
  6. Married to will smith
  7. First child to desegregate an all white school
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  1. Was the first to star in their own show
  2. The first african american president
  3. Queen of rock
  4. has become famous for her philanthropic work
  5. A professional black golfer
  6. One of the best nba players of all time
  7. Married to barack obama
  8. The Black Mamba

15 Clues: king of pop • Queen of rock • The Black Mamba • nickname:Queen bay • Married to will smith • Married to barack obama • A professional black golfer • Made newspapers and magazines • A female retired tennis player • The first african american president • Refused to sit in the back of the bus • Was the first to star in their own show • One of the best nba players of all time • ...

black history 2024-02-01

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Province where Viola Desmond became a civil rights icon.
  2. He was the first black astronaut to walk in space
  3. The former name of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival
  4. Canadian sprinter know as the “fastest man alive”
  5. made history as the first black person in the NHL
  6. He was the first Black person to become a Member of Parliament in 1968
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  1. What was the first black newspaper?
  2. started the first legislation in the British colonies to restrict the slave trade
  3. A book of poetry by Canadian poet Cicely Belle Bain discussing Black identity and colonisation
  4. Famous Canadian jazz pianist
  5. the27th Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada.
  6. The author of The Book of Negros
  7. Leader of the underground railroad
  8. The winner of the 2011 Scotiabank Giller prize for the book Halfblood Blues
  9. A Canadian singer from Toronto who was nominated for best R/B/soul recording in 2012 Juno award.

15 Clues: Famous Canadian jazz pianist • The author of The Book of Negros • Leader of the underground railroad • What was the first black newspaper? • He was the first black astronaut to walk in space • The former name of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival • Canadian sprinter know as the “fastest man alive” • made history as the first black person in the NHL • ...

black history 2013-02-28

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. the oldest black judge
  2. he worked on bell labs
  3. fist black to go to space
  4. made the refrigrator
  5. a nurse in flordia and worked at a hospital for 20 years
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  1. first black to do college sports
  2. teached him self science
  3. the black male who won 3 track and feild metal
  4. a singer song writer
  5. a person who made the strong box
  6. a blac male who joined the cattle drive
  7. made a book called social affair
  8. the youngest black judge
  9. a pioneer in the genre soul music in the 1950s
  10. made a book called make it last forever

15 Clues: a singer song writer • made the refrigrator • the oldest black judge • he worked on bell labs • teached him self science • the youngest black judge • fist black to go to space • first black to do college sports • a person who made the strong box • made a book called social affair • a blac male who joined the cattle drive • made a book called make it last forever • ...

Black History 2018-03-06

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. system of owning slaves
  2. walk
  3. armed conflict between two nations
  4. freeing from slavery
  5. just behavior or treatment
  6. together
  7. rights the rights of citizens
  8. ending
  9. moral or legal permission
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  1. set apart
  2. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment
  3. freedom from disturbance
  4. to withdraw from commercial or social relations
  5. being treated the same
  6. prejudice

15 Clues: walk • ending • together • set apart • prejudice • freeing from slavery • being treated the same • system of owning slaves • freedom from disturbance • moral or legal permission • just behavior or treatment • rights the rights of citizens • armed conflict between two nations • prolonged cruel or unjust treatment • to withdraw from commercial or social relations

black history 2023-02-16

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Made newspapers and magazines
  2. A female retired tennis player
  3. Refused to sit in the back of the bus
  4. king of pop
  5. nickname:Queen bay
  6. Married to will smith
  7. First child to desegregate an all white school
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  1. Was the first to star in their own show
  2. The first african american president
  3. Queen of rock
  4. has become famous for her philanthropic work
  5. A professional black golfer
  6. One of the best nba players of all time
  7. Married to barack obama
  8. The Black Mamba

15 Clues: king of pop • Queen of rock • The Black Mamba • nickname:Queen bay • Married to will smith • Married to barack obama • A professional black golfer • Made newspapers and magazines • A female retired tennis player • The first african american president • Refused to sit in the back of the bus • Was the first to star in their own show • One of the best nba players of all time • ...

Black History 2021-11-05

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. "I have a dream..." (263-264)
  2. Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  3. Between 1954 and 1968 African Americans and their associates in the United States battled to eliminate legalized racial discrimination
  4. "But one hundred years later..." (261)
  5. Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech
  6. Unjust treatment
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  1. On May 4th 1961 seven Black and six white activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C.
  2. February 1st 1960 where 4 college students took a stand against segregation
  3. separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups
  4. Discrimination against a person because of their looks
  5. On March 7th 1965, a movement happened in Alabama 600 peaceful demonstrators participated in the Selma to Montgomery march to protest the killing of Black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
  6. 20 years
  7. State laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  8. Break apart
  9. RightsActof1965 On August 26th 1925 a new law banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in certain voting jurisdictions

15 Clues: 20 years • Break apart • Unjust treatment • "I have a dream..." (263-264) • "But one hundred years later..." (261) • Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech • Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Discrimination against a person because of their looks • separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups • ...

Black History 2021-11-05

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Break apart
  2. "But one hundred years later..." (261)
  3. "I have a dream..." (263-264)
  4. Unjust treatment
  5. 20 years
  6. separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups
Down
  1. On August 26th 1925 a new law banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in certain voting jurisdictions
  2. State laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. Discrimination against a person because of their looks
  4. Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. Between 1954 and 1968 African Americans and their associates in the United States battled to eliminate legalized racial discrimination
  6. On May 4th 1961 seven Black and six white activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C.
  7. On March 7th 1965, a movement happened in Alabama 600 peaceful demonstrators participated in the Selma to Montgomery march to protest the killing of Black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
  8. Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech
  9. February 1st 1960 where 4 college students took a stand against segregation

15 Clues: 20 years • Break apart • Unjust treatment • "I have a dream..." (263-264) • "But one hundred years later..." (261) • Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech • Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Discrimination against a person because of their looks • separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups • ...

February Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-14

February Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Wondrium Fundamental
  2. Medical Concierge service
  3. Lunch'N' Learn Series
  4. Wellness
  5. Wondrium-sponsored charitable organization
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  1. February History Month
  2. 22 years at Wondrium
  3. DE&I Companywide Survey
  4. Office Cleanout Project
  5. February 1st

10 Clues: Wellness • February 1st • 22 years at Wondrium • Wondrium Fundamental • Lunch'N' Learn Series • February History Month • DE&I Companywide Survey • Office Cleanout Project • Medical Concierge service • Wondrium-sponsored charitable organization

February & Valentine's fun 2026-02-03

February & Valentine's fun crossword puzzle
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  1. Nascar Race that takes place 2x a year
  2. Cacao treat originating from Mexico 4,000 years ago
  3. Muscular blood pumping organ
  4. Maker of soap and chocolate
  5. Kristine's favorite color
  6. What is our biggest event for the month?
  7. Which GS rep celebrates their birthday this month
  8. Pastel colored ____ hearts with little love messages on them
  9. Jason Voohries favorite day this month
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  1. A day centered on celebrating female friendships
  2. Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in this rom com sharing 50 First
  3. Ashley just celebrated what number work anniversary
  4. This tarot card symbolizes love and harmony in relationships
  5. 2015 Hit song by the Chainsmokers
  6. Name of the weather forecasting groundhog
  7. Who founded Black History Month
  8. This day occurs once every 4 years in February
  9. When the moon hits your eye, like a big pizza pie, that's

18 Clues: Kristine's favorite color • Maker of soap and chocolate • Muscular blood pumping organ • Who founded Black History Month • 2015 Hit song by the Chainsmokers • Nascar Race that takes place 2x a year • Jason Voohries favorite day this month • What is our biggest event for the month? • Name of the weather forecasting groundhog • This day occurs once every 4 years in February • ...

Black History 2018-02-14

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Montgomery Bus Boycott
  2. first black woman in space
  3. studied human blood/plasma
  4. cofounder of NAACP
  5. First black major league baseball player
  6. hair care products
  7. first black men's tennis champion
  8. "Moses of her People"
  9. first black US Secretary of State
  10. first to reach the North Pole
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  1. Isabella Baumfree
  2. 6 year old Frantz Elementary
  3. "Queen of Soul"
  4. "The Black Edison"
  5. 4 gold medals 1936 Olympics

15 Clues: "Queen of Soul" • Isabella Baumfree • "The Black Edison" • cofounder of NAACP • hair care products • "Moses of her People" • Montgomery Bus Boycott • first black woman in space • studied human blood/plasma • 4 gold medals 1936 Olympics • 6 year old Frantz Elementary • first to reach the North Pole • first black men's tennis champion • first black US Secretary of State • ...

Black History 2019-02-09

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. Whose proposal that congress consider civil rights legislation culminated in the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
  2. Who is considered the "Father of Black History"?
  3. Who became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University?
  4. Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
  5. Who was the only African American among the original NAACP executives?
  6. Who signed the Emancipation Act?
  7. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
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  1. Who broke three track and field World Records in 45 minutes at Ohio State?
  2. Where was the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter?
  3. What was the first African American owned and operated newspaper?
  4. With the 15th Amendment ratification in 1870, What did African Americans gain in the United States?
  5. Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator?
  6. Who was the first African American to perform at the White House?
  7. Who was the first African American to serve as a US Supreme Court Justice?
  8. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

15 Clues: Who signed the Emancipation Act? • Who is considered the "Father of Black History"? • Where was the first sit-in at a segregated lunch counter? • Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award? • Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner? • Who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Senator? • ...

black history 2023-02-16

black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Made newspapers and magazines
  2. A female retired tennis player
  3. Refused to sit in the back of the bus
  4. king of pop
  5. nickname:Queen bay
  6. Married to will smith
  7. First child to desegregate an all white school
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  1. Was the first to star in their own show
  2. The first african american president
  3. Queen of rock
  4. has become famous for her philanthropic work
  5. A professional black golfer
  6. One of the best nba players of all time
  7. Married to barack obama
  8. The Black Mamba

15 Clues: king of pop • Queen of rock • The Black Mamba • nickname:Queen bay • Married to will smith • Married to barack obama • A professional black golfer • Made newspapers and magazines • A female retired tennis player • The first african american president • Refused to sit in the back of the bus • Was the first to star in their own show • One of the best nba players of all time • ...

Black History 2024-02-26

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time
  2. was a sociologist, historian, author, activist, and editor who lived in the United States. During the first half of the 20th century, he was the most significant Black protest leader in the country. He participated in the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909 and served as editor of The Crisis, the NAACP’s magazine, from 1910 until 1934. His collection of essays The Souls of Black Folk (1903) is considered a landmark of African American culture.
  3. was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president.
  4. was a black nationalist and the first black president of South Africa. His discussions with South African President F.W. de Klerk in the early 1990s contributed to the peaceful conclusion of the nation’s apartheid system of racial segregation. Mandela and de Klerk shared the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for their contributions.
  5. is known for his contributions to the American civil rights movement in the 1960s. His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech
  6. is an American rapper, record producer, singer, songwriter, and fashion designer. One of the world's best-selling music artists with 160 million records sold, his best known album is titled Graduation
  7. Called "the mother of the civil rights movement," she invigorated the struggle for racial equality when she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala
  8. Born into slavery, he overcame many barriers that were blocking him from getting an education. After his family gained freedom through the Emancipation Proclamation, there were no schools in his area. However, he didn’t let that stop him. Instead, he walked 500 miles to enroll in school at the Hampton Institute
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  1. As a player for the Brooklyn Dodgers,he was the first African American professional baseball player in U.S. Major League Baseball. After he retired, he was dedicated to civil rights activism and worked to raise money for both the NAACP and SCLC.
  2. was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
  3. was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad
  4. made history by becoming the first African American student to attend an elementary school in the South. Bridges never skipped a day of school despite harassment and prejudice.
  5. was 25 years old when he marched across the bridge in support of Black people’s pursuit of equal voting rights, he experienced racial prejudice while growing up in the southern part of the country where black people were not treated equally to white people. He participated in the civil rights movement, marching alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. against injustice and putting his life in danger for equality
  6. was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
  7. was the first Black woman to be elected to Congress during the racially tense decade of the late 1960s. She served as the 12th District representative for New York from 1969 to 1983, and in 1972. She made political history by running for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.

15 Clues: was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad • was the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president. • was an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement • ...

Black History 2021-11-05

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "I have a dream..." (263-264)
  2. Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  3. Between 1954 and 1968 African Americans and their associates in the United States battled to eliminate legalized racial discrimination
  4. "But one hundred years later..." (261)
  5. Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech
  6. Unjust treatment
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  1. On May 4th 1961 seven Black and six white activists mounted a Greyhound bus in Washington, D.C.
  2. February 1st 1960 where 4 college students took a stand against segregation
  3. separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups
  4. Discrimination against a person because of their looks
  5. On March 7th 1965, a movement happened in Alabama 600 peaceful demonstrators participated in the Selma to Montgomery march to protest the killing of Black civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson
  6. 20 years
  7. State laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  8. Break apart
  9. RightsActof1965 On August 26th 1925 a new law banned all voter literacy tests and provided federal examiners in certain voting jurisdictions

15 Clues: 20 years • Break apart • Unjust treatment • "I have a dream..." (263-264) • "But one hundred years later..." (261) • Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech • Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott • Discrimination against a person because of their looks • separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups • ...

OCR Team Trivia II 2026-02-03

OCR Team Trivia II crossword puzzle
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  1. Years of Black History Month
  2. 2016 Song by Beyonce
  3. Has a house over on Dale Street
  4. Played by Halle Bailey to much backlash
  5. Current Boston Poet Laureate
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  1. black owned bookstore, our neighbor!
  2. developed the concept of intersectionality,
  3. Not a movie about Vampires
  4. Black Wall Street
  5. Nobel prize winning author said “the function of freedom is to free someone else”

10 Clues: Black Wall Street • 2016 Song by Beyonce • Not a movie about Vampires • Years of Black History Month • Current Boston Poet Laureate • Has a house over on Dale Street • black owned bookstore, our neighbor! • Played by Halle Bailey to much backlash • developed the concept of intersectionality, • Nobel prize winning author said “the function of freedom is to free someone else”

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

19 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 • ...

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

19 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 • First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice • First African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice • ...

NHS: Black History Month Spotlight 2021-02-24

NHS: Black History Month Spotlight crossword puzzle
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  1. one of the "Big Six"
  2. Endeavored to be out of this world
  3. unbought and unbossed in 72
  4. self-taught reading and writing
  5. Underground Railroad "conductor"
  6. saved Meriwether Lewis from a bear
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  1. published book, "I, too" in 1926
  2. made a fortune in the Gold Rush
  3. brilliant but kinda nuts
  4. a first in Montana and the US
  5. won an Olympic gold medal in 1960
  6. started a steamship company
  7. book became a famous TV miniseries

13 Clues: one of the "Big Six" • brilliant but kinda nuts • started a steamship company • unbought and unbossed in 72 • a first in Montana and the US • made a fortune in the Gold Rush • self-taught reading and writing • published book, "I, too" in 1926 • Underground Railroad "conductor" • won an Olympic gold medal in 1960 • Endeavored to be out of this world • ...

Black History Month Trivia Crossword 2020-02-24

Black History Month Trivia Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. is the founder of BET?
  2. to his great record sales, Capitol Records' success during the 1950s became knows as "the house that Nat built"
  3. person invented the gas mask
  4. scientist and mathematician who helped to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C.
  5. and activist originally devised the idea for 'We Are the World", a single that he hopes would raise money for famine relief in Africa
  6. became the first female African Americans neurosurgeon in the United States
  7. did the first African slaves arrive in America?
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  1. was the first black show on Disney Channel?
  2. of the founders of the Black Panthers
  3. created Hit the Quan?
  4. Seale/Second founder of the Black Panthers
  5. wrote the book "Roots"?
  6. The first African American man to hold the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title in 1908

13 Clues: created Hit the Quan? • is the founder of BET? • wrote the book "Roots"? • person invented the gas mask • of the founders of the Black Panthers • Seale/Second founder of the Black Panthers • was the first black show on Disney Channel? • did the first African slaves arrive in America? • became the first female African Americans neurosurgeon in the United States • ...

Black History Month criss-cross puzzle 2023-03-02

Black History Month criss-cross puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Ruby's surname
  2. color of the KKK robe
  3. Black History Month
  4. shape of the KKK hat
  5. state where MLK was born
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  1. where Ruby's school is
  2. "I have a ..."
  3. firstname of a former slave
  4. surname of first black President of the USA

9 Clues: Ruby's surname • "I have a ..." • Black History Month • shape of the KKK hat • color of the KKK robe • where Ruby's school is • state where MLK was born • firstname of a former slave • surname of first black President of the USA

Black History Month -- Essential Inventions 2023-09-21

Black History Month -- Essential Inventions crossword puzzle
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  1. Pioneer of the mass production and reduced cost of shoes
  2. Partial inventor of the IBM personal computer
  3. Invented the Super Soaker
  4. New York DJ that pioneered the use of the turntable
  5. African American surgeon and researcher who pioneered in the field of blood transfusions, blood storage and created the first blood banks.
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  1. Patented a new filament for bulbs greatly extending their lifespans beyond that of
  2. Invented the UV spectrograph, used by NASA in the Apollo 16
  3. First black person to successfully file a patent, for a progenitor to the modern dry cleaner
  4. Invented a new surgical technique for cataract surgery
  5. Invented the automatic gear shift, car wash, and transmission
  6. Invented the gas mask and three-way traffic light, with only an elementary education
  7. Pioneered research into alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes
  8. First black self-made millionaire

13 Clues: Invented the Super Soaker • First black self-made millionaire • Partial inventor of the IBM personal computer • New York DJ that pioneered the use of the turntable • Invented a new surgical technique for cataract surgery • Pioneer of the mass production and reduced cost of shoes • Invented the UV spectrograph, used by NASA in the Apollo 16 • ...

Black History Month: Civil Rights 2023-01-26

Black History Month: Civil Rights crossword puzzle
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  1. second largest Black(Afro) population in South America
  2. this country colonized the majority of South America and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean
  3. a month set aside to honor the contributions of Black people to the world
  4. the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons
  5. mass dispersion of peoples from Africa during the Transatlantic Slave Trade
  6. the sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the West Indies
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  1. system to classify all of the Americas' various races and racial combinations
  2. Persons of the first generation of a Spanish and Black/African ancestry
  3. guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of race, religion
  4. action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area
  5. first free Black town in the Americas
  6. Colombia's first Black female vice president
  7. refers to people from Latin American countries with African ancestry

13 Clues: first free Black town in the Americas • Colombia's first Black female vice president • second largest Black(Afro) population in South America • the capturing, selling, and buying of enslaved persons • refers to people from Latin American countries with African ancestry • Persons of the first generation of a Spanish and Black/African ancestry • ...

Celebrate Black History Month Crosssword 2026-02-06

Celebrate Black History Month Crosssword crossword puzzle
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  1. ___Jamison, was the first Black woman astronaut who inspired STEM education
  2. Sarah ___invented the ironing board
  3. ___ Scott, was the first enslaved person to sue for his freedom.
  4. Famous speech by Dr. Martin Luther King
  5. King of Pop
  6. ___ Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress.
  7. ___Freeman was the first Black woman to sue for her freedom.
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  1. First Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco
  2. Carter G ___ founded Black History Week in 1926
  3. Rapper's ___First commercially successful rap record
  4. Founder of Famous Amos Cookies
  5. In 1916 ____ Ball invents the first successful treatment for leprosy.
  6. Dr.___Lee Crumpler was the First Black woman to earn a medical degree in the US

13 Clues: King of Pop • Founder of Famous Amos Cookies • Sarah ___invented the ironing board • Famous speech by Dr. Martin Luther King • Carter G ___ founded Black History Week in 1926 • ___ Lowe designed Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress. • Rapper's ___First commercially successful rap record • First Black female cable car conductor in San Francisco • ...

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. • ...

- 2022-03-01

- crossword puzzle
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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 • ...

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

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 • ...

Recharge Wednesday-Black History Month 2026-02-25

Recharge Wednesday-Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The first African American woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  2. Her cancer cells are the source of the first immortalized human cell line
  3. The first African American man to win Wimbledon
  4. She was the first African American to publish a book of poetry in the US
  5. She revolutionized new music releases on Fridays
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  1. This color represents growth in Black History Month
  2. The first African American man to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice
  3. Diana Ross played this character alongside Michael Jackson in a 1978 film
  4. Eddie Murphy played this crown prince in Coming to America
  5. This neighborhood went through a renaissance in the 1920s
  6. This library was named after an Afro-Puerto Rican scholar
  7. The most successful slave revolt took place in this country
  8. The first historically Black college for women

13 Clues: The first historically Black college for women • The first African American man to win Wimbledon • She revolutionized new music releases on Fridays • This color represents growth in Black History Month • This neighborhood went through a renaissance in the 1920s • This library was named after an Afro-Puerto Rican scholar • ...

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 • ...

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. • ...

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

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 • ...

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 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 • ...

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

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD 2026-02-22

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. Kamala Harris
  2. Langston Hughes was a well-known ____ of the Harlem Renaissance:
  3. ______ Van Brittan Brown was the inventor of the first home security system
  4. Rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat: Rosa Parks
  5. speaker at the 1963 March on Washington: Martin Luther King Jr.
  6. _______ Tubman was the lead conductor of the Underground Railroad.
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  1. Thurgood Marshall – First Black U.S. Supreme Court _______.
  2. Barack Obama was the first black U.S. _________.
  3. Aretha Franklin is known as the ______ of Soul.

9 Clues: Kamala Harris • Aretha Franklin is known as the ______ of Soul. • Barack Obama was the first black U.S. _________. • Thurgood Marshall – First Black U.S. Supreme Court _______. • Rights icon who refused to give up her bus seat: Rosa Parks • speaker at the 1963 March on Washington: Martin Luther King Jr. • ...

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 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 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
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  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 2026-01-15

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. HBCU in Virginia, founded in 1866
  2. Day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas in 1865
  3. "A prestigious historically Black university located in Washington, D.C.
  4. Historically Black Women's college in Atlanta,Georgia
  5. Amendment that abolished slavery
  6. "Woman who refused to give up her seat
  7. 1963 march for voting rights , crossing of Edmund Pettus Bridge
  8. Ancient Egyptian term for the land of Egypt
  9. Cultural, Social, and artistic explosion of Black culture during the 1920's
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  1. Famous historically Black college for men in Atlanta
  2. King jr. Leader of Civil Rights Movement, Known for
  3. Leader of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia
  4. This HBCU in Atlanta has a legacy Connected to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
  5. Founded in 1966 to Combat police brutality and promote Black power"

14 Clues: Amendment that abolished slavery • HBCU in Virginia, founded in 1866 • "Woman who refused to give up her seat • Ancient Egyptian term for the land of Egypt • Leader of the 1831 slave rebellion in Virginia • Famous historically Black college for men in Atlanta • King jr. Leader of Civil Rights Movement, Known for • Historically Black Women's college in Atlanta,Georgia • ...

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
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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
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 2026-01-27

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first Black dispatcher (7)
  2. first Black male flight attendant (7)
  3. first Black female flight attendant (6)
  4. first Business Resource Group (4)
  5. engineer who pioneered digital aircraft design (10)
  6. all-Black, all-women Delta flight deck captain (7)
  7. aviators whose success integrated aviation (8
Down
  1. Court plaintiff who opened airline cockpits (5)
  2. first Black pilot (6)
  3. first Black female pilot (6)
  4. AIRMEN-– WWII pioneers who advanced aviation integration
  5. African American woman pilot (7)
  6. first Black AMT hired in 1942 (7)
  7. Delta partnered with beginning in 1976 (4)

14 Clues: first Black pilot (6) • first Black dispatcher (7) • first Black female pilot (6) • African American woman pilot (7) • first Black AMT hired in 1942 (7) • first Business Resource Group (4) • first Black male flight attendant (7) • first Black female flight attendant (6) • Delta partnered with beginning in 1976 (4) • aviators whose success integrated aviation (8 • ...

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
Down
  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 ___
Down
  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 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).
Down
  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
Across
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Crossword puzzle 2026-02-03

Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. [BHM] Supreme Court case that ended school segregation
  2. [BHM] 1st African American President
  3. [BHM] Movement that fought for equal rights
  4. [BHM] First African American female self-made millionaire
  5. [BHM] Woman that refused to give up her bus seat
  6. [V-DAY] A very strong feeling of affection
  7. [V-DAY] A shade of color strongly associated with passion
  8. [BHM] Civil Rights Organization founded in 1909
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  1. [BHM] Historically Black colleges
  2. [BHM] Underground network that helped enslaved people escape
  3. [V-DAY] The most common flavor of candy in a heart-shaped box
  4. [V-DAY] What Cupid shoots from his bow
  5. [V-DAY] Having a pleasant taste like sugar
  6. [BHM] Civil Rights leader that gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
  7. [BHM] The month officially designated as Black History Month
  8. [V-DAY] A color made by mixing red and white

16 Clues: [BHM] Historically Black colleges • [BHM] 1st African American President • [V-DAY] What Cupid shoots from his bow • [V-DAY] Having a pleasant taste like sugar • [V-DAY] A very strong feeling of affection • [BHM] Movement that fought for equal rights • [V-DAY] A color made by mixing red and white • [BHM] Civil Rights Organization founded in 1909 • ...

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 2023-01-27

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  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"
Down
  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 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
Down
  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 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
Down
  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
Across
  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

Black History Month crossword 2026-01-14

Black History Month crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. NASA mathematician whose orbital mechanics calculations were vital for U.S. spaceflights
  2. invented the first traffic light
  3. first African American arrested for refusing to give her bus seat months before Rosa Parks
  4. first African American to win an Oscar
  5. first African American woman to travel to space
Down
  1. first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry
  2. first African American supreme court justice
  3. broke the MLB color barrier
  4. the first African American student to graduate from Harvard university

9 Clues: broke the MLB color barrier • invented the first traffic light • first African American to win an Oscar • first African American supreme court justice • first African American woman to travel to space • first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry • the first African American student to graduate from Harvard university • ...

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
Down
  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

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? • ...

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.
Down
  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 • ...

Talent Crossword 2023-12-01

Talent Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

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
Down
  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 • ...

Celebration 2022-02-10

Celebration crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Historical Figures 2026-02-02

Historical Figures crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Journalist and co-founder of the NAACP
  2. Historian who originated Black History Month in 1926
  3. African American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion
  4. NASA's first Black women engineer
  5. She was the first African American women to travel to space
  6. Inventor of the electric railway and an electric roller coaster called the Figure Eight
Down
  1. First Black woman elected to the US congress and the first Black woman to run for president of the US
  2. He was the first African-American astronaut in space
  3. She is known for developing the mathematical model for the Global Positioning System (GPS)
  4. February was the month chosen due to the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and this historical figure
  5. Leader who started the Civil Rights movement
  6. NASA mathematician who calculated orbital mechanics for John Glenn's orbit

12 Clues: NASA's first Black women engineer • Journalist and co-founder of the NAACP • Leader who started the Civil Rights movement • He was the first African-American astronaut in space • Historian who originated Black History Month in 1926 • She was the first African American women to travel to space • ...

Black History Facts 2025-01-12

Black History Facts crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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 • ...

Months and Colors Vocabulary 2012-08-30

Months and Colors Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  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
Down
  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
Across
  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)
Down
  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) • ...

BHM crossword 2024-02-16

BHM crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  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 • ...