black history month Crossword Puzzles
Famous Firsts - Black History Month 2022-02-23
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- Jackie Robinson was the first African American Major League ________ player.
- Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated _________
- Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become an ___________.
- The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, became the first African-American to win a _______ award.
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- George Edwin Taylor was the first person to run for_______, while Barack Obama was first person to hold the title.
- Madam C.J. Walker was an African American entrepreneur cited as the first female self-made __________ in America.
- In 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the _(three words)_ Hall of Fame.
- In 1920 Fritz Pollard became the first African-American to play in the National ________ League during its formative years.
- The Lincoln Motion Picture Company in Omaha, Nebraska is considered the first African-American _____ production company in the country.
9 Clues: Jackie Robinson was the first African American Major League ________ player. • Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated _________ • Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr. was the first African American to become an ___________. • The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, became the first African-American to win a _______ award. • ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VOC TEST 2022-03-02
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- Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters)
- Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters)
- US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters)
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- Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters)
- Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters)
- Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters)
- US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters)
- Desert for opponent (6 letters)
- Traduction de accablé, submergé, boulversé (11 letters)
9 Clues: Desert for opponent (6 letters) • US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters) • Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters) • Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters) • Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters) • Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters) • Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters) • US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters) • ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VOC TEST 2022-03-02
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- US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters)
- Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters)
- Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters)
- Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters)
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- Desert for opponent (6 letters)
- Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters)
- Traduction de accablé, submergé, boulversé (11 letters)
- Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters)
- US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters)
9 Clues: Desert for opponent (6 letters) • US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters) • Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters) • Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters) • Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters) • Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters) • Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters) • US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters) • ...
Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-25
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- He was one of the best-known Black scholars and educators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and led the first data-driven sociological studies of Black social issues and experiences. He was also a prominent author and civil-rights activist and became one of the founders of the NAACP.
- After escaping slavery herself, this woman was often called Moses because she helped to rescue approximately 70 other enslaved people.
- This 1912 Harvard graduate is often referred to as the “father of Black history.”
- This famous Black woman sang “Mississippi Goddam” (released 1964).
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- In 2015, she became the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre.
- He escaped slavery to become a prominent activist, author, abolitionist, and public speaker. His first book is believed to be one of the most famous narratives written by an enslaved person.
- She refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955. Her actions against racial segregation helped start the civil-rights movement.
- This renowned singer and jazz pianist was the first Black American to host a TV show on NBC.
- At age 6, she was the first Black child to integrate an all-white school in the South. She was escorted every day by four federal marshals and ate lunch alone — but never missed a day of school during the 1960-61 academic year.
9 Clues: This famous Black woman sang “Mississippi Goddam” (released 1964). • This 1912 Harvard graduate is often referred to as the “father of Black history.” • This renowned singer and jazz pianist was the first Black American to host a TV show on NBC. • In 2015, she became the first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. • ...
Black History Month (last names) 2025-02-27
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- The first African American president of the United States
- Famous abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a leading speaker and writer.
- The first African American woman in space.
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- Refused to give up her seat on a bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
- The first African American Supreme Court Justice.
- Track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.
- Author of "The Souls of Black Folk" and a founder of the NAACP.
- Leader of the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
- Civil rights leader known for his "I Have a Dream" speech.
9 Clues: The first African American woman in space. • The first African American Supreme Court Justice. • The first African American president of the United States • Civil rights leader known for his "I Have a Dream" speech. • Author of "The Souls of Black Folk" and a founder of the NAACP. • Track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. • ...
Autumn Vibes 2023-11-01
9 Clues: Black history month • the weather in autumn • When does Autumn start • we wear it to keep warm • What falls from the trees • A delicious crunchy red fruit • A holiday in October for fancy dress • What do we carve to make a jack-o-lantern • something we have less of, making it darker earlier
Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-10
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- Music genre developed from the genres of ragtime and blues
- The first state in the United States to have a Black US Senator
- Agricultural scientist born in Missouri
- first all-Black Californian township
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- Held the World Heavyweight Champion boxing title for seven years in the early 20th century; big influence to Muhammad Ali
- Benjamin Banneker played a large role in the creation of the blueprints of this American city
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won eight Grammy's
- The great-uncle of Langston Hughes who was the first Black man to become a lawyer
- Philanthropist who became one of the first Black millionaires
9 Clues: first all-Black Californian township • Agricultural scientist born in Missouri • Music genre developed from the genres of ragtime and blues • Philanthropist who became one of the first Black millionaires • The first state in the United States to have a Black US Senator • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has won eight Grammy's • ...
Black History Month Cross Word 2024-02-08
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- Daniel Hale Williams was the first ever to complete what type of surgery in 1893?
- This agricultural scientist (last name)is credited with many discoveries and inventions including crop rotation, and served as Director of Agriculture at Tuskegee Institute. He also invented more than 300 peanut products.
- This Texas composer (last name) is known as the "King of Ragtime"
- Who wrote those quote (last name) "If you're for the right thing, you do it without thinking."
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- This athlete (first name) has won more Grand Slam titles than any other person in the Open Era.
- This Musician (Last name) is known as one of the most skilled guitarists of all time and played a crucial role in the development of rock and roll.
- In 1947 this individual (last name) became the first black athlete to play in the MLB.
- A true multi-talented athlete (last name), this famous Dallas Cowboys running back once danced with the Fort Worth Ballet in 1988.
- This mathematician (Last name) whose calculations of orbital mechanics while working at Nasa lead to putting the first American astronaut in orbit.
9 Clues: This Texas composer (last name) is known as the "King of Ragtime" • Daniel Hale Williams was the first ever to complete what type of surgery in 1893? • In 1947 this individual (last name) became the first black athlete to play in the MLB. • Who wrote those quote (last name) "If you're for the right thing, you do it without thinking." • ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VOC TEST 2022-03-02
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- Desert for opponent (6 letters)
- US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters)
- Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters)
- Traduction de accablé, submergé, boulversé (11 letters)
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- Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters)
- Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters)
- Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters)
- US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters)
- Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters)
9 Clues: Desert for opponent (6 letters) • US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters) • Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters) • Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters) • Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters) • Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters) • Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters) • US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters) • ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VOC TEST 2022-03-02
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- Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters)
- Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters)
- US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters)
- Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters)
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- Traduction de accablé, submergé, boulversé (11 letters)
- Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters)
- US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters)
- Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters)
- Desert for opponent (6 letters)
9 Clues: Desert for opponent (6 letters) • US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters) • Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters) • Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters) • Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters) • Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters) • Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters) • US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters) • ...
African American Herritage Month 2025-02-27
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- war. 1861-1865 war against slavery
- Richard Drew. African-American surgeon and medical researcher that developed large scale blood banks early in Workd War 2
- Lincoln. Led United States in Civil War against the confederate states and enstated Civil Rights.
- Rights Movement. A social movement in the United States to stop legalized segregation and discrimination, which most commonly affected African Americans
- Parks. Civil rights movement activist that is famous for not moving seats on the bus for white people.
- Douglas. Escaped slavery in Maryland in 1838 and gained fame for anti-slavery writings
- Augustus Morgan Sr. An African American inventor of the 3- way traffic light.
- Bridges. She was the first African-American child to attend a formerly whites-only school.
- West. American mathematician who’s work developed the GPS
- Mandela. South African anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa from 1994-1999
- Marshall. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice
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- Baraka. African American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays and music criticism
- X. Advocated for black empowerment and civil rights activist
- Angelou. Poet and civil rights activist
- Washington Cove. African-American agricultural scientist
- History Month. Every February since 1976.
- Railroad. Network of secret paths and ways for slaves to escape to the northern states
- Anita Chisholm. The first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
- Luther King Jr. Most prominent leader in civil rights movement using nonviolent techniques
- G Woodson. In 1926 he created Negro History Week in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
20 Clues: History Month. Every February since 1976. • war. 1861-1865 war against slavery • Angelou. Poet and civil rights activist • Washington Cove. African-American agricultural scientist • West. American mathematician who’s work developed the GPS • ...
Surprise Scoop 2 2023-02-09
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- Online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017
- A popular tea-based drink that features small tapioca pearls
- Popular chain restaurant that serves burgers with fries that can be ordered "Animal Style"
- The mascot of Arizona State University
- 2023 Winner of the Grammy's Album of the Year
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- American electric car that is known for its futuristic features and the "T" logo
- The most popular form of cryptocurrency at the moment
- SZA's new album
- The Eagles are playing the ______ in the Super Bowl
- The month in which Black History Month is celebrated
- Arizona's NHL hockey team
11 Clues: SZA's new album • Arizona's NHL hockey team • The mascot of Arizona State University • 2023 Winner of the Grammy's Album of the Year • The Eagles are playing the ______ in the Super Bowl • The month in which Black History Month is celebrated • The most popular form of cryptocurrency at the moment • A popular tea-based drink that features small tapioca pearls • ...
Avery & Benjamin 2024-07-31
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- How tall is the groom?
- How does the couple like their coffee?
- Where did the couple meet?
- Where is the couple going on their honeymoon?
- What year did the couple start dating?
- What was the first restaurant the couple ate at together?
- What is their favorite tv show?
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- What Ben's favorite sports team?
- What subject does the groom teach?
- What is the brides favorite ice cream flavor?
- What is the best man's name?
- What holiday is Ben's birthday on?
- What month did Ben propose?
- What is the groom's favorite food?
- What is Avery's maiden name?
15 Clues: How tall is the groom? • Where did the couple meet? • What month did Ben propose? • What is the best man's name? • What is Avery's maiden name? • What is their favorite tv show? • What Ben's favorite sports team? • What subject does the groom teach? • What holiday is Ben's birthday on? • What is the groom's favorite food? • How does the couple like their coffee? • ...
Black History 2016-02-29
10 Clues: 44th President • Jazz Trumpeter • American Band Leader • American Blues Singer • Advisor to US Presidents • Marguerite Annie Johnson • American Baptist Minister • Mother of the Freedom Movement • Leader of the Niagara Movement • Recipient of 53 honorary degrees
Black History 2016-02-26
10 Clues: Gates: doctor • Angelou: poet • Ellington: pianist • Parks: boycotted busses • duBois: believed in equality • Armstrong: trumbonist/singer • Luther: motivational speaker • Smith: she was a blues singer • T: believed in vocational rights • Obama: first African American president
Black History 2022-02-08
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- Michael Jacksons most famous video
- Led people to the underground railroad
- Civil Rights activist
- Won 5 Grammys in one year
- Who invented peanut butter
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- What group did Beyonce leave
- Scores the most points in a game
- Celebrity that recently announced having a baby
- Who said I Have A Dream
- Who was the 44th American President
10 Clues: Civil Rights activist • Who said I Have A Dream • Won 5 Grammys in one year • Who invented peanut butter • What group did Beyonce leave • Scores the most points in a game • Michael Jacksons most famous video • Who was the 44th American President • Led people to the underground railroad • Celebrity that recently announced having a baby
Black History 2022-01-21
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- Jackie Robinson of "golf"
- calculated path for 1961 Space Flight
- have a coin in honor of her
- first black queen of Britain
- first animator at Disney
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- 1st black school in Houston
- curator of Black literature
- inented the Laserphaco Probe
- first woman to run a baseball team
- computers are based upon his patent
10 Clues: first animator at Disney • Jackie Robinson of "golf" • 1st black school in Houston • curator of Black literature • have a coin in honor of her • inented the Laserphaco Probe • first black queen of Britain • first woman to run a baseball team • computers are based upon his patent • calculated path for 1961 Space Flight
French Vocab 2022-12-01
Black History 2019-02-07
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- Lack of fairness
- The fact of being set free from legal and social
- Against one thing, person, or group compared with another
- The property that is an inheritance
- A people who live in Africa
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- Dislike of people from other countries
- the action of showing the truth of something by giving proof
- Freedom from disturbance
- An amount of money or property left someone in a will
- The power or the right to act
10 Clues: Lack of fairness • Freedom from disturbance • A people who live in Africa • The power or the right to act • The property that is an inheritance • Dislike of people from other countries • The fact of being set free from legal and social • An amount of money or property left someone in a will • Against one thing, person, or group compared with another • ...
Black History 2023-03-03
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- a person who reports new
- A lawyer
- the first NFL head coach
- one of the best professional cyclist
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- the first black news anchor
- a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- A person who decides the fate of a perpetrator
- a man who does many things like a priest
- someone who rides a bike
- A person who is authorized to do secret rights of religion
10 Clues: A lawyer • a person who reports new • someone who rides a bike • the first NFL head coach • the first black news anchor • one of the best professional cyclist • a man who does many things like a priest • A person who decides the fate of a perpetrator • A person who is authorized to do secret rights of religion • ...
BLACK HISTORY 2017-03-22
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- people who protest to have equal rightswith others.
- she was born the eldest of two children in 1913 was raised on her grandparent's farm in pine level Alabama.
- balck people
- refuse a right that is normal as a sign of protest.
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- synonym for liberty.
- an award MLK received for his action for the civil rights movement.
- state where Martin luther king was born.
- 1st black president of the usa.
- is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others.
- luther king: the leader of civil rights movement who made the speech "I have dream" .
10 Clues: balck people • synonym for liberty. • 1st black president of the usa. • state where Martin luther king was born. • people who protest to have equal rightswith others. • refuse a right that is normal as a sign of protest. • is the belief that people of some races are inferior to others. • an award MLK received for his action for the civil rights movement. • ...
Black history 2022-02-21
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- the action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart
- lack of fairness or justice
- when all people have the same rights
- a liking or dislike for one rather than another especially without good reason
- the human race; human beings collectively
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- the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
- the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things
- keep someone in subservience and hardship, especially by the unjust exercise of authority
- deny access to or bar from a place, group, or privilege
- prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group
10 Clues: lack of fairness or justice • when all people have the same rights • the human race; human beings collectively • deny access to or bar from a place, group, or privilege • the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities • a liking or dislike for one rather than another especially without good reason • ...
black history 2017-03-12
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- a program that helps with blacks and there righs
- briges the first black kid to go to a white school
- another word for black person
- when two races is apart
- someone thats not a follower
- another word for young person
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- trade when you sale a slave
- a peaceful thing people do to fight for rights
- a strong word in marrage
- when you have someone work and beaten if bad
10 Clues: when two races is apart • a strong word in marrage • trade when you sale a slave • someone thats not a follower • another word for black person • another word for young person • when you have someone work and beaten if bad • a peaceful thing people do to fight for rights • a program that helps with blacks and there righs • briges the first black kid to go to a white school
Black history 2023-03-29
10 Clues: Banned in 1983 • Demolished in 1970 • promised them land • Provided wakeup calls • Banned form Canada in 1807 • The city Africville was located • The dollar bill Viola Desmond was on • First African Nova Scotian community • Year African nova scotian men could vot • The condition of african nova scotian farmland
Black History 2021-11-05
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- separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups
- State laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- Played a huge part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott
- Unjust treatment
- "I have a dream..." (263-264)
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- "But one hundred years later..." (261)
- Where MLK gave his "I Had a Dream" speech
- Discrimination against a person because of their looks
- 20 years
- Break apart
10 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 2022-10-17
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- A person who fought to end slavery
- equal and social individual opportunities
- Once a slave, then a great abolitionist
- Refused to give up her bus seat
- Historically Black College and University
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- Baptist Minister & Civil Rights Leader
- Freedom, liberation
- 1st African American President of the US
- Celebrates the end of slavery in the US
- A hate group formed to terrorize free slaves
10 Clues: Freedom, liberation • Refused to give up her bus seat • A person who fought to end slavery • Baptist Minister & Civil Rights Leader • Celebrates the end of slavery in the US • Once a slave, then a great abolitionist • 1st African American President of the US • equal and social individual opportunities • Historically Black College and University • ...
Black History 2023-02-10
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- What does BLM stand for?
- What famous civil rights leader went to college at the age of 15?
- Who is the first black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Connecticut and other states passed what law that prohibits discrimination based on hair style and hair texture?
- What state was Rosa Parks in when she refused to give up her seat on the bus?
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- Who recently broke the all-time scoring record in the NBA?
- What Black organization started the Free Breakfast for School Children Program for their black communities?
- Who was the first woman to lead the Union Army during the Civl War?
- How many historically Black Greek Letter organizations are there that make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council?
- Who broke the record for most grammy wins of all time?
10 Clues: What does BLM stand for? • Who broke the record for most grammy wins of all time? • Who recently broke the all-time scoring record in the NBA? • What famous civil rights leader went to college at the age of 15? • Who is the first black woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court? • Who was the first woman to lead the Union Army during the Civl War? • ...
Women's History Month 2021-02-26
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- A Native American woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition across North America.
- First Indian woman to go to space. Flew in 1997 and in 2001 on the Space Shuttle Columbia.
- An 18-year-old climate activist and winner of Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year.
- A popular Hispanic singer known as the “Queen of Tejano” and “Queen of Latin music”.
- The first woman to complete a transatlantic flight.
- Crucial to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. Her work has only been recently recognized after being wrongfully accredited to Watson and Crick.
- First and only queen of the Hawaiian kingdom, ruled for two years between 1891 and 1893.
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- She rescued around 70 enslaved people on the Underground Railroad; nicknamed "Moses" for her brave efforts.
- First Asian American, African American and female to be vice president of the United States.
- A civil rights activist and journalist who started an anti-lynching campaign during the 1890s.
- Her diary, written in hiding, helped historians better understand the Holocaust.
- First Jewish woman and second woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court, fought for gender equality and women’s rights.
- A Pakistani activist for female education and youngest nobel prize laureate.
- First woman of color to be elected to the House of Representatives in 1964, and first asian-american to run for president
- A Mexican artist and feminist icon remembered for her self-portraits and unibrow.
15 Clues: The first woman to complete a transatlantic flight. • A Pakistani activist for female education and youngest nobel prize laureate. • Her diary, written in hiding, helped historians better understand the Holocaust. • A Mexican artist and feminist icon remembered for her self-portraits and unibrow. • ...
women's history month 2023-03-30
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- youngest winner of a nobel peace prize (activist)
- knows why the caged bird sings (poet)
- slouches towards bethlehem (writer)
- not so single single lady(singer)
- was like a diamond in the sky during this year's super bowl(singer)
- its leviOsa not levioSA (actress)
- wants people to "know [her] name" (writer)
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- used to shake it up with bella thorne in 2010 (actress)
- is glad her mom died (actress)
- is workin' 9 to 5 (singer)
- couldn't stop for death (poet)
- (actress) of a movie that won seven Oscars this year
- gives away free cars (talk show host)
- everybody agrees that she's the problem (singer)
- founder of NAACP (journalist)
15 Clues: is workin' 9 to 5 (singer) • founder of NAACP (journalist) • is glad her mom died (actress) • couldn't stop for death (poet) • not so single single lady(singer) • its leviOsa not levioSA (actress) • slouches towards bethlehem (writer) • knows why the caged bird sings (poet) • gives away free cars (talk show host) • wants people to "know [her] name" (writer) • ...
Women's history month 2025-03-12
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- one of the best female basketball coaches before her death
- first female prime minister of Israel
- first and only women to play in NHL
- won 6 Olympic medals in track and field. named greatest female athlete of the 20th century
- she is one of the greatest female tennis player of all time big advocate of female sports
- first female to coach the NBA now WNBA
- one Of the greatest beach volleyball from the USA
- considered the greatest swimmer of all time
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- known as one of the best tennis players in the world
- 4 time all American softball pitcher from Alabama member of USA national team
- plays backet at UCONN, star player
- was the second women and the first Jewish women to serve of the us supreme court
- first female to officiate NBA and WNBA basketball games
- first female to serve on the us supreme court
- best female race car driver of all time
15 Clues: plays backet at UCONN, star player • first and only women to play in NHL • first female prime minister of Israel • first female to coach the NBA now WNBA • best female race car driver of all time • considered the greatest swimmer of all time • first female to serve on the us supreme court • one Of the greatest beach volleyball from the USA • ...
women's history month 2025-03-13
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- Alabama Softball pitch, now plays for team U.S.A
- Founder of Amarican red cross
- One of the greatest female tennis players
- 1st female to serve on the U.S supreme cour
- Known as one of the best tennis players in the world today
- 2nd Women in the 1st jewish women to serve on the US supreme Court.
- Kept a diary documenting her life during world war 2
- One of the best collage basketball players
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- Best female MMA fighter
- 1st female to dunk in the WNBA.
- First female prime minister of Israel
- 1st African American 1st lady of the U.S
- Best female race car driver of all time
- one of the world's most successful ski racers
- One of the best female golfers in the world
15 Clues: Best female MMA fighter • Founder of Amarican red cross • 1st female to dunk in the WNBA. • First female prime minister of Israel • Best female race car driver of all time • 1st African American 1st lady of the U.S • One of the greatest female tennis players • One of the best collage basketball players • 1st female to serve on the U.S supreme cour • ...
WOMENS HISTORY MONTH 2024-03-05
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- First Jewish woman on the Supreme Court
- Fights for girls’ rights to education
- First woman to fly solo across the country
- Physicist and scientist who coined the term “radioactivity”
- Famous for her writing and public speeches about gender and racial discrimination
- Climate change activist
- Mexican painter
- Abolitionist and women’s right activist
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- One of the most famous writers in English literature
- Advocate for healthy habits
- British ethologist known for her research on chimpanzees
- Most decorated American gymnast of all time
- The first woman to be sworn in as Vice President
- Professional women’s tennis player
- First American woman to go to space
15 Clues: Mexican painter • Climate change activist • Advocate for healthy habits • Professional women’s tennis player • First American woman to go to space • Fights for girls’ rights to education • First Jewish woman on the Supreme Court • Abolitionist and women’s right activist • First woman to fly solo across the country • Most decorated American gymnast of all time • ...
Woman's History Month 2022-03-23
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- Stein= known for her modernist writings
- Keller= she lost her eyesight and hearing after an illness
- Earhart= first female to fly solo across the atlantic ocean
- Tubman= she escaped and made missions to rescue atleast 70 slaves
- Harris= vice president of the United States
- Dowager Cixi= held regency during the reign of underage emperors
- helped the Lewis and Clark expedition in achieving their mission objectives at age 16
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- Kahlo= she did many self-portraits
- Huerta most influential labor activists of the 20th century
- B. Anthony= she collected anti-slavery petitions at 17
- Angelou= best known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style
- of Arc= kicked british from France
- Parks= she sat in the front of the bus and wanted equality
- Pankhurst= known for organising the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the right to vote
- Bader Ginsburg= served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993
15 Clues: Kahlo= she did many self-portraits • of Arc= kicked british from France • Stein= known for her modernist writings • Harris= vice president of the United States • B. Anthony= she collected anti-slavery petitions at 17 • Keller= she lost her eyesight and hearing after an illness • Parks= she sat in the front of the bus and wanted equality • ...
womens history month 2024-03-12
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- a formal indication of a choice between two or more candidates or courses of action, expressed typically through a ballot or a show of hands or by voice.
- a written instrument containing the fundamental rules of a political or social organization.
- the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members
- the belief in social, economic, and political equality of the sexes
- a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.
- the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
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- a change or development
- a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups
- state and local laws introduced in the Southern United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries that enforced racial segregation
- a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
- able to withstand great force or pressure
- the right of voting
- a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document
- the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
15 Clues: the right of voting • a change or development • able to withstand great force or pressure • a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. • the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. • a punitive ban that forbids relations with certain groups • a change or addition to the terms of a contract or document • ...
Women's History month 2025-03-12
15 Clues: Biles • Clark • Frank • Finch • Fouts • Larson • Patrick • Summitt • Rhohome • Sorrenson • Jean King • Joyner Kersee • Bader Ginsburg • Walsh Jennings • Griffith Joyner
Woman history month 2025-03-12
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- 1st female Prime Minister of Israel.
- 1st African American to win a medal in figure skating.
- considered the greatest swimmer of all time.
- Founder of the American Cross
- 1st female to officateNBA and WNBA Basketball games.
- Is One of the world's most successful woman ski racers from the USA.
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- 1st female to coach in the NBA now WNBA.
- Some say she is the best female to Softball player to play the game-Pitcher.
- 1st female to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
- Plays basketball at UCONN, their star player.
- medalist female to dunk in the WNBA, 4 time gold medilast.
- Known as one of the best tennis players in the world today.
- Singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, and director.
- 1st female to officiate Nfl Games.
- 1st African American 1st lady of the United States.
15 Clues: Founder of the American Cross • 1st female to officiate Nfl Games. • 1st female Prime Minister of Israel. • 1st female to coach in the NBA now WNBA. • considered the greatest swimmer of all time. • Plays basketball at UCONN, their star player. • 1st female to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. • 1st African American 1st lady of the United States. • ...
Women's History Month 2025-03-13
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- who passed the amendment
- beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
- means being equal
- adult female human being
- leader of suffrage movement
- important figure of the civil rights movement
- which amendment women fought for
- a person who is an advocate for a movement
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- auhtor of "Women, Race, and Class"
- advocacy of women's rights on the basis of the equality
- female/male
- started as a local celebration here
- 3rd month of the year
- created the underground railroad
- signed a proclamation for womens equality
15 Clues: female/male • means being equal • 3rd month of the year • who passed the amendment • adult female human being • leader of suffrage movement • created the underground railroad • which amendment women fought for • auhtor of "Women, Race, and Class" • started as a local celebration here • signed a proclamation for womens equality • a person who is an advocate for a movement • ...
Kristen & Ben 2025-02-26
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- Who is Older
- Brides Favorite Number
- Name Of The High School They Attended
- Their Favorite Beach
- Name Of The Sport The Groom Played
- Groom's Favorite Color
- The Bride's Favorite Fast Food
- What They Ate On Their First Date
- The Grade They Met In
- The Groom's Favorite Food
- What Was The Bride's First Car
- Where They Both Work
- Who Made The First Move
- Groom's Middle Name
- Groom's Favorite Ice Cream Flavor
- Who Is Messier
- Bride's Birthday Month
- The Groom's Drink Of Choice
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- The Month They Got Engaged
- Bride's Middle Name
- Their Favorite Football Team
- What They Eat Every Friday Night
- Where They Went To Dinner After The Proposal
- Bride's Favorite Color
- Their Favorite TV Show
- Total # Of Siblings Between The Two
- Groom's Favorite Movie
- The Month They Started Dating
- Groom's Major In College
- The Name Of The Groom's Truck
- Where Is Their Dream Vacation Spot
- Bride's Dog's Name
- Location Of Their First Trip Together
- Their Favorite Coffee Place
- Bride's Favorite Flower
- Groom's Favorite Hobby
- How Many Years Have They Been Dating
- Who Is The Better Cook
- The Best Man's Name
- The Maid Of Honor's Name
40 Clues: Who is Older • Who Is Messier • Bride's Dog's Name • Bride's Middle Name • The Best Man's Name • Groom's Middle Name • Their Favorite Beach • Where They Both Work • The Grade They Met In • Bride's Favorite Color • Their Favorite TV Show • Brides Favorite Number • Groom's Favorite Movie • Groom's Favorite Color • Groom's Favorite Hobby • Who Is The Better Cook • Bride's Birthday Month • ...
black history month cross word puzzel 2023-02-14
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- He has won a world cup in 2018 and made the world ___ final in 2022
- He is a ___ all-star legend
- Won the soccer league 1 twice in ______
- Nba ______ of the year 2020
- He played for the Los ______ basketball team
- He got the premiere league ______ boot award
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- Nba final most valuable _____
- They are one of the greatest ______ and had an incredible record 56 wins and 5 losses in boxingcup
- He is known as money Floyd Mayweather his record is 50-0 And won 15 titles in ______
- he was called Iron Mike has an incredible record of 50wins and 6 losses in boxing
- Nba defensive play of the ___ Award 1988
- He won the most world cups for Brazil and is one of the greatest soccer players.
- Ronaldinho has won one world cup and won the golden ____ award
13 Clues: He is a ___ all-star legend • Nba ______ of the year 2020 • Nba final most valuable _____ • Won the soccer league 1 twice in ______ • Nba defensive play of the ___ Award 1988 • He played for the Los ______ basketball team • He got the premiere league ______ boot award • Ronaldinho has won one world cup and won the golden ____ award • ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH VOC TEST 2022-03-02
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- Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters)
- US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters)
- US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters)
- Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters)
- Desert for opponent (6 letters)
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- Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters)
- Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters)
- Traduction de accablé, submergé, boulversé (11 letters)
- Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters)
9 Clues: Desert for opponent (6 letters) • US spelling for “honorer” (4 letters) • Traduction de fierté, orgueil (5 letters) • Traduction de alphabétisation (8 letters) • Traduction de voleur au singulier (5 letters) • Person who steals livestock/cattle (7 letters) • Synonym of to grab, to take by force (5 letters) • US spelling to say "effort, entreprise" (8 letters) • ...
Biruk's Black History Month Puzzle 2013-02-18
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- former slave and leader of the abolitionist movement
- gave a famous speech to help end race problems in America
- started the study of black history from a positive side of view
- famous black comedian in tv and movies
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- first professional black baseball player
- president who helped end slavery
- made many stuff out of peanuts, soybean and sweet potatoes
- helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom
- fastest man and set records
9 Clues: fastest man and set records • president who helped end slavery • famous black comedian in tv and movies • first professional black baseball player • helped over 300 slaves escape to freedom • former slave and leader of the abolitionist movement • gave a famous speech to help end race problems in America • made many stuff out of peanuts, soybean and sweet potatoes • ...
Black History Month Database Hunt 2024-02-01
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- __________ Copeland wrote Firebird about showing a young ballerina the importance of practice and dedication. (Destiny)
- What is the call number (with no spaces) of Rosa Parks’ biographies? (Destiny)
- Pilot Bessie Coleman was born in ______________, Texas. (Britannica School Elementary)
- James Patterson and __________ Alexander wrote Becoming Muhammad Ali: a novel, which was a Bluebonnet book last year. (Destiny)
- Matthew Henson was the first Black American to reach the _______ _______. (2 words, no spaces) (Pebble Go)
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- Oprah Winfrey is the first black woman to become a ________________. (Gale in Context)
- NASA engineer Lonnie Johnson invented this popular toy used in the summer. (2 words, no spaces) (Pebble Go)
- Dynamic duo (and sisters) Venus and Serena Williams took the tennis world by storm. In 2003 Serena beat Venus at _____________________. (Britannica School Elementary)
- Before becoming the first black first lady, Michelle Obama went to college and became a _____________. (Pebble Go)
9 Clues: What is the call number (with no spaces) of Rosa Parks’ biographies? (Destiny) • Oprah Winfrey is the first black woman to become a ________________. (Gale in Context) • Pilot Bessie Coleman was born in ______________, Texas. (Britannica School Elementary) • ...
Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-09
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- Jackson/ Plays for ravens, qb, number 8
- Bryant/ Won 5 basketball rings with the Lakers wore 24 and 8
- Luther King/he had a dream
- chase/ bengals wide receiver number 1
- played soccer for brazil, recently died,number 10
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- Obama/ President from 2009-2017, 44th president
- James/ plays for Lakers and recently broke the all time scoring record
- Jackson/ Made the "Moonwalk"
- Jordan/ Best basketball player of all time, used to play with bulls
- Parks/ stood up for her rights and didn't sit in the back of the bus
10 Clues: Luther King/he had a dream • Jackson/ Made the "Moonwalk" • chase/ bengals wide receiver number 1 • Jackson/ Plays for ravens, qb, number 8 • Obama/ President from 2009-2017, 44th president • played soccer for brazil, recently died,number 10 • Bryant/ Won 5 basketball rings with the Lakers wore 24 and 8 • ...
Black History Month Choice Board 2023-02-01
WHM 2022-03-21
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- Healing, Promoting Hope Every Women’s History Month has a theme. The 2022 theme is...
- Other sister
- Katz
- Williams
- In 1911 International Women’s Day became a...
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- What sport did Maria Sharapova play?
- Greek goddess of victory
- In 1978 Women's History Day became Women's History...
- In what month do we celebrate WHM?
- How old was Maria Sharapova when she signed with Nike?
- In 1909 was the first women history...
- Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man
12 Clues: Katz • Williams • Other sister • Greek goddess of victory • In what month do we celebrate WHM? • What sport did Maria Sharapova play? • In 1909 was the first women history... • In 1911 International Women’s Day became a... • Refused to give up her bus seat to a white man • In 1978 Women's History Day became Women's History... • ...
Black History 2021-11-15
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- Luther King Most visible spokesman in the civil rights movement until they were assassinated,
- a person who protests for social and political change, examples of this Harriet Tubmen, Malala Yousafzai and, Susan B. Anthony
- ending policy of segregation, the effect of protest and movements toward segregation
- people getting together for religious worship, what the people in the Baptist Church were doing before the bombing
- Prejudice treatment toward a certain group of people, what happens when a assumption is made toward someone
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- people who participate in protest, what Martin Luther King wanted people from the church to become this
- Lack of justice, this is what civil rights activists were fighting against
- Parks Played an important role in the Montgomery bus boycott this person didn’t want to sit in the back of the bus
- to go against something, a series of these were done
- The separation of people/ethic groups, the effect of jim crow laws, what most civil right activists fought against
10 Clues: to go against something, a series of these were done • Lack of justice, this is what civil rights activists were fighting against • ending policy of segregation, the effect of protest and movements toward segregation • Luther King Most visible spokesman in the civil rights movement until they were assassinated, • ...
Black history 2021-11-16
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- to hit with a whip
- old torn clothes
- to regularly treat with cruelty
- large crowd of protesting people
- to put someone to death without legal permission
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- the occasion of a protest walk
- to escape
- to cover someone's mouth to prevent them from speaking
- activity of legally owning people who have to work for and obey you
- small wooden house
10 Clues: to escape • old torn clothes • to hit with a whip • small wooden house • the occasion of a protest walk • to regularly treat with cruelty • large crowd of protesting people • to put someone to death without legal permission • to cover someone's mouth to prevent them from speaking • activity of legally owning people who have to work for and obey you
black history 2022-02-10
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- Martin Luther King Jr. believed in _______.
- Dr. ____ Luther King Jr.
- People in the 1960s had to deal with _____.
- Martin Luther King Jr. gave lots of ________.
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- _____ people.
- Parks ______ refused to give up her seat on a bus to white people.
- Rights The _________ Movement was in the 1950's and 60's.
- Black people also fought for _______.
- Black people fought for ______.
- Martin Luther King Jr. led alot of peaceful ____.
10 Clues: _____ people. • Dr. ____ Luther King Jr. • Black people fought for ______. • Black people also fought for _______. • Martin Luther King Jr. believed in _______. • People in the 1960s had to deal with _____. • Martin Luther King Jr. gave lots of ________. • Martin Luther King Jr. led alot of peaceful ____. • Rights The _________ Movement was in the 1950's and 60's. • ...
Black History 2017-09-26
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- Refused to give her seat up on the bus
- First African American President of the United States
- Global ambassador for sport known as the 'Black Pearl'
- Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
- Secretary-general awarded the Nobel Peace prize
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- Spent 27 years in prison fighting for equal rights
- Nursed British soldiers during the Crimean War
- Famous female poet "i know why the caged bird sings"
- Grammy award winning singer/activist - she is Sasha Fierce
- Greatest boxer of all time and civil rights activist
10 Clues: Leader of the Civil Rights Movement • Refused to give her seat up on the bus • Nursed British soldiers during the Crimean War • Secretary-general awarded the Nobel Peace prize • Spent 27 years in prison fighting for equal rights • Famous female poet "i know why the caged bird sings" • Greatest boxer of all time and civil rights activist • ...
Black History 2022-11-28
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- African Americans refused to ride buses to protest segregated seating
- police and a citizen attacked marchers attempting to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, United States
- The Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
- American baptist minister most known for his speeches
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- massive protest where 250,000 people gathered in front of the lincoln memorial
- first african american students to enter a segregated high school
- four African American students that sat in a restaurant where they weren't allowed to sit at
- American Muslim Minister and human rights activist who supported black nationalism
- Mlk's most famous speech
- Nicknamed "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement"
10 Clues: Mlk's most famous speech • Nicknamed "the mother of the Civil Rights Movement" • American baptist minister most known for his speeches • first african american students to enter a segregated high school • African Americans refused to ride buses to protest segregated seating • massive protest where 250,000 people gathered in front of the lincoln memorial • ...
Black history 2025-05-19
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- (n) a synonym of 'hunger' or 'famine'
- (n)a synonym of 'hate'
- (n)a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property
- (v) a synonym of 'abolish'
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- (n) a person who supervises others, especially workers
- (n) a synonym of 'illness'
- (v) 'fouetter' in French
- (n) a person, in particular a woman,employed to look after a child
- (n) synonym of 'discrimination'
- (n) a public sale in which goods or property are sold
10 Clues: (n)a synonym of 'hate' • (v) 'fouetter' in French • (n) a synonym of 'illness' • (v) a synonym of 'abolish' • (n) synonym of 'discrimination' • (n) a synonym of 'hunger' or 'famine' • (n) a public sale in which goods or property are sold • (n) a person who supervises others, especially workers • (n) a person, in particular a woman,employed to look after a child • ...
Black history 2021-11-16
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- to hit with a whip
- old torn clothes
- to regularly treat with cruelty
- large crowd of protesting people
- to put someone to death without legal permission
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- the occasion of a protest walk
- to escape
- to cover someone's mouth to prevent them from speaking
- activity of legally owning people who have to work for and obey you
- small wooden house
10 Clues: to escape • old torn clothes • to hit with a whip • small wooden house • the occasion of a protest walk • to regularly treat with cruelty • large crowd of protesting people • to put someone to death without legal permission • to cover someone's mouth to prevent them from speaking • activity of legally owning people who have to work for and obey you
black history 2017-03-12
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- a program that helps with blacks and there righs
- someone thats not a follower
- when you have someone work and beaten if bad
- when two races is apart
- another word for young person
- the first black kid to go to a white school
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- when you sale a slave
- a peaceful thing people do to fight for rights
- another word for black person
- a strong word in marrage
10 Clues: when you sale a slave • when two races is apart • a strong word in marrage • someone thats not a follower • another word for black person • another word for young person • the first black kid to go to a white school • when you have someone work and beaten if bad • a peaceful thing people do to fight for rights • a program that helps with blacks and there righs
Hispanic History Month. 2021-09-13
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- the first Hispanic woman to go to space
- brought her Cuban musical heritage to the masses
- best known for her landmark bill transforming Texas higher education
- first Hispanic American to serve on the high court.
- he revolutionized music through his seamless fusion of various influences
- American folksinger and political activist who interested young audiences in folk music during the 1960s.
- an astrophysicist and the 14th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
- Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association
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- she helped popularize salsa music in the United States
- helped bring about the passage of Argentinas women's suffrage law.
- she was the highest paid woman in the United States.
- known for her self portraits
- a public health expert and women rights activist
- the first internationally successful female Latin American author.
- olympic gold medalist
15 Clues: olympic gold medalist • known for her self portraits • the first Hispanic woman to go to space • brought her Cuban musical heritage to the masses • a public health expert and women rights activist • Co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association • first Hispanic American to serve on the high court. • she was the highest paid woman in the United States. • ...
Womens History Month 2022-03-18
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- What She Fought For
- Believed These Should Have Rights(2 Answers)
- Number Of Siblings
- Gender
- What Type Of School She Went To
- Who Inspired Her To Be Her Career
- Worked As
- Her Grandsons Name
- She Was Born In This Country
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- The Name Of Her Daughter
- The Month Her Birthday Is In
- What Name She Was Given
- What She Studied In Medical School
- Spouse Name
- Had To Deal With This By Men
15 Clues: Gender • Worked As • Spouse Name • Number Of Siblings • Her Grandsons Name • What She Fought For • What Name She Was Given • The Name Of Her Daughter • The Month Her Birthday Is In • Had To Deal With This By Men • She Was Born In This Country • What Type Of School She Went To • Who Inspired Her To Be Her Career • What She Studied In Medical School • ...
woman history month 2022-03-23
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- of Arc= Joan of Arc, who called herself "Joan the Maiden" and is now nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans", is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War. She is also a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
- Thatcher= Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. The longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, she was the first woman to hold that office.
- B. Anthony= Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17.
- Parks= She sat in front of the bus and wanted equality
- Harris= Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States. She is the first female vice president and the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history, as well as the first African American and first Asian American vice president.
- Kahlo= Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
- Keller= Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and her hearing after a bout of illness at the age of 19 months.
- Tubman= Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
- Roosevelt=Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She served as the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office, making her the longest-serving first lady of the United States.
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- Huerta= Dolores Clara Fernández Huerta is an American labor leader and civil rights activist who, with Cesar Chavez, is a co-founder of the National Farmworkers Association, which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers.
- Earhart= Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
- the Riveter=Rosie the Riveter is an allegorical cultural icon of World War II, representing the women who worked in factories and shipyards during World War II, many of whom produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who joined the military.
- Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, at age 16, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
- Cady Stanton was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century.
- Friedan= Betty Friedan was an American feminist writer and activist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the second wave of American feminism in the 20th century.
15 Clues: Parks= She sat in front of the bus and wanted equality • Cady Stanton was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. • Earhart= Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. • ...
Women's History Month 2022-03-01
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- Janet Guthrie is a retired professional ___ ___ ___.
- In 1893, Colorado became the first state to enact women's _____ by popular referendum.
- Janet Gurthrie finished in 15th place becoming the first women to compete in ______.
- Opha Johnson was promoted to ________ in September 1918.
- Grace Brewster Murray Hopper was a pioneer of computer programming who invented one of the first _______.
- Who was the first woman to achieve the rank of Four Star General in the Air Force?
- Michelle Howard reported to the USS _____ ____ as a Chief engineer in 1990.
- Janet Guthrie was originally a _____ ____.
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- In 1966 Grace Hopper retired from ___ _____.
- Francis Perkins pushed to reduce work place accidents and helped ___ ____ against child labour.
- Susan Anthony fought for most of her life, can be presented in a qoute, "It was we the people, not we, the white male citizens, nor yet we, the whole people who formed the _____.
- Opha Johnson was the first woman known to have enlisted in the ______ _____.
- Susan Anthony was laughed at by Congress for demanding _____ ______.
- Francis Perkins was a ______ at the New York state school.
- Janet Wolfenburger was born in _____.
15 Clues: Janet Wolfenburger was born in _____. • Janet Guthrie was originally a _____ ____. • In 1966 Grace Hopper retired from ___ _____. • Janet Guthrie is a retired professional ___ ___ ___. • Opha Johnson was promoted to ________ in September 1918. • Francis Perkins was a ______ at the New York state school. • ...
Women's History Month 2023-03-22
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- Sarah Mallet, authorized to __________ by John Wesley
- Anna Oliver, first woman to graduate from an American _________
- Sojourner _________
- Blind from infancy, wrote more than 9,000 hymns
- John & Charles Wesley's mother
- Francis Willard's "Do ____________" campaign
- Barbara Heck, the ___________ of American Methodism
- Number of women elected lay delegates to the Methodist Episcopal General Conference in 1888
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- In 1956, full ___________ rights granted to women
- General Commission on the __________ and Role of Women
- President of National American Women's Suffrage Association
- Helenor M. Davisson in 1866, first __________ ordained women
- 1869 call to action by Clementina ___________ and Lois Parker
- Marjorie Matthews, first woman elected _________ in 1980
- Mary Evans __________, appointed class leader in 1770
15 Clues: Sojourner _________ • John & Charles Wesley's mother • Francis Willard's "Do ____________" campaign • Blind from infancy, wrote more than 9,000 hymns • In 1956, full ___________ rights granted to women • Barbara Heck, the ___________ of American Methodism • Sarah Mallet, authorized to __________ by John Wesley • Mary Evans __________, appointed class leader in 1770 • ...
Women's History Month 2023-02-24
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- First woman to conquer Mount Everest
- "Valkyrie of the Piano"
- First Native American Poet Laureate
- First Asian woman to go to space
- "Godmother of Rock and Roll"
- Most successful pirate in history
- "Queen of Salsa"
- "Mother of science fiction"
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- First woman to win a Nobel Prize
- Most Grammy wins ever
- First African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license
- First woman to become pharaoh
- First to write and defend a thesis in Quechua
- "Mother of Modern Medicine"
- First woman director
15 Clues: "Queen of Salsa" • First woman director • Most Grammy wins ever • "Valkyrie of the Piano" • "Mother of Modern Medicine" • "Mother of science fiction" • "Godmother of Rock and Roll" • First woman to become pharaoh • First woman to win a Nobel Prize • First Asian woman to go to space • Most successful pirate in history • First Native American Poet Laureate • ...
Women's History Month 2023-02-21
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- Having control and/or influence.
- A woman who is the head of a family.
- A group of people that have a common issue who take action on it.
- Campaign for political or social change.
- The social barrier preventing women and minorities from advancing in a profession.
- Activities of a government.
- Unity or agreement between two or more people.
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- The right to vote.
- Fight for equality of genders.
- Endure or face unpleasant conditions without fear.
- Moral or legal entitlement.
- Having the same opportunities and treatments as others.
- A man explaining something to a woman in a condescending or patronizing manner.
- Adult female human.
- To achieve something.
15 Clues: The right to vote. • Adult female human. • To achieve something. • Moral or legal entitlement. • Activities of a government. • Fight for equality of genders. • Having control and/or influence. • A woman who is the head of a family. • Campaign for political or social change. • Unity or agreement between two or more people. • Endure or face unpleasant conditions without fear. • ...
Women's History Month 2024-03-01
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- The first winter Olympic sport that females could compete in.
- The number of females on our company's Board of Directors.
- The first state to have a woman in congress.
- Purple, ______, and white are the colors of International Women’s Day.
- International Women’s Day was started in 1911, and remains an important moment for working to advance women's __________.
- Katherine Graham was the first women to become a Fortune 500 CEO of the ________ Post Company.
- The first woman and woman of color to become Vice President is Kamala _________.
- The first women’s history day was held in this city.
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- The only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes is Marie ______.
- Amelia ______ was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane.
- The First woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was Aretha __________.
- The first woman to appear on U.S. currency.
- Women's History Month.
- The number of _____ degrees awarded to women has increased significantly since 2008.
- The number of women running businesses on the 2023 Fortune 500 list.
15 Clues: Women's History Month. • The first woman to appear on U.S. currency. • The first state to have a woman in congress. • The first women’s history day was held in this city. • The number of females on our company's Board of Directors. • The only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes is Marie ______. • The first winter Olympic sport that females could compete in. • ...
black history puzail 2022-02-24
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- the first black presedent who gave the incredible, i have a dream
- the TRUE creator of the light-bulb
- the seperation of people due to race or gender
- the first black woomen to become the princdble of a school
- the man who created blak history month
- a sitecen in amarica with black skin
- the act of taking someone captive and forcing sed person to do your biding
- the first afican amarikan woman how joind nasa
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- this women is known to be the first african amairican to sit in the frunt insted of the back
- this battle tuck place to help end the aera of slavery
- they can't disscrimenate housing
- the act of being treated porly due to the color of your skin
12 Clues: they can't disscrimenate housing • the TRUE creator of the light-bulb • a sitecen in amarica with black skin • the man who created blak history month • the seperation of people due to race or gender • the first afican amarikan woman how joind nasa • this battle tuck place to help end the aera of slavery • the first black woomen to become the princdble of a school • ...
DO NOW TASK 2023-01-18
21 Clues: RE • tall • blue • kind • grey • green • skirt • shirt • white • black • funny • yellow • french • jumper • history • spanish • english • to wear • trousers • geography • unpleasant
S1 Visual Elements 2024-10-29
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- the colour you get when mixing red and yellow together
- colour you get when mixing blue and yellow together
- the country Tamara de Lempika was born in
- colour plus yellow that Amy Sherald uses to create skin tone
- sketchy is a word that can describe this visual element
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- light and shadow creates this visual element
- the colour you get when mixing all three primary colours together
- colours that you have to buy as they cannot be mixed
- is Black History month
- the colour you get when mixing red and blue together
10 Clues: is Black History month • the country Tamara de Lempika was born in • light and shadow creates this visual element • colours that you have to buy as they cannot be mixed • colour you get when mixing blue and yellow together • the colour you get when mixing red and blue together • the colour you get when mixing red and yellow together • ...
Frederick Douglas 2021-04-19
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- at what age did Frederick Douglas escape slavery
- Frederick Douglas sat for more portraits than what president
- what month do we celebrate black history month
- Who taught Frederick Douglas how to read
- Frederick Douglas taught other (blank) how to read
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- Frederick Douglas chose his last name from what poem
- Frederick Douglas helped enlisted what group to fight in the union army
- Frederick Douglas was the first African american to receive what nomination
- Frederick Douglas bartered (blank) for knowledge
9 Clues: Who taught Frederick Douglas how to read • what month do we celebrate black history month • at what age did Frederick Douglas escape slavery • Frederick Douglas bartered (blank) for knowledge • Frederick Douglas taught other (blank) how to read • Frederick Douglas chose his last name from what poem • Frederick Douglas sat for more portraits than what president • ...
Issue 4 Crossword 2025-02-01
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- The stadium hosting this year's Super Bowl
- Golden hosts these furry friends who share our city's namesake
- This creature predicts whether we're in for 6 more weeks of winter
- The historian who created the celebration that became Black History Month
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- This month awareness is spread for the health of this organ
- This month you might write your crush a love _____
- This month's Oredigger dimension of well-being
- The President whose birthday is celebrated on President's Day
8 Clues: The stadium hosting this year's Super Bowl • This month's Oredigger dimension of well-being • This month you might write your crush a love _____ • This month awareness is spread for the health of this organ • The President whose birthday is celebrated on President's Day • Golden hosts these furry friends who share our city's namesake • ...
jacks crossword ;) 2022-05-24
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- 24÷2
- the fith month of the year
- color of a banana
- yes in french
- the colour black
- the third month of the year
- 66-44
- 7-4
- 11X3
- month that has halloween
- hi
- 47-38
- hello
- the month after june
- last month of the year
- 27+6-3-3
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- thank you
- febuary
- 11-6
- goodbye
- 15-9
- fist month of spring
- good evening
- hello in frech
- 24÷8
- the month before july
- my name is
- 10-9
- month before december
- first month of the year
- i am ok
31 Clues: hi • 7-4 • 24÷2 • 11-6 • 15-9 • 24÷8 • 11X3 • 10-9 • 66-44 • 47-38 • hello • febuary • goodbye • i am ok • 27+6-3-3 • thank you • my name is • good evening • yes in french • hello in frech • the colour black • color of a banana • fist month of spring • the month after june • the month before july • month before december • last month of the year • first month of the year • month that has halloween • the fith month of the year • ...
Black History in Canada 2022-01-17
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- Mathieu ___, first recorded free Black person to arrive in Canada in 1608.
- In 1944, Ontario passed the Racial ___ Act, effectively prohibiting publication and display of any symbol, sign, or notice that expressed ethnic and racial discrimination.
- Haitian-born ___ Jean, the first Black Governor General of Canada, appointed in 2005.
- In 1851, the ___-___ Society of Canada was formed to aid in the extinction of slavery all over the world.
- The settlement where the first shipload of enslaved Africans reached British North America 1619.
- ___ Gibbs, the first Black politician in Canada, after being elected to the Victoria Town Council in 1866.
- Harriet Tubman guided more than ___ hundred slaves to freedom in Canada over 19 secret missions.
- Mary Ann ___, the first Black woman in North America to publish a newspaper and one of the first female journalists in Canada.
- The Honourable Jean ___, the first Black Canadian woman elected to parliament in 1993.
- In Nova Scotia, the largest free settlement of Africans in North America after the American Revolution.
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- Viola ___, who became a catalyst for change after being arrested for sitting in a “Whites Only” section of a Nova Scotia theatre.
- A cultural festival in Toronto that celebrates cultural pride, mutual respect, and social unity; founded in 1967.
- ___ Abbot became Canada’s first Black physician in 1861.
- A group of 600 freedom fighters who landed in Halifax from Jamaica.
- Canada developed a reputation as a ___ ___ for Africans during the American Revolution (1775-1783).
- Leonard ___, the first Black Canadian man elected to parliament in 1963.
- ___ O’Ree, the first Black person to enter the NHL in a historic game against the Montreal Canadiens.
- Slavery was ___ throughout the British colonies by the Imperial Act in 1834.
- Nineteen ___ five, the year February was officially proclaimed Black History Month in Canada.
- The Underground network of secret routes to help enslaved Africans escape into Canada.
20 Clues: ___ Abbot became Canada’s first Black physician in 1861. • A group of 600 freedom fighters who landed in Halifax from Jamaica. • Leonard ___, the first Black Canadian man elected to parliament in 1963. • Mathieu ___, first recorded free Black person to arrive in Canada in 1608. • Slavery was ___ throughout the British colonies by the Imperial Act in 1834. • ...
NAARI Crossword Puzzle (School Age) 2021-12-11
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- not afraid of danger or difficult situations; very confident
- the people who are related to you (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins)
- a person who makes art for books
- a man who wears a crown
- a place you can borrow books from
- a woman who wears a crown
- to move upward
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- a place and the people who live in it or a group of people who all have something in common
- a person who writes books
- month when the National African-American Read-In takes place (also Black History Month)
10 Clues: to move upward • a man who wears a crown • a person who writes books • a woman who wears a crown • a person who makes art for books • a place you can borrow books from • not afraid of danger or difficult situations; very confident • the people who are related to you (parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins) • ...
Altus Crossword 2020-02-18
6 Clues: Altus HQ location • The name of the Altus Group intranet • Diversity and _________________ Committee • Research, ____________ & Advisory (Hint: RVA) • An acronym used to describe the Asia Pacific region • What month is Black History Month celebrated in North America?
black month 2024-02-01
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- the _____ lasted 381 days
- kkk stands for
- which upheld the lower court’s decision on December 20, 1956. Montgomery’s ____ were integrated on December 21, 1956
- Dr _____ _____ king jr also fought for black peoples rights
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- more than 100 reporters visited _____ during the boycott to profile the effort and its leaders.
- Kings approach remained a hallmark of the ____ rights movement throughout the 1960s.
- a women who fought for black rights
7 Clues: kkk stands for • the _____ lasted 381 days • a women who fought for black rights • Dr _____ _____ king jr also fought for black peoples rights • Kings approach remained a hallmark of the ____ rights movement throughout the 1960s. • more than 100 reporters visited _____ during the boycott to profile the effort and its leaders. • ...
Voc #5 (GP# 1 & 2 Period 1) 2025-11-18
20 Clues: 67 • sun • Analyst • courage • surgery • Mr. Bean • Try hard • Guitarist • Old People • Repentance • Honey Badger • Key and Peele • Zoro (One piece) • Like Black Friday • black eye or acne • When you can’t decide • A biased book about history • The opposite of compromising • Mcdonald’s workers use these • If you have very very bad vision
Black History Month: Name that Musical Artist / Group 2023-02-16
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- "Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied
- "Some people think That the physical things Define what's within."
- "I'm coming out. I want the world to know. Got to let it show"
- "What's love got to do, got to do with it? What's love but a second hand emotion?"
- "Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, Ladders bout' to fall,"
- "Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves"
- "Ready or not, here I come, you can't hide. Gonna find you and take it slowly"
- "All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you get home"
- "To all the ladies in the place with style and grace. Allow me to lace these lyrical douches in your bushes (uh)"
- "Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me, for me"
- "You've got my head spinning, no kidding, I can't pin you down What's going on in that beautiful mind? I'm on your magical mystery ride"
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- "They told him, "Don't you ever come around here" "Don't wanna see your face, you better disappear"The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear So beat it, just beat it"
- “And although it seems heaven-sent, we ain’t ready to see a black president.”
- "There must be some kind of way outta here Said the joker to the thief There's too much confusion I can't get no relief"
- "Now put your hands up, Up in the club, we just broke up I'm doing my own little thing"
- "Yeah, they wishin' and wishin' and wishin' and wishin' They wishin' on me, yuh I been movin' calm, don't start no trouble with me Tryna keep it peaceful is a struggle for me"
- "So no, I don't want your number No, I don't want to give you mine and No, I don't want to meet you nowhere No, I don't want none of your time"
- "Heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine "
- "Hit the road Jack and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more"
- "I Got Sunshine, on a cloudy day."
- "Shorty got down low and said "Come and get me" (Yeah!) Yeah! I got so caught up, I forgot she told me (Yeah!) Yeah!"
- "Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes Watching the ships roll in Then I watch 'em roll away again"
22 Clues: "I Got Sunshine, on a cloudy day." • "All I'm askin' is for a little respect when you get home" • "I'm coming out. I want the world to know. Got to let it show" • "Some people think That the physical things Define what's within." • "Heard it through the grapevine Not much longer would you be mine " • ...
Women's History Month 2022 2022-02-25
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- Illinois senator; first woman with a disability to be elected to Congress
- Survivor and gun control activist from the Parkland school shooting in 2018
- “Pay It No Mind”
- The world’s first novel, authored by a woman named Murasaki Shikibu
- First Muslim woman to represent the US at the Olympics
- First US President to declare a national women’s history event
- Black lesbian blues singer, pianist, and entertainer during the Harlem Renaissance
- First Latina Supreme Court Justice appointed by Obama in 2009
- Transgender activist from Stonewall that advocated for Gay Liberation
- “The master’s tools will not dismantle the master’s house.”
- First woman US Vice President (and first woman of color)
- Only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes
- First women in space (and also gay)
- First openly transgender MMA athlete
- First Black female (and queer) author to have a play performed on Broadway in 1959
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- What month is WHM?
- Black mathematician who successfully launched John Glenn into orbit in 1962
- First state to grant women the right to vote
- True or False: the 19th Amendment granted ALL women the right to vote
- Only female pharaoh in recorded history
- Queer Latina icon that changed the field of art through surrealist self-portraits
- Incident that created the infamous “bra-burning feminists” rumor
- First woman in professional baseball, who struck out both Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig
- Swedish youth and environmental activist that has challenged world leaders into taking action towards climate change
- Hollywood’s first ever Asian American movies star
- The Poetess
- Performer-turned-spy that was vital to the Allies in WWII
- Second woman to serve on the Supreme Court after Sandra Day O’Connor
- Marxist Black Power queer revolutionary that made waves in feminist discourse
- First women inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
30 Clues: The Poetess • “Pay It No Mind” • What month is WHM? • First women in space (and also gay) • First openly transgender MMA athlete • Only female pharaoh in recorded history • Only woman to ever win two Nobel Prizes • First state to grant women the right to vote • Hollywood’s first ever Asian American movies star • First Muslim woman to represent the US at the Olympics • ...
vocab 2024-11-12
20 Clues: pink • gray • green • light • brown • lunch • black • drama • monday • friday • french • health • yellow • the (m) • science • history • history • spanish • saturday • the plure
Civil War, Civil Rights, and Black History Month 2025-02-11
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- The amendment that gave Black men the right to vote
- The leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and March on Washington
- The organization that helped formerly enslaved people after the Civil War
- The amendment that outlawed poll taxes, helping protect Black voting rights
- Laws in the South that restricted African Americans’ rights after the Civil War
- The first African American U.S. president
- The act that banned segregation in public places in 1964
- The general who led the Confederate Army
- This 1860 election victory by a Republican candidate sparked Southern secession and Civil War
- The laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
- The period after the Civil War aimed at rebuilding the South
- The Supreme Court case that established “separate but equal”
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- The amendment that abolished slavery
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The first state to secede from the Union
- The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament
- The organization that fought for Black rights, founded in 1909
- The amendment that granted citizenship to formerly enslaved people
- The document that freed enslaved people in Confederate states
- The movement in the 1950s and 1960s for racial equality
- The journalist and activist who led anti-lynching campaigns
- The system of forced labor that was a major cause of the Civil War
- The leader of the Underground Railroad
- The movement to end slavery in the U.S.
- A key figure in the suffrage movement who campaigned for women’s right to vote and helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association
25 Clues: The amendment that abolished slavery • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The leader of the Underground Railroad • The movement to end slavery in the U.S. • The first state to secede from the Union • The general who led the Confederate Army • The first African American U.S. president • The inventor who improved the lightbulb’s filament • ...
Colores, clases y ropa 2017-04-06
Black History Month Crosswork Puzzle (Last Names Only) 2024-02-01
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- "I Have a Dream"
- one of the first Black and enslaved persons in the United States, to publish a book of poems
- The first African American cardiologist who performed the first successful open-heart surgery
- calculated the trajectory for America's first space trip with Alan Shepherd's 1961 mission
- Director of "Black Panther"
- the first female vice president
- the first African American and the first Native American, woman pilot
- he first African-American president
- the first Black female judge in the United States
- "the Greatest"
- Editor and anti-lynching activist
- "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement"
- "Moses of her people"
- recognized as one of the most influential women in the modern civil rights movement
- the first Black baseball player to play in the American major leagues
- was one of the founders of Critical Resistance
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- The most decorated American gymnast in history
- the first African American woman in space
- the first female self-made millionaire in America
- discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts
- popularized the values of autonomy among African Americans
- American teenager who was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person
- "Ain't I A Woman"
- first African-American woman elected to Congress
- the first African American to win a Grand Slam tennis event
- "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
- known as the "Mother of Freedom" in Baltimore
- the first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
- "The Color Purple"
- a lawyer, writer, and the wife of the 44th president
30 Clues: "the Greatest" • "I Have a Dream" • "Ain't I A Woman" • "The Color Purple" • "Moses of her people" • Director of "Black Panther" • the first female vice president • "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • Editor and anti-lynching activist • he first African-American president • the first African American woman in space • discovered more than 300 uses for peanuts • ...
Interrogative words_Danieli Vitoria 2021-03-19
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- what is the last class on friday?
- what is the name of your philosophy teacher?
- when is your birthday?
- what color are your eyes?
- What is your favorite food?
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- what is your favorite subject?
- what is your favorite hero?
- what was the month that you had the fist case of covid-19?
- what is your favorite color?
- What is your favorite animal?
10 Clues: when is your birthday? • what color are your eyes? • what is your favorite hero? • What is your favorite food? • what is your favorite color? • What is your favorite animal? • what is your favorite subject? • what is the last class on friday? • what is the name of your philosophy teacher? • what was the month that you had the fist case of covid-19?
February Crossword 2025-01-21
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- February is Black _____ Month
- a sparkly powder used for decoration
- a 3rd century roman saint celebrated Feb.14
- red ____ cake, or, a plush fabric
- a flavor that is associated with candy
- a popular candy made from cacao beans
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- a critical organ that pumps blood
- the zodiac animal of 2025
- a sentimental person who believes in romance
- the ____ New Year was celebrated in late January
- a flower symbolizing love, especially when red
- a primary color often associated with hearts
12 Clues: the zodiac animal of 2025 • February is Black _____ Month • a critical organ that pumps blood • red ____ cake, or, a plush fabric • a sparkly powder used for decoration • a popular candy made from cacao beans • a flavor that is associated with candy • a 3rd century roman saint celebrated Feb.14 • a sentimental person who believes in romance • ...
tema 1 2022-11-03
22 Clues: tía • rojo • negro • madre • julio • lunes • abril • primo • cocina • marrón • inglés • abuelo • sábado • hermana • febrero • historia • amarillo • diciembre • miércoles • geografía • septiembre • habitación
Early Black History 2016-01-29
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- This African accompanied Lewis and Clark when they made their 1804 expedition from Missouri to Oregon. You don’t hear about him often in textbooks, but he was a slave who learned many languages and aided in the interactions with Native Americans. Do you know when they retuned East, York wasn't even given his freedom. Smh
- This term refers to the brutal and forced transportation of African people to the Americas and the Caribbean as part of the Atlantic Slave Trade.
- Stands for Historically Black College and University. They were started to help educate blacks who were shut out of white colleges.
- The first African American pilots in the US armed forces. They are also depicted in the G.I. Joe action figure series. The ________ ________
- The first Black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the South. After she enrolled, white parents pulled their children f school, teachers refused to teach and she had to be escorted to and from school by U.S. Marshalls due to death threats. Do you know that you live in what is considered the South?
- One who fights for the immediate end of slavery
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- A freedom fighter who led one of the most successful slave rebellions in history.
- This African woman was an author and poet. She was born in Gambia in West Africa and was sold in to slavery in America. She was the first black woman to publish a poem in America. In 1773, she bought her freedom and went on to earn a living from her writing.
- Abraham Lincoln DID NOT free slaves. I repeat, Abraham Lincoln DID NOT free the slaves. The 13th ____________ to the US Constitution banned slavery in the United States and therefore freed African Americans from slavery. Not Abe Lincoln. He didn’t even want to!
- Please don’t think of the North as always having been anti-slavery. At some point, it just decided that slavery wasn’t necessary for the economy. In fact, this northern state was the first state to legalize slavery.
- The 1920’s movement of six million African Americans from the rural south to cities in the North, Midwest and West. Termed the Great ________.
- The true “Father of Medicine,” he is the first known physician/doctor in the world. He is also known as being an architect, designing the first pyramid in Egypt.
- An enslaved African American who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom and that of his family. In 1857, the Supreme Court said that Blacks were property (three-fifths of a man) and could never be citizens.
- During the Triangular Trade, slaves were carried across the __________ ocean in order to reach the Americas
- Most resource-rich continent in the world
15 Clues: Most resource-rich continent in the world • One who fights for the immediate end of slavery • A freedom fighter who led one of the most successful slave rebellions in history. • During the Triangular Trade, slaves were carried across the __________ ocean in order to reach the Americas • ...
Black History heroes 2023-07-04
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- Parks the first black female to start a boycott
- Seacole the first black female doctor
- Winfrey the first black female author
- Williams the first black man to perform an open heart
- first black female millionare the first black female to go into the first black person to play baseball
- Luther King junior one of the best civil rights
- and spy
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- Baker the first black female singer, dancer,
- Obama was the first black president of the U.S.A
- Obama was the the first black lady of the U.S.A#
- politicians
- Douglas was the first free black man to publish a
- Tubman the first black female to save thousands of
- a were the first black female
- players
15 Clues: players • and spy • politicians • a were the first black female • Seacole the first black female doctor • Winfrey the first black female author • Baker the first black female singer, dancer, • Parks the first black female to start a boycott • Luther King junior one of the best civil rights • Obama was the first black president of the U.S.A • ...
October 2023-10-05
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- Octo means
- Which major stock market crash happened in October 1929?
- History month is celebrated in October
- What season is it in the southern hemisphere in October
- October's gemstone
- Which animal migration event in Africa is commonly seen in October?
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- One of two sun signs for October
- Victory of good over evil
- Which famous explorer’s discovery of the New World is celebrated in October in the USA?
- Revolution that began in October 2017
- Spooky festival
- The Mahatma's birthday falls on this day
12 Clues: Octo means • Spooky festival • October's gemstone • Victory of good over evil • One of two sun signs for October • Revolution that began in October 2017 • History month is celebrated in October • The Mahatma's birthday falls on this day • What season is it in the southern hemisphere in October • Which major stock market crash happened in October 1929? • ...
Black history puzzle 2023-02-14
Black History Month Key Words. Made by Ricky! 2022-02-15
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- the act of making decisions for yourself instead of someone else deciding
- the past history of something that helped to build something
- the act of not performing some form of violence
- an available event that could lead you to special achievements
- a milestone that an individual has overcome
- to make a generalization in favor of or against a person
- integrity of one’s beliefs and actions
- the unfavorable opinion formed without knowledge
- when people are forced to work without pay and under harsh conditions
- encompassing the abilities of a limit or extreme
- teaching
- the authority or power in a cruel manner
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- to stomp and walk at the same time; usually in a group
- the second month of the year
- the practice of vigorous action to achieve a goal
- the ability to do something
- to speak in favor of someone
- consisting of citizens
- to conquer something that doesn’t seem possible to you
- the study of the past
- the quality of being equal
- the way of not performing rude actions
- the hate and violence between different races and cultures
- the harming of something
24 Clues: teaching • the study of the past • consisting of citizens • the harming of something • the quality of being equal • the ability to do something • the second month of the year • to speak in favor of someone • integrity of one’s beliefs and actions • the way of not performing rude actions • the authority or power in a cruel manner • a milestone that an individual has overcome • ...
Black History Month Quotes: Who Said It? 2024-01-16
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- “There are still many causes worth sacrificing for, so much history yet to be made”
- "For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others”
- "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life"
- “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”
- “What’s the world for if you can’t make it up the way you want it?”
- "Truth is powerful and it prevails"
- “Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don’t fight them. Just find a new way to stand.”
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- "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"
- "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?"
- “I have standards I don’t plan on lowering for anybody, including myself.”
- “The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.”
- "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear"
- “The time is always right to do what is right”
- “You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.”
- "I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying"
15 Clues: "Truth is powerful and it prevails" • "If not us, then who? If not now, then when?" • “The time is always right to do what is right” • “If there is no struggle, there is no progress” • “What’s the world for if you can’t make it up the way you want it?” • “I have standards I don’t plan on lowering for anybody, including myself.” • ...
Chapter 4 Vocab French 1 2022-03-25
21 Clues: pen • now • day • red • week • black • green • orange • binder • German • pencil • physics • morning • biology • evening • history • sneakers • dismissal • chemistry • pencil case • computer science
vocab man 2 2024-11-12
21 Clues: art • red • dark • pink • blue • grey • music • white • light • black • health • Monday • sunday • friday • tuesday • English • history • wednsday • thursday • drama class • the weekend
Miranda's French Crossword 2018-03-12
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- The word for this colour is the same in French and English, and in English it is also a fruit.
- This is the French word for yellow.
- In our class, we have whiteboard markers in black, red, blue, and this colour.
- If you change the V in this word to a P, you get the same word in English.
- This is the second-last month of the year.
- This is the colour of Socials on our daily schedule.
- This is the month when school starts.
- This month comes two months before April.
- This is the colour of a blank Google Doc.
- At the end of this month, you start dreading the start of the school year.
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- This is the first month of the year.
- Halloween is on the last day of this month.
- The month before this one starts with the letter J, and the month after it starts with an A.
- Christmas happens at the end of this month.
- The front of Nicole’s hair is this colour.
- Summer vacation starts during this month.
- The French name of this month is a planet in English.
- The French name of this colour is a flower in English.
- Mauve is another French word meaning this colour.
- This the French word for black.
- This is the month before June.
21 Clues: This is the month before June. • This the French word for black. • This is the French word for yellow. • This is the first month of the year. • This is the month when school starts. • Summer vacation starts during this month. • This month comes two months before April. • This is the colour of a blank Google Doc. • The front of Nicole’s hair is this colour. • ...
Black History Icons 2024-02-22
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- Muslim minister that fought against inequality by "any means necessary "
- a White spy that fought against inequality towards Blacks and blew the whistle on biggest massacre
- 1st Black President of the US served for 8 years
- 1st Black Supreme Court Justice
- writer, singer, dancer, poet, actress, philanthropist, who gave the inaugural speech for President Clinton
- 1st Black pilots in flight to aid in victory of WWII
- peacefully protested for equality and led the march to Washington D.C
- 1st Olympian to win 5 gold medals in a single competition (track star)
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- female Moses freed many slaves to the North
- protected his mom against a policeman and later became a congressman of Georgia
- spoke and sang PEACE against the riots in every city he toured
- innocent boy accused of flirting with a White woman and killed for it
- the interracial couple that went against the state of Virginia to stay together
- won equality for rights on the bus because she was too tired to get up
- 1st tennis player to win all 3 World Cups
15 Clues: 1st Black Supreme Court Justice • 1st tennis player to win all 3 World Cups • female Moses freed many slaves to the North • 1st Black President of the US served for 8 years • 1st Black pilots in flight to aid in victory of WWII • spoke and sang PEACE against the riots in every city he toured • innocent boy accused of flirting with a White woman and killed for it • ...
Black Women's History 2024-02-08
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- - Civil rights and women's rights activist.
- - First African American woman elected to Congress.
- - First African American woman astronaut.
- - First Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress from the South.
- - First African American female federal judge.
- - Educator and founder of Bethune-Cookman University.
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- - Political activist and scholar.
- - Journalist and anti-lynching activist.
- - First female vice president of the United States.
- - Voting rights and anti-segregation activist.
- - Co-founder of the National Urban League.
- - First African American female aviator.
- - Political activist and author.
- - Underground Railroad conductor.
- - Women's suffrage and civil rights advocate.
15 Clues: - Political activist and author. • - Political activist and scholar. • - Underground Railroad conductor. • - Journalist and anti-lynching activist. • - First African American female aviator. • - First African American woman astronaut. • - Co-founder of the National Urban League. • - Civil rights and women's rights activist. • - Women's suffrage and civil rights advocate. • ...
BLC Black History 2022-02-04
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- Source of HeLa cells
- Presidential Inaugural poet who penned "The Hill We Climb"
- Kid doctor on Disney
- Secretary of State to Pres. George W Bush
- mascot for AAMU
- Oldest black-incorporated municipality in the US
- FBI banned this Billie Holiday song
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- Mississippi's 1st field secretary for NAACP
- First female VP of the US
- HBCU in Selma, AL
- HBCU named for pastor of First Presbyterian Church Tuscaloosa
- Actor who portrayed the Black Panther
- First black woman to travel to space
- Dancer and choreographer who founded a dance theater
- Historically black colleges and universities
15 Clues: mascot for AAMU • HBCU in Selma, AL • Source of HeLa cells • Kid doctor on Disney • First female VP of the US • FBI banned this Billie Holiday song • First black woman to travel to space • Actor who portrayed the Black Panther • Secretary of State to Pres. George W Bush • Mississippi's 1st field secretary for NAACP • Historically black colleges and universities • ...
Black History Heroes 2021-01-26
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- _____ refused to give up her seat in the bus.
- _____ was the first African American to become president.
- _____ was the first African American student to attend an all white elementary school.
- _____ was a lawyer and the first black member of the Parliament of Canada.
- _____ escaped from slavery and gave speeches to inspire people to stop the act of slavery.
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- risked her life as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
- _____ refused to move to the balcony in a movie theatre. Now she is on the Canadian $10 bill.
- _____ founded the Dawn Settlement to welcome slaves that escaped into Canada.
- _____ led thousands of nonviolent segregated African-Americans 54 miles to the state capitol of Montgomery.
- _____ was the first black female member of the provincial government in Canada.
- _____ changed her name when she started to travel from place to place to speak out against slavery and for women's rights.
- _____ is the first African and South Asian American to be vice-president of the United States of America.
- _____ wrote and recited the inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" on January 20, 2021.
- _____ was an acclaimed African American poet, storyteller, activist, and autobiographer. She is the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings".
- ______ was the first African American woman to serve in Congress.
15 Clues: _____ refused to give up her seat in the bus. • _____ was the first African American to become president. • risked her life as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. • ______ was the first African American woman to serve in Congress. • _____ was a lawyer and the first black member of the Parliament of Canada. • ...
Black History- Artists 2024-02-15
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- First African American female photographer whose work was acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
- First African American designer to work as a couturier for a fashion atelier in Paris
- Jazz violinist
- Leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance
- First African American to play Christine in 'Phantom of the Opera'
- Self-taught artist who painted scenes inspired by his service in World War I
- Created images without facial features, used body language to show emotion and expression in her work
- Harlem-based photographer known for capturing African American citizenry and celebrity
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- First African American artist to perform at the White House
- Best know for his "Migration Series"
- Famous for her use of large paper silhouettes
- Top artist for Esquire in the 1930s
- Art depicted still life and quotidian stories about Black interiority
- First African American woman to have a solo exhibition at New York's Whitney Museum of American Art
- Known for his work on projects like 'Shaft' and 'The Learning Tree'
15 Clues: Jazz violinist • Top artist for Esquire in the 1930s • Best know for his "Migration Series" • Leading artist of the Harlem Renaissance • Famous for her use of large paper silhouettes • First African American artist to perform at the White House • First African American to play Christine in 'Phantom of the Opera' • ...
black history review 2025-02-12
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- A dynamic leader of the Black Panther Party, he organized free breakfast programs and fought for racial and economic justice.
- A behind-the-scenes organizer who empowered grassroots movements. She co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and mentored young activists.
- A scholar and co-founder of the NAACP, he fought for civil rights and equality. His work, The Souls of Black Folk, remains a cornerstone of African American literature.
- A fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad, she led over 300 enslaved people to freedom. She also served as a spy during the Civil War.
- visionary leader of the Civil Rights Movement, known for his "I Have a Dream" speech. He championed nonviolent resistance to achieve racial equality.
- founded the first black owned national bank and thriving cosmetics company
- founded poro college and paved the way for black hair care businesses
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- A key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, he worked closely with Dr. King and led the Selma to Montgomery marches.
- A voting rights activist and co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Her famous phrase, "I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired," became a rallying cry for justice.
- first self made millionaire in the united states
- DouglassEscaped slavery to become a powerful abolitionist, writer, and speaker. His autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, exposed the horrors of slavery.
- A bold civil rights leader who advocated for Black empowerment and justice. His legacy inspires the fight against systemic racism and inequality.
- An educator and civil rights leader, she founded Bethune-Cookman University and advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt on minority affairs.
- patented the first permanent wave machine
- Known as the "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement," her refusal to give up her bus seat sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
15 Clues: patented the first permanent wave machine • first self made millionaire in the united states • founded poro college and paved the way for black hair care businesses • founded the first black owned national bank and thriving cosmetics company • A key figure in the Civil Rights Movement, he worked closely with Dr. King and led the Selma to Montgomery marches. • ...
Black Cat Magic 2024-10-01
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- Every black cat deserves one
- Adopting a black cat is ____ for the cat and the human
- …don’t shop!
- Black cats often have this eye color
- Black Cat Awareness Month
- Even though black cats are associated with Halloween, they are really…
- Thinking black cats are bad luck is a…
- A deep, dark nickname for a black cat
- The only cat breed where all the cats are black
- Sabrina’s black cat
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- This black cat is popular on clocks
- If a black cat loves you, you’re…
- How some black cat owners refer to their pet
- The reason black cats’ fur is black
- Author of a story called “The Black Cat”
- Batman’s purrfect nemesis
- This kitty hangs out with Santa’s Little Helper
- Black cats often have this eye color too
- The black cat in Hocus Pocus
19 Clues: …don’t shop! • Sabrina’s black cat • Batman’s purrfect nemesis • Black Cat Awareness Month • Every black cat deserves one • The black cat in Hocus Pocus • If a black cat loves you, you’re… • This black cat is popular on clocks • The reason black cats’ fur is black • Black cats often have this eye color • A deep, dark nickname for a black cat • ...
CH. 7.1 THE RISE OF ISLAM CROSSWORD 2024-02-27
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- angel who gave Muhammad the revelations about Islam
- practice by Arabs of pre-Islamic times
- Arabic, nomadic people from the Arabian Peninsula
- council of elders in a Bedouin tribe
- central shrine in Mecca which houses black meteorite
- history of the sayings of the prophet Muhammad
- founder of Islam
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- Muhammad and his followers flight from Mecca to Medina
- Muslim holy month that requires fasting from sunrise to sunset
- panel of Muslim scholars who drew up the Sharia code
- ruling member of a Bedouin tribe
- Mulsim legal code
- Muslim community
13 Clues: Muslim community • founder of Islam • Mulsim legal code • ruling member of a Bedouin tribe • council of elders in a Bedouin tribe • practice by Arabs of pre-Islamic times • history of the sayings of the prophet Muhammad • Arabic, nomadic people from the Arabian Peninsula • angel who gave Muhammad the revelations about Islam • ...
February Newsletter - Celebrate 2023-01-31
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- Theme of Ford's Black History Month sessions
- "Stay ___" to protect your heart
- Plays host to the United States most famous Mardi Gras public festivities
- Event meant to celebrate the impact that the Black community has on our country
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- What happens in the arteries to cause heart disease
- Simple ring of dough with small amounts of decorations
- French phrase meaning "Fat Tuesday"
- What day are heart attacks most likely to occur?
- The number one cause of death for most groups
9 Clues: "Stay ___" to protect your heart • French phrase meaning "Fat Tuesday" • Theme of Ford's Black History Month sessions • The number one cause of death for most groups • What day are heart attacks most likely to occur? • What happens in the arteries to cause heart disease • Simple ring of dough with small amounts of decorations • ...
27 2024-11-06
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- Mixed Black heritage in Louisiana
- Southern legacy in Mississippi
- Lone Star State's Black legacy
- Representation in playthings
- Struggles without violence
- Representation in art and media
- Activism through rap and beats
- Deep culture of Black southerners
- Movies rooted in city life
- Overcoming discrimination in history
- Peaceful protests for rights
- African-American legacies across regions
- Celebration of historically Black colleges
- Tales passed through generations
- Place chronicling Black legacy
- Diverse futures and worlds
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- Influence of African-American trends
- Celebrating natural beauty and style
- Faith-infused rap and hip hop
- Black influence on U.S. culture
- Space for voices on social media
- Collective power for equality
- Achieving rights through struggle
- Black culture shifting perspectives
- Birthplace of American music culture
- Battle for equal learning
- Dance rooted in ancestral beats
- Urban-inspired Black fashion
- Historical tales of African-Americans
- Spiritual songs of resilience
30 Clues: Battle for equal learning • Struggles without violence • Movies rooted in city life • Diverse futures and worlds • Representation in playthings • Urban-inspired Black fashion • Peaceful protests for rights • Faith-infused rap and hip hop • Collective power for equality • Spiritual songs of resilience • Southern legacy in Mississippi • Lone Star State's Black legacy • ...
