black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month 2025-03-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. 56 boxing wins
  2. A famous basketball player who died in a helicopter crash
  3. First Africn American vice president
  4. Stood up for black rights
  5. Started ballet at 13
  6. First African American to publish a book
  7. Spoke up to the Chicago defender
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  1. Creator of the underground railroad
  2. King of pop
  3. First African American president
  4. His death started the black lives matter movement
  5. First black women to join Nasa
  6. First black baseball player
  7. Famous Tennis Player
  8. His music career lasted 5 decades

15 Clues: King of pop • 56 boxing wins • Famous Tennis Player • Started ballet at 13 • Stood up for black rights • First black baseball player • First black women to join Nasa • First African American president • Spoke up to the Chicago defender • His music career lasted 5 decades • Creator of the underground railroad • First Africn American vice president • ...

Black History Month 2021-01-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. He was a U.S. president
  2. I have a dream
  3. He was a boxer
  4. Scored raptors most famous buzzer beater
  5. NBA player
  6. Tennis player
  7. Greatest golfer of all time
  8. "I can't breath"
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  1. First person to be named national youth poet
  2. Led 300 slaves to freedom
  3. Wakanda forever
  4. king of pop
  5. First black vice president
  6. She was the first NASA engineer
  7. Famous female tv show host

15 Clues: NBA player • king of pop • Tennis player • I have a dream • He was a boxer • Wakanda forever • "I can't breath" • He was a U.S. president • Led 300 slaves to freedom • First black vice president • Famous female tv show host • Greatest golfer of all time • She was the first NASA engineer • Scored raptors most famous buzzer beater • First person to be named national youth poet

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. King of pop.
  2. "Ended Segregation."
  3. Plays for boston celtics and has shoe size of 22.
  4. Nicknamed "The Answer."
  5. Former basketball player and now a reporter for TNT.
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  1. First lady from the US from 2009 to 2017.
  2. 44th US president.
  3. "One of the best rebounders in NBA history."
  4. Jersey number 23 for the Lakers.
  5. "One of the best centers in NBA history."
  6. Won 6 rings with the bulls.
  7. Won 11 rings in the NBA.
  8. Point guard for the portland trailblazers.
  9. Broadcast Journalist for CBS News.
  10. Nicknamed the "Black Mamba."

15 Clues: King of pop. • 44th US president. • "Ended Segregation." • Nicknamed "The Answer." • Won 11 rings in the NBA. • Won 6 rings with the bulls. • Nicknamed the "Black Mamba." • Jersey number 23 for the Lakers. • Broadcast Journalist for CBS News. • First lady from the US from 2009 to 2017. • "One of the best centers in NBA history." • Point guard for the portland trailblazers. • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington
  2. Basketball player kevin’s last name
  3. Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers
  4. King of pop
  5. First black president
  6. Her nickname is queen bey
  7. He is third in point ranking and played for jazz and the lakers.and his number is 32
  8. He played for the bucks and lakers and had the most points of any nba player
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  1. michael jordans number is___________
  2. He retired at 37 he played for the lakers and his last name is bryant
  3. Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player
  4. He is number 60 for the new england patriots
  5. He is the wide receiver from the new england patriots and his number is the 13
  6. O’neil’s first name
  7. He plays basketball and released his 10th shoe the ________ flow.

15 Clues: King of pop • O’neil’s first name • First black president • Her nickname is queen bey • Basketball player kevin’s last name • michael jordans number is___________ • Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers • He is number 60 for the new england patriots • Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player • He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington • ...

Black history month 2023-02-16

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Talk show host Winfrey
  2. Mackie Played Falcon in the Marvel movies
  3. This person's nickname is Tiger Wood Eldrick tont weeknds Made the song “save your tears for another day”
  4. Luther King Jr Is he made speech called I have a Dream speech
  5. Famous boxer that converted to Islam Muhammad ali
  6. on january twenty sixth twenty twenty Bryant
  7. Jackson Is the oldest sibling in the jackson Family
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  1. The fouthy fourth President of united states Obama
  2. Tubman Saved people from slavery in Eightteen sixtythree
  3. Born on September fourht nineteen eighty one
  4. Works for Young money entertainment
  5. Made the song “save your tears for another day”
  6. Mike Is the worldst best heavyweight boxer MIke Tyson
  7. Jackson Is the king of Pop
  8. Jada Pinkett SmithIs married to

15 Clues: Talk show host Winfrey • Jackson Is the king of Pop • Jada Pinkett SmithIs married to • Works for Young money entertainment • Mackie Played Falcon in the Marvel movies • Born on September fourht nineteen eighty one • on january twenty sixth twenty twenty Bryant • Made the song “save your tears for another day” • Famous boxer that converted to Islam Muhammad ali • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-16

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First black president
  2. Only black justice currently on supreme court
  3. Boxer
  4. Professional tennis player
  5. Got arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat
  6. Inventor & engineer, 57 US patents
  7. First black mp
  8. First black and asian female vice president
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  1. Let hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through the underground railroad
  2. Ballerina
  3. Canadian journalist
  4. He had a dream
  5. Movie theatre Rosa Parks
  6. Former president of south africa
  7. Black governor general

15 Clues: Boxer • Ballerina • He had a dream • First black mp • Canadian journalist • First black president • Black governor general • Movie theatre Rosa Parks • Professional tennis player • Former president of south africa • Inventor & engineer, 57 US patents • First black and asian female vice president • Only black justice currently on supreme court • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
  2. the practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized, such as those having physical or mental disabilities or belonging to other minority groups.
  3. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
  4. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).
  5. the practice or system of owning slaves.
  6. walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.
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  1. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
  2. a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
  3. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
  4. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
  5. high respect; great esteem.
  6. just behavior or treatment.
  7. the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
  8. freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
  9. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.

15 Clues: high respect; great esteem. • just behavior or treatment. • freedom from disturbance; tranquility. • the practice or system of owning slaves. • prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. • succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty). • walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread. • the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. • ...

Black history month 2022-02-15

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. just behavior or treatment
  2. the state of being a slave
  3. courteous and polite
  4. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control
  5. achieve or complete successfully
  6. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
  7. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized
  8. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
  9. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
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  1. a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
  2. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs
  3. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university
  4. valued objects and qualities such as cultural traditions, unspoiled countryside, and historic buildings that have been passed down from previous generations
  5. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty
  6. freedom from disturbance; tranquility

15 Clues: courteous and polite • just behavior or treatment • the state of being a slave • achieve or complete successfully • freedom from disturbance; tranquility • prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control • succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty • the study of past events, particularly in human affairs • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022-02-15

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
  2. set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
  3. property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
  4. the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
  5. relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
  6. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
  7. freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
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  1. the state of being a slave.
  2. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
  3. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something.
  4. just behavior or treatment.
  5. the ability to do something or act in a particular way, especially as a faculty or quality.
  6. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
  7. the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at a school or university.
  8. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty).

15 Clues: the state of being a slave. • just behavior or treatment. • freedom from disturbance; tranquility. • prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. • succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty). • property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance. • the study of past events, particularly in human affairs. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Most NBA triple doubles of all time.
  2. Greatest NBA player of all time.
  3. Best female tennis player
  4. The other greek freak.
  5. In Mr koochofs 8th period and played for the eagels
  6. first black president.
  7. luis the best sub to do it
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  1. Step back #13
  2. 11 rings
  3. Went by the nickname ochosinco
  4. 24 grammys
  5. Nba all time leading scorer.
  6. Greaatest catch in nfl history
  7. He got in a car crash 3 years ago.
  8. The youngest MVP in NBA history.

15 Clues: 11 rings • 24 grammys • Step back #13 • The other greek freak. • first black president. • Best female tennis player • Nba all time leading scorer. • Went by the nickname ochosinco • Greaatest catch in nfl history • Greatest NBA player of all time. • The youngest MVP in NBA history. • He got in a car crash 3 years ago. • Most NBA triple doubles of all time. • ...

Black History Month 2024-03-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era
  2. American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement
  3. he first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  4. was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968
  5. best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
  6. the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open
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  1. first African-American woman and Native American to hold a pilot license
  2. was the primary leader in the African-American community and of the contemporary Black elite
  3. American abolitionist and social activist
  4. first African-American woman to travel into space
  5. American photographer, composer, author, poet, and film director, who became prominent in U.S. documentary photojournalism in the 1940s through 1970s
  6. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
  7. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  8. American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist
  9. American sociologist, socialist, historian, and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist

15 Clues: American abolitionist and social activist • first African-American woman to travel into space • American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist • best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott • he first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress • American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman • ...

Black history month 2025-02-07

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931
  2. she became the president of the Arkansas NAACP chapter in 1952
  3. she led the Oklahoma City Public School integration fight
  4. conducted upward of 300 enslaved people along the Underground Railroad from the American South to Canada
  5. She is one of the first African-American women to be a self-made millionaire
  6. the first Black woman to fly an airplane.
  7. he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream speech”
  8. became the first Black woman elected to Congress
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  1. was the first Black woman to earn a medical degree in the United States
  2. civil rights activist that wrote a famous autobiography, "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings"
  3. walked to school as the first African American student to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana
  4. cofounded an organization that raised money to fight Jim Crow laws
  5. She established a successful laundry business and used that money to invest in various real estate.
  6. she refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama
  7. the first Black general in the U.S. Army

15 Clues: the first Black general in the U.S. Army • the first Black woman to fly an airplane. • he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream speech” • became the first Black woman elected to Congress • first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 • she led the Oklahoma City Public School integration fight • she became the president of the Arkansas NAACP chapter in 1952 • ...

Black History month 2025-02-07

Black History month crossword puzzle
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  1. first African American astronaut
  2. first black world heavyweight boxing champion
  3. first black American president
  4. first African American baseball player
  5. seven time NBA finals winner
  6. first African American to earn a medical degree in America
  7. first African American senator
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  1. known as mosses and prominent leader of the under ground railroad
  2. first African American to play in the NFL
  3. first African American women NASA employee
  4. refused to move to the back of the bus
  5. first ever black billionaire
  6. famous for his speeches of his dream
  7. highest career free throw percentage
  8. first black NBA player

15 Clues: first black NBA player • first ever black billionaire • seven time NBA finals winner • first black American president • first African American senator • first African American astronaut • famous for his speeches of his dream • highest career free throw percentage • refused to move to the back of the bus • first African American baseball player • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Founder of the Chicago Defender who gave a voice to the voiceless
  2. Entrepreneur who made a fortune making black women's hair beautiful
  3. Artist who made graffiti popular
  4. Mathematician who used numbers to find her voice at NASA
  5. Novelist who believed everyone has a story to tell
  6. Abolitionist who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad
  7. Basketball player who took Nike to the top
  8. Journalist who made black America seen
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  1. Physician who was a true blood pioneer that is still saving lives
  2. A medical subject whose medical experiment is still saving lives today
  3. President who broke the color barrier
  4. Baseball player who knocked Jim Crow clean-out of the park
  5. Politician who believed in "Unbought and Unbossed"
  6. Singer who was the "Queen of Soul"
  7. Photographer who brought us pictures of black America

15 Clues: Artist who made graffiti popular • Singer who was the "Queen of Soul" • President who broke the color barrier • Journalist who made black America seen • Basketball player who took Nike to the top • Politician who believed in "Unbought and Unbossed" • Novelist who believed everyone has a story to tell • Photographer who brought us pictures of black America • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. learning or knowledge in adolescence and up
  2. mental calm
  3. Campaigning to achieve social change
  4. to achieve
  5. restricted lifestyle under constant supervision
  6. prolonged unjust treatment
  7. the ability to act and think as one wants
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  1. behavior with intent of inflicting physical harm
  2. societal concerns of the people
  3. the chance to do something
  4. Ancestral occupancy
  5. Order
  6. getting through a tricky situation
  7. Past and before
  8. antagonizing someone biased on their race

15 Clues: Order • to achieve • mental calm • Past and before • Ancestral occupancy • the chance to do something • prolonged unjust treatment • societal concerns of the people • getting through a tricky situation • Campaigning to achieve social change • antagonizing someone biased on their race • the ability to act and think as one wants • learning or knowledge in adolescence and up • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. current leader of Nation of Islam
  2. played T'Challa in The Black Panther
  3. most famous civil rights activist
  4. first Black woman elected to Congress
  5. president who freed enslaved in U.S.
  6. first black female astronaut
  7. father of Black History Month
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  1. first Black governor of V.I.
  2. first Black major league baseball player
  3. conductor of the Underground Railroad
  4. first Black president of South Africa
  5. famous V.I. civil rights activist
  6. first to refuse to give up her bus seat
  7. took reggae music around the globe
  8. first Black president of America

15 Clues: first Black governor of V.I. • first black female astronaut • father of Black History Month • first Black president of America • current leader of Nation of Islam • famous V.I. civil rights activist • most famous civil rights activist • took reggae music around the globe • played T'Challa in The Black Panther • president who freed enslaved in U.S. • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. best boxer
  2. queen of rock
  3. known for the movie 'soul'
  4. lebron 6 La Lakers
  5. producers Mark of male dominated
  6. z maaried to jay z
  7. civil rights leader
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  1. madea madea
  2. "i have a dream" speech
  3. in creed movies
  4. laker number 24
  5. in national league
  6. ex of kim kardasian
  7. seat gave her seat up
  8. was a mayor for nj

15 Clues: best boxer • madea madea • queen of rock • in creed movies • laker number 24 • in national league • was a mayor for nj • z maaried to jay z • lebron 6 La Lakers • ex of kim kardasian • civil rights leader • seat gave her seat up • "i have a dream" speech • known for the movie 'soul' • producers Mark of male dominated

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Treated cruelly or are prevented from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others
  2. The movement that Martin Luther King Jr. really trail-blazed..
  3. Any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another.
  4. Used to refer to the practice of wearing makeup to imitate the appearance of a Black person. The use of such makeup was associated with minstrel shows in the United States from the 1830s until the mid 20th century; it is now regarded as highly offensive.
  5. Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their marginalized group membership.
  6. A black man and a white woman make $0.74 and $0.78 to a white man's dollar, is an example of.
  7. If a company refuses to hire people of a certain ethnicity or religion is an example of
  8. Open rebellion to systematic racism.
  9. The counterargument of All Lives Matter against the Black Lives Matter movement was an example of
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  1. The treatment and tense situation between a police officer and black person based off skin color is an example of
  2. The N-word is a term that is ______ and used to be as a slur
  3. Tyler Perry, Rich Paul, Rihanna, Oprah, and Lebron James are examples of
  4. A word that describes unjust or prejudice treatment the black culture has experienced post the ending of slavery.
  5. The movement that All Lives Matter was a counterprotest to, to denote that Black Lives Matter
  6. The theory that a white man has 2x the chance of getting a job in any field over a black man.

15 Clues: Open rebellion to systematic racism. • The N-word is a term that is ______ and used to be as a slur • The movement that Martin Luther King Jr. really trail-blazed.. • Tyler Perry, Rich Paul, Rihanna, Oprah, and Lebron James are examples of • Any dimension that can be used to differentiate groups and people from one another. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. played for the Lakers and died in a plane crash
  2. a former basketball player has a type of shoe named after him
  3. she was the former first lady, married to the first black president
  4. first black person to play in the MLB
  5. first black president of the U.S
  6. poet, play writer and civil rights activist
  7. a boxer,his nickname was iron.....
  8. soccer player that won 3 world cups
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  1. helped slaves escape using the underground railroad
  2. was an activist, his famous quote was "I have a dream"
  3. a rapper,was shot at the age of 25
  4. famous former boxer converted to Islam
  5. a singer, was famous for his moonwalk
  6. refused to give up her seat on the bus
  7. famous actor, played in Men in Black

15 Clues: first black president of the U.S • a rapper,was shot at the age of 25 • a boxer,his nickname was iron..... • soccer player that won 3 world cups • famous actor, played in Men in Black • a singer, was famous for his moonwalk • first black person to play in the MLB • famous former boxer converted to Islam • refused to give up her seat on the bus • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. She would emancipate anyone in her path
  2. He was a famous pro boxer
  3. He made a speech called "I have a dream"
  4. She had her own talk show
  5. Was a famous runner during the 1936 Olympics
  6. Didn't give up her seat for a white man
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  1. Made a famous books about birds
  2. Gave a nice speech during a inauguration
  3. She helped NASA get Alan Sherpad into space
  4. He was a civil rights activist in the 19th century
  5. Famous baseball player
  6. He was a Muslim activist who was assassinated
  7. She was the first African American pilot
  8. Famous basketball player who wear number 8 and 24
  9. He helped African Americans tirelessly improve their lives

15 Clues: Famous baseball player • He was a famous pro boxer • She had her own talk show • Made a famous books about birds • She would emancipate anyone in her path • Didn't give up her seat for a white man • Gave a nice speech during a inauguration • He made a speech called "I have a dream" • She was the first African American pilot • She helped NASA get Alan Sherpad into space • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice
  2. founder of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School Institute
  3. first African American woman in Congress
  4. American abolitionist and women's rights activist, gave a speech named "Ain't I a woman?"
  5. journalist, activist, and researcher who was an active fighter for woman suffrage, particularly for Black women
  6. first African-American woman to hold a pilots license
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  1. father of the abolitionist movement
  2. memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist who wrote a book named, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  3. first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University
  4. first woman to lead a major military operation in the United States
  5. an agricultural scientist and inventor who created hundreds of products using peanuts
  6. youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history
  7. African American explorer who was the first person to explore the North Pole
  8. first African American to play in Major League Baseball
  9. didnt give up her seat on the bus to a white man

15 Clues: father of the abolitionist movement • youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history • first African American woman in Congress • didnt give up her seat on the bus to a white man • first African-American woman to hold a pilots license • first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice • first African American to play in Major League Baseball • ...

Black history month 2024-02-26

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. made the song" One Dance"
  2. Female tennis player
  3. Made the song "Thriller"
  4. was in the movie Space Jam: A New Legacy
  5. professional boxer and activist
  6. married to offset.
  7. Number 24 in the lakers
  8. refused to give up her seat on the bus
  9. First black baseball player
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  1. made the song "Goosebumps"
  2. made the song "Paint the Town"
  3. has a shoe brand named after him.
  4. track and field athlete
  5. first black president
  6. had a speech named "I Had a Dream"

15 Clues: married to offset. • Female tennis player • first black president • track and field athlete • Number 24 in the lakers • Made the song "Thriller" • made the song" One Dance" • made the song "Goosebumps" • First black baseball player • made the song "Paint the Town" • professional boxer and activist • has a shoe brand named after him. • had a speech named "I Had a Dream" • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the most significant figures
  2. famous author and poet writer
  3. famous singer died from an overdose of propofol
  4. The mother of the Civil right movement
  5. married to Jay-Z
  6. One of the greatest boxers in history
  7. Super Bowl performer for 2024
  8. American talk show host
  9. shot dead while standing outside on the balcony
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist
  2. Lead the Brooklyn Dodgers to six world series
  3. The first black president
  4. NBA star died in the plane with his daughter
  5. father of the abolitionist movement
  6. American civil rights lawyer

15 Clues: married to Jay-Z • American talk show host • The first black president • American civil rights lawyer • famous author and poet writer • Super Bowl performer for 2024 • One of the most significant figures • father of the abolitionist movement • One of the greatest boxers in history • The mother of the Civil right movement • American abolitionist and social activist • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. helped enlist free black men to fight in the Union Army
  2. best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance
  3. became the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball
  4. used an "underground railroad" to free slaves
  5. first black president
  6. was the most famous female blues signer in the 1930s
  7. was a professional golfer and entrepreneur
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  1. won eight Grammys for his album "Thriller"
  2. was the richest African American in the 20th century and was sometimes ranked as the most influential woman in the world
  3. won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls
  4. was a principal spokesman of the Nation of Islam during the 1950s
  5. was a famous boxer, philanthropist, and social activist
  6. was the NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi
  7. was the first African American student who went to a white elementary school in 1960
  8. refused to go to the back of the bus

15 Clues: first black president • refused to go to the back of the bus • won eight Grammys for his album "Thriller" • was a professional golfer and entrepreneur • used an "underground railroad" to free slaves • best known as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance • won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls • was the NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. he was #24 on the lakers
  2. he was known as the "king of pop"
  3. he is a former NBA player and he was #23 on the bulls
  4. he was the actor for marvels black panther
  5. he is #23 on the lakers
  6. he gave a famous "I Have A Dream" speach
  7. she freed slaves using the underground railroad
  8. she is a famous tennis player and has 4 gold medals
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  1. he was the first black president
  2. he was a professional boxer and activist
  3. she was an activist and she boycotted the bus
  4. he was the first black man to play in the MLB
  5. he slaped chris rock
  6. she is a gymnast and she won 4 gold medals
  7. he played for brazil's national soccer team and won 3 world cups

15 Clues: he slaped chris rock • he is #23 on the lakers • he was #24 on the lakers • he was the first black president • he was known as the "king of pop" • he was a professional boxer and activist • he gave a famous "I Have A Dream" speach • he was the actor for marvels black panther • she is a gymnast and she won 4 gold medals • she was an activist and she boycotted the bus • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is known to have orange hair and sang the song "Munch"
  2. Is known for freeing many slaves
  3. A rapper that was born in Compton and leading a group called N.W.A
  4. Was born in long beach / West Coast and is a rapper
  5. A singer that is known as the "King of Pop"
  6. A civil rights activist who is known for refusing to get up from a seat on the bus
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  1. A famous rapper that sang the song "All Eyez On Me"
  2. Was a basketball player that died in a helicopter
  3. Sang the song "I Will Always Love You"
  4. Is known for the famous quote "I have a dream"
  5. Plays a role in Jumanji and is also known as "The Rock"
  6. Is the former First Lady of the United States
  7. Is a rapper who sang the song "It Was a Good Day"
  8. A singer/actress and is also known as the "King of Pop's" sister
  9. Is the 44th president of the United States

15 Clues: Is known for freeing many slaves • Sang the song "I Will Always Love You" • Is the 44th president of the United States • A singer that is known as the "King of Pop" • Is the former First Lady of the United States • Is known for the famous quote "I have a dream" • Was a basketball player that died in a helicopter • Is a rapper who sang the song "It Was a Good Day" • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the war that the slavesa were freed because of
  2. black history month.
  3. the president who freed the slaves.
  4. someone who protests and fights for their rights.
  5. the act of seperating people.
  6. elimination of a practice or institution.
  7. basic human rights.
  8. unfair treatment because of skin color.
  9. a period in which african americans celebrated eachother with music.
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  1. the proclomation that freed the slaves.
  2. activist talked about the most during bhm.
  3. a slave who escaped and became a very well known activist and public speaker.
  4. an activist who is known for her resistance to segregation.
  5. An activist who worked to abolish slavery.
  6. a slave who was freed and is mostly known with his work with the peanut.

15 Clues: basic human rights. • black history month. • the act of seperating people. • the president who freed the slaves. • the proclomation that freed the slaves. • unfair treatment because of skin color. • elimination of a practice or institution. • activist talked about the most during bhm. • An activist who worked to abolish slavery. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first African-American professional Baseball player.
  2. He was revered by many younger civil rights activists who regarded him as the spiritual father of the movement.
  3. After escaping slavery, he became an author, public speaker, and prominent leader of the abolitionist movement.
  4. Co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942.
  5. He became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
  6. He helped lead protests against the segregation of public primary schools, beaches, parks, and at the University of Mississippi.
  7. her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, which inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  8. Excelled academically and became the first teacher and principal at the Tuskegee Institute.
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  1. escaped from slavery and spent 11 years guiding other enslaved people to freedom.
  2. The first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress.
  3. She is the first African-American woman to have her very own television production company.
  4. The 44th President of the United States.
  5. He was an Olympic gold medalist and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight title three times.
  6. The head of the oldest and largest of the civil rights organizations, the NAACP.
  7. Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality.

15 Clues: The 44th President of the United States. • Co-founded the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. • The first African-American professional Baseball player. • The first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress. • Baptist minister and activist who fought against racial inequality. • He became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. • ...

Black History Month 2024-09-10

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first Black player to captain England's national football team in 1997. (4/4)
  2. This character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek, The Original Series, then later played by Zoe Saldana and Celia Rose Gooding in other projects. (5)
  3. The first black president of America. (6/5)
  4. In 2014 this Award-winning artist and filmmaker won the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave. (5/7)
  5. The first black woman in space. (3/7)
  6. Originally from Trinidad, this person became the ITN’s first black journalist in 1973 and was knighted in 1999 for his services to journalism. (6/8)
  7. Shirley Bassey recorded three theme songs for this film series. (5/4)
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  1. Viv Anderson was the first black person to play for England in this sport. (8)
  2. Best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott and was called "the first lady of civil rights". (4/5)
  3. The UK's first black female MP. (5/6)
  4. This actor played Uncle Phil alongside Will Smith in The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air. (5/5)
  5. Mary Seacole died in London in 1881 after saving many British soldiers during this war in 1855. (7)
  6. Chadwick Boseman played T’Challa better known as this superhero. (5/7)
  7. Muhammad Ali's birth name. (7/4)
  8. Martin Luther King Jr had "a _____" in his iconic speech. (5)

15 Clues: Muhammad Ali's birth name. (7/4) • The UK's first black female MP. (5/6) • The first black woman in space. (3/7) • The first black president of America. (6/5) • Martin Luther King Jr had "a _____" in his iconic speech. (5) • Shirley Bassey recorded three theme songs for this film series. (5/4) • Chadwick Boseman played T’Challa better known as this superhero. (5/7) • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First African American to play Major League Baseball
  2. An American professional boxer and social activist
  3. First ever African American president of the United States
  4. First African American child to attend a whites-only school
  5. One of the greatest basketball players
  6. First African American justice appointed to the United States Supreme Court
  7. The first female U.S Vice President
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  1. First Black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  2. Famous for his “I Have A Dream” speech
  3. First black woman to travel to space
  4. Known for her unique and pioneering autobiographical writing style.
  5. First African American to hold a pilot license
  6. Known for escaping slavery and leading enslaved people to freedom using the "Underground Railroad"
  7. One of the most famous abolitionist and women’s right speeches
  8. Known as "the first lady of civil rights"

15 Clues: The first female U.S Vice President • First black woman to travel to space • Famous for his “I Have A Dream” speech • One of the greatest basketball players • Known as "the first lady of civil rights" • First African American to hold a pilot license • An American professional boxer and social activist • First African American to play Major League Baseball • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, sparking a boycott.
  2. Historically Black colleges and universities abbreviation.
  3. Inventor of the three-position traffic light.
  4. Airmen from this institute were the first Black military aviators in the U.S.
  5. City where the 1965 voting rights march began.
  6. Led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
  7. Activist known for the phrase “By any means necessary.”
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  1. Civil rights leader famous for his “I Have a Dream” speech.
  2. Landmark Supreme Court case ending school segregation: ____ v. Board of Education.
  3. Music genre with roots in Black culture from New Orleans.
  4. Artistic genre blending African culture with science fiction and technology.
  5. Poet and author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
  6. First Black athlete in Major League Baseball.
  7. Holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
  8. Week-long celebration honoring African heritage and culture.

15 Clues: First Black athlete in Major League Baseball. • Inventor of the three-position traffic light. • City where the 1965 voting rights march began. • Poet and author of “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” • Activist known for the phrase “By any means necessary.” • Music genre with roots in Black culture from New Orleans. • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024-02-23

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil right activist who would give up her seat on the back of a bus for a white person
  2. Fist African american women to be elected into congress
  3. awarded the medal of freedom the highest civilian honor
  4. Won 3 grammy awards for her spoken-word albums
  5. Became the first African American women in the world to win an Olympic Gold Metal
  6. Slave abolitionist and writer
  7. "Greatest of all time" boxing champion
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  1. First black women to win the Pulitzer Prize
  2. First Black women to attend Yale law school
  3. Awarded the George Polk reward
  4. Broke the "color line" First black american to play in MLB
  5. Fist black american to become a licensed pilot
  6. Freed slaves using the underground rail road
  7. "I have a dream"
  8. First black president

15 Clues: "I have a dream" • First black president • Slave abolitionist and writer • Awarded the George Polk reward • "Greatest of all time" boxing champion • First black women to win the Pulitzer Prize • First Black women to attend Yale law school • Freed slaves using the underground rail road • Fist black american to become a licensed pilot • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Secret escape system Harriet Tubman used to lead slaves to freedom. ________________ Railroad.
  2. What part of New York City became a popular place for African-American artists, writers, and musicians in the 1920s?
  3. I have a ___________. Famous MLK speech.
  4. Month that Black History is celebrated.
  5. Which sport did Jackie Robinson play?
  6. In what city did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on a bus? ________________ Alabama
  7. ______________ Riders was the name of the protests in the South in which black and white people rode together on buses.
  8. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery illegal.
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  1. In 1863 President Lincoln signed this Proclamation.
  2. African American fighter pilot group formed during World War II? ______________ Airmen
  3. First African-American Supreme Court Justice. Thurgood _______________
  4. Who is known as the Father of Black History? Carter G. _____________
  5. In 1964 the ___________ Act declared that people must be treated fairly, no matter the color of their skin.
  6. Federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.
  7. Supreme Court case that opened all public schools to black students? _____________ vs Board of Education

15 Clues: Which sport did Jackie Robinson play? • Month that Black History is celebrated. • I have a ___________. Famous MLK speech. • In 1863 President Lincoln signed this Proclamation. • Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that made slavery illegal. • Who is known as the Father of Black History? Carter G. _____________ • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. best boxer
  2. queen of rock
  3. known for the movie 'soul'
  4. lebron 6 La Lakers
  5. producers Mark of male dominated
  6. z maaried to jay z
  7. civil rights leader
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  1. madea madea
  2. "i have a dream" speech
  3. in creed movies
  4. laker number 24
  5. in national league
  6. ex of kim kardasian
  7. seat gave her seat up
  8. was a mayor for nj

15 Clues: best boxer • madea madea • queen of rock • in creed movies • laker number 24 • in national league • was a mayor for nj • z maaried to jay z • lebron 6 La Lakers • ex of kim kardasian • civil rights leader • seat gave her seat up • "i have a dream" speech • known for the movie 'soul' • producers Mark of male dominated

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington
  2. Basketball player kevin’s last name
  3. Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers
  4. King of pop
  5. First black president
  6. Her nickname is queen bey
  7. He is third in point ranking and played for jazz and the lakers.and his number is 32
  8. He played for the bucks and lakers and had the most points of any nba player
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  1. michael jordans number is___________
  2. He retired at 37 he played for the lakers and his last name is bryant
  3. Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player
  4. He is number 60 for the new england patriots
  5. He is the wide receiver from the new england patriots and his number is the 13
  6. O’neil’s first name
  7. He plays basketball and released his 10th shoe the ________ flow.

15 Clues: King of pop • O’neil’s first name • First black president • Her nickname is queen bey • Basketball player kevin’s last name • michael jordans number is___________ • Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers • He is number 60 for the new england patriots • Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player • He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington
  2. Basketball player kevin’s last name
  3. Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers
  4. King of pop
  5. First black president
  6. Her nickname is queen bey
  7. He is third in point ranking and played for jazz and the lakers.and his number is 32
  8. He played for the bucks and lakers and had the most points of any nba player
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  1. michael jordans number is___________
  2. He retired at 37 he played for the lakers and his last name is bryant
  3. Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player
  4. He is number 60 for the new england patriots
  5. He is the wide receiver from the new england patriots and his number is the 13
  6. O’neil’s first name
  7. He plays basketball and released his 10th shoe the ________ flow.

15 Clues: King of pop • O’neil’s first name • First black president • Her nickname is queen bey • Basketball player kevin’s last name • michael jordans number is___________ • Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers • He is number 60 for the new england patriots • Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player • He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dubbed the King of Pop. (2 wds.)
  2. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber. (2 wds.)
  3. Was a basketball player known by his initials MJ. (2 wds.)
  4. Is best known for her talk show that starts with Oprah. (2 wds.)
  5. Was the First African American to pursue a profession as an artist. (2 wds.)
  6. Booker T. Washington’s famous book. (3 wds.)
  7. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. (2 wds.)
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  1. Garnered public acclaim by building a clock entirely out of wood. Benjamin ________
  2. ______ Lou Hamer
  3. Nicknamed the Black Mamba. (2 wds.)
  4. Is best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. (2 wds.)
  5. Sadie Tanner _______ Alexander.
  6. Martin ______ ____ __ (3 wds.)
  7. The 44th president of the United States. (2 wds.)
  8. Is also known as Snoopy. (2 wds.)

15 Clues: ______ Lou Hamer • Martin ______ ____ __ (3 wds.) • Sadie Tanner _______ Alexander. • Dubbed the King of Pop. (2 wds.) • Is also known as Snoopy. (2 wds.) • Nicknamed the Black Mamba. (2 wds.) • Nicknamed the Brown Bomber. (2 wds.) • Booker T. Washington’s famous book. (3 wds.) • The 44th president of the United States. (2 wds.) • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On February 1st, 2021, a crater on the Moon was named after her by the IAU.
  2. The first black boxer
  3. Who made the song “Smooth Criminal”
  4. Popular shoes that has his name
  5. MLK’s most famous speech
  6. George Speck invented_ when he was trying to get back at one of his customers that wanted some fries
  7. She is known as the best female gymnast of all time
  8. MLK joined_and thousands of other protesters to march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
  9. What team was Jackie Robinson against
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  1. Barack Obama's wife
  2. Oprah Winfrey's name used to be_
  3. The first Black President
  4. First black student to go to an all whites school
  5. How much money did Robert L. Johnson have?
  6. First Female African American space traveler.

15 Clues: Barack Obama's wife • The first black boxer • MLK’s most famous speech • The first Black President • Popular shoes that has his name • Oprah Winfrey's name used to be_ • Who made the song “Smooth Criminal” • What team was Jackie Robinson against • How much money did Robert L. Johnson have? • First Female African American space traveler. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-16

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. having rights
  2. making someone do everything for you
  3. friendly
  4. cruel or unjust treatment
  5. winning
  6. never the answer
  7. judging someone based on their skin tone
  8. taking part of something
  9. the choice to do as you please
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  1. having choices to do something big
  2. the past and learning about it
  3. to learn
  4. someone’s background
  5. go through something
  6. opposite of evil

15 Clues: winning • to learn • friendly • having rights • never the answer • opposite of evil • someone’s background • go through something • taking part of something • cruel or unjust treatment • the past and learning about it • the choice to do as you please • having choices to do something big • making someone do everything for you • judging someone based on their skin tone

black history month 2025-02-12

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jump started the BLM movement
  2. best boxer ever
  3. antislavery writer
  4. has the all time point record
  5. famous for not going to the back of the bus
  6. most famous gay wrapper
  7. first African American baseball player
  8. Famous for bringing slaves to freedom
  9. king of pop
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  1. gave the I have a dream speech
  2. runs Family feud
  3. Famous African American author
  4. first African American public pilot
  5. Famous writer with her autobiographies
  6. Famous civil rights activist

15 Clues: king of pop • best boxer ever • runs Family feud • antislavery writer • most famous gay wrapper • Famous civil rights activist • jump started the BLM movement • has the all time point record • gave the I have a dream speech • Famous African American author • first African American public pilot • Famous for bringing slaves to freedom • Famous writer with her autobiographies • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which US president extended this celebration through the entire month?
  2. Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar?
  3. Who is the first licensed African American Nurse in the US?
  4. Who was the first African American to win a Grammy?
  5. Who is the first Black female transplant surgeon?
  6. Who was the first African American general in the US Army?
  7. Who planned the first celebration of African American accomplishments?
  8. Who was the first African American individual to win an Olympic Gold medal?
  9. Who was the first licensed African American pilot?
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  1. What month do we celebrate Black History?
  2. Who is the first African American to receive a medical degree?
  3. Who was the first African American to play in the NBA?
  4. Who was the first African American man in space?
  5. Who was the first African American female in Congress?
  6. Who is the first African American President of the US?

15 Clues: What month do we celebrate Black History? • Who was the first African American man in space? • Who is the first Black female transplant surgeon? • Who was the first licensed African American pilot? • Who was the first African American to win a Grammy? • Who was the first African American to play in the NBA? • Who was the first African American female in Congress? • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The age that MLK one the Noble Peace Prize, making him the youngest recipient.
  2. The first African American women billionaire that had the the highest-rated daytime program in television history.
  3. The last name of the first African American ever appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. The first record label owned by an African American
  5. The animal referenced in the title of Maya Angelou's famous autobiography
  6. The city where the 1995 bus boycott started.
  7. On the steps of what former president's memorial did MLK deliver the "I have a dream" speech
  8. America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization.
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  1. a network of people offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South
  2. The team Jackie Robinson played on
  3. The title of a person who sought to eradicate slavery during the 19th century.
  4. The first Historically Black College in the United States
  5. Last name of a formerly enslaved man who became an author and a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement
  6. The amendment the granted African American the right to vote
  7. The first black president of the United States

15 Clues: The team Jackie Robinson played on • The city where the 1995 bus boycott started. • The first black president of the United States • The first record label owned by an African American • America’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. • The first Historically Black College in the United States • The amendment the granted African American the right to vote • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This theater on 125th Street honors and promotes the contributions of black American performers
  2. The missing word from this title of the Black National Anthem - Lift Every ______ and Sing
  3. The 13th amendment abolished this
  4. Garret A Morgan helped make traveling in cars safer with his invention of the _____ light
  5. This holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, the date on which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were freed
  6. Howard University is an example of an HBCU, which stands for Historically Black ____ and University
  7. This woman is a singer, mother, and creator of the Fenty brand.
  8. George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for this nut
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  1. The first name of this designer of a fashionable bag with a TC logo on it
  2. The book and movie "Hidden _____" is about a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.
  3. Black History is ______ History
  4. This NYC Borough is the birthplace of Hip Hop.
  5. The Underground _________ was lead by Harriet Tubman.
  6. Mae ________ is the first black woman to travel into space.
  7. Black_____ is not just the name of a movie. It was an African American revolutionary organization that was formed in 1966.

15 Clues: Black History is ______ History • The 13th amendment abolished this • This NYC Borough is the birthplace of Hip Hop. • The Underground _________ was lead by Harriet Tubman. • Mae ________ is the first black woman to travel into space. • This woman is a singer, mother, and creator of the Fenty brand. • George Washington Carver developed hundreds of uses for this nut • ...

Black History Month 2025-11-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brazil's national dish, a black bean stew.
  2. Toasted manioc flour, a common side dish.
  3. Influential neo-expressionist painter Jean-Michel ___.
  4. Iconic jazz singer Billie ___.
  5. Martial art developed by enslaved Africans that combines dance and music.
  6. Tennis champion ___ Williams.
  7. Rhythmic and dance genre born in Rio de Janeiro.
  8. Marta ___, the "Queen of Football."
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  1. The first Black president of the United States, Barack ___.
  2. South Africa's first Black president, Nelson ___.
  3. Leader of the Palmares quilombo, a symbol of resistance.
  4. Egypt is a country in this continent.
  5. The rulers of ancient Egypt.
  6. Madam C.J. ___, entrepreneur and hair care pioneer.
  7. ___ Jemison, first Black woman in space.

15 Clues: The rulers of ancient Egypt. • Tennis champion ___ Williams. • Iconic jazz singer Billie ___. • Marta ___, the "Queen of Football." • Egypt is a country in this continent. • ___ Jemison, first Black woman in space. • Toasted manioc flour, a common side dish. • Brazil's national dish, a black bean stew. • Rhythmic and dance genre born in Rio de Janeiro. • ...

BOLD Black History Crossword 2023-02-17

BOLD Black History Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First black person to win he Nobel Peace Prize
  2. Black History Month
  3. An estimated 100,000 people escaped to the North
  4. Gone With The Wind Academy Award winner
  5. Character based on black cowboy Bass Reeves
  6. First black woman to lead a U.S. military operation
  7. Creator of Black History Month
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  1. First colony to ban slavery
  2. Godmother of Rock 'N' Roll
  3. First African American to serve in the U.S. Supreme Court
  4. First World Heavyweight Champion
  5. First black University to grant degrees in the U.S.
  6. A comprehensive guide for black travelers
  7. First black cable car conductor in San Francisco
  8. Founded in 1906 at Cornell University
  9. Topic of Netflix series Self Made
  10. Famous Brooklyn Dodger

17 Clues: Black History Month • Famous Brooklyn Dodger • Godmother of Rock 'N' Roll • First colony to ban slavery • Creator of Black History Month • First World Heavyweight Champion • Topic of Netflix series Self Made • Founded in 1906 at Cornell University • Gone With The Wind Academy Award winner • A comprehensive guide for black travelers • Character based on black cowboy Bass Reeves • ...

Black History Month 2021-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A show about a widowed single mother who was a nurse
  2. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was 'born and raised' here
  3. a dish made with black eyed peas with rice and smoked pork
  4. aired more episodes than any other television series with a predominantly African American cast
  5. Don't do this over someone's feet or they'll never get married
  6. The Black Family ____ is one of Cincinnati's largest family-focused events
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  1. It's lucky to eat these on New Years
  2. ___ over the Broom is a tradition at some Black weddings
  3. Will's Bel Air cousin
  4. Dorothy ___ established the Black Family Reunion in 1989
  5. A spin off of 'All in the Family'
  6. Tyler Perry's House of Payne was located in this city
  7. 'a ___ on the floor is money out the door'
  8. John Amos and Esther Rolle starred in this show
  9. George and Louise move from here to Manhattan due to the success of their dry cleaning chain

15 Clues: Will's Bel Air cousin • A spin off of 'All in the Family' • It's lucky to eat these on New Years • 'a ___ on the floor is money out the door' • John Amos and Esther Rolle starred in this show • A show about a widowed single mother who was a nurse • Tyler Perry's House of Payne was located in this city • The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was 'born and raised' here • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Co-founded the U.S. Thermo Control Company, later known as Thermo King. Winner of the National Metal of Technology.
  2. Born an enslaved person in the 1860s in Missouri, As a child Neighbors called him “the plant doctor” because he knew how to nurse sick plants back to life.
  3. One of the top engineering minds at the International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation. Co-invented the first personal computer.
  4. First African-American woman to serve in the United States Congress in 1968.
  5. Journalist, activist, and suffragist in the late 19th and early 20th century. She shed light on the injustices African Americans were facing during her lifetime.
  6. Conductor of the Underground Railroad
  7. Known as a “human computer” Was part of a team that did mathematical calculations to help launch satellites—and later humans—into space.
  8. Commanded the first all-Black unit of military pilots, called the Tuskegee Airmen, who fought during World War II
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  1. Was an inventor, businesswoman, and one of the largest employers of African-American women of her time. She manufactured beauty products made specifically for African-American women.
  2. He delivered the historic "I Have a Dream" speech.
  3. Most influential inventions was the improved traffic light. Also, improved the sewing machine and gas masks.
  4. The first African-American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license. “the air is the only place free from prejudice."
  5. Took out a patent for a mechanism that automatically opens and closes elevator shaft doors and his designs are largely reflected in elevators used today.
  6. Best known case was Brown vs. Board of Education. First African American appointed to the US Supreme Court.
  7. Her eight-day space flight aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992 established her as the United States' first female African-American space traveler.

15 Clues: Conductor of the Underground Railroad • He delivered the historic "I Have a Dream" speech. • First African-American woman to serve in the United States Congress in 1968. • Best known case was Brown vs. Board of Education. First African American appointed to the US Supreme Court. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. the branches of government have…
  2. having free will
  3. high respect
  4. opposite of meanness
  5. being fair and reasonable
  6. opposite of peace
  7. to learn is to have a …
  8. “… repeats itself.”
  9. achieved successfully
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  1. not fighting
  2. succeed in dealing with a problem
  3. the third month
  4. providing equal rights
  5. month after January
  6. a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy

15 Clues: not fighting • high respect • the third month • having free will • opposite of peace • month after January • “… repeats itself.” • opposite of meanness • achieved successfully • providing equal rights • to learn is to have a … • being fair and reasonable • the branches of government have… • succeed in dealing with a problem • ...

Black history month 2022-02-16

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. to achieve something
  2. wars always have this
  3. opposite of war
  4. to dislike someone of the opposite race
  5. something that is the past
  6. something the world lacks and needs more of
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  1. you go to school to get this
  2. the second month of the year
  3. to represent something
  4. this is the name of a month and is a form of walking
  5. judges try to give this
  6. something everyone wants but some don’t get
  7. to move past something
  8. if you have it you want more of it
  9. The name of a war

15 Clues: opposite of war • The name of a war • to achieve something • wars always have this • to represent something • to move past something • judges try to give this • something that is the past • you go to school to get this • the second month of the year • if you have it you want more of it • to dislike someone of the opposite race • something everyone wants but some don’t get • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-16

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. to walk in a military manner
  2. a story of the past
  3. the quality of being friendly or considerate
  4. the unjust treatment of different groups of people or things
  5. high respect
  6. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt
  7. black history month
  8. just treatment
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  1. the opposite of war
  2. relating to every citizen and their concerns
  3. the power/right to act without restraint
  4. the practice of owning slaves
  5. a person who publicly supports a cause
  6. the ability to direct the behavior or people or the course of events
  7. to succeed in a task

15 Clues: high respect • just treatment • the opposite of war • a story of the past • black history month • to succeed in a task • to walk in a military manner • the practice of owning slaves • a person who publicly supports a cause • the power/right to act without restraint • relating to every citizen and their concerns • the quality of being friendly or considerate • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Pioneer of women in the field of aviation
  2. Civil Rights Activist, minister and promoted violence (Full Name)
  3. South African activist that help bring an end to apartheid
  4. Agricultural scientist and thought to invent Peanut Butter
  5. Won the world heavyweight crown when he knocked out Tommy Burns
  6. Baseball player that played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  7. Conductor on the Underground Railroad
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  1. First African American President
  2. Invented hair products that lead her to be the first female millionaire
  3. Fastest woman ever (Nickname)
  4. Won a Gold Olympic Medal in Berlin 1936
  5. Freedom rider that led the Bloody Sunday demonstration
  6. Won the case the ended Racial Segregation in public schools
  7. Inventor with more than 50 patents
  8. Civil Right Activist that escaped slavery with her infant daughter

15 Clues: Fastest woman ever (Nickname) • First African American President • Inventor with more than 50 patents • Conductor on the Underground Railroad • Won a Gold Olympic Medal in Berlin 1936 • Pioneer of women in the field of aviation • Baseball player that played for the Brooklyn Dodgers • Freedom rider that led the Bloody Sunday demonstration • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-10

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. "Still I Rise"
  2. Muslim Activist
  3. first black female millionaire
  4. First black female billionaire
  5. 6th best selling single of all time
  6. music created by black people in the 1980s
  7. Underground Railroad
  8. first black MLB player
  9. laws that segregated people in the south
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  1. First Black President
  2. "I Have a Dream"
  3. first female vice-president
  4. most awarded female artist
  5. first black congress woman
  6. holiday celebrating Emancipation of slaves

15 Clues: "Still I Rise" • Muslim Activist • "I Have a Dream" • Underground Railroad • First Black President • first black MLB player • most awarded female artist • first black congress woman • first female vice-president • first black female millionaire • First black female billionaire • 6th best selling single of all time • laws that segregated people in the south • ...

black history month 2023-02-14

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington
  2. Basketball player kevin’s last name
  3. Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers
  4. King of pop
  5. First black president
  6. Her nickname is queen bey
  7. He is third in point ranking and played for jazz and the lakers.and his number is 32
  8. He played for the bucks and lakers and had the most points of any nba player
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  1. michael jordans number is___________
  2. He retired at 37 he played for the lakers and his last name is bryant
  3. Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player
  4. He is number 60 for the new england patriots
  5. He is the wide receiver from the new england patriots and his number is the 13
  6. O’neil’s first name
  7. He plays basketball and released his 10th shoe the ________ flow.

15 Clues: King of pop • O’neil’s first name • First black president • Her nickname is queen bey • Basketball player kevin’s last name • michael jordans number is___________ • Number 80 wide receiver for the sf 49ers • He is number 60 for the new england patriots • Plays for the la lakers and is the 8th best player • He plays for the nfl patriots and his last name is anddington • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. best boxer
  2. queen of rock
  3. known for the movie 'soul'
  4. lebron 6 La Lakers
  5. producers Mark of male dominated
  6. z maaried to jay z
  7. civil rights leader
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  1. madea madea
  2. "i have a dream" speech
  3. in creed movies
  4. laker number 24
  5. in national league
  6. ex of kim kardasian
  7. seat gave her seat up
  8. was a mayor for nj

15 Clues: best boxer • madea madea • queen of rock • in creed movies • laker number 24 • in national league • was a mayor for nj • z maaried to jay z • lebron 6 La Lakers • ex of kim kardasian • civil rights leader • seat gave her seat up • "i have a dream" speech • known for the movie 'soul' • producers Mark of male dominated

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. a member of Destiny’s Child.
  2. in Glee.
  3. with Loony Tunes.
  4. break was in 2003.
  5. was “Bacardi.” first song was about cows.
  6. Bey".
  7. Disney Channel star.
  8. Voice”.
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  1. by Michael Jackson.
  2. for body positivity.
  3. actor for a cartoon.
  4. hit came out in 1995.
  5. 11 children.
  6. from NBC.
  7. female African-American self-made millionaire.

15 Clues: Bey". • Voice”. • in Glee. • from NBC. • 11 children. • with Loony Tunes. • break was in 2003. • by Michael Jackson. • for body positivity. • actor for a cartoon. • Disney Channel star. • hit came out in 1995. • a member of Destiny’s Child. • was “Bacardi.” first song was about cows. • female African-American self-made millionaire.

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Dubbed as the “King of Pop”
  2. Nickname “Queen Bey”
  3. First lady of the United States
  4. She was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association for 319 weeks.
  5. She is a media proprietor, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist.
  6. His film career began in 1933.
  7. She is a rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer.
  8. She is an actress that began her career in the 1990s.
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  1. She was a part of The Supremes who became Motown’s most successful act during the 1960s.
  2. 44th president of the United States.
  3. Pioneer and influence by songwriters across a range of genres.
  4. She is co-host of the Facebook Watch talk show Red Table Talk, for which she has received a Daytime Emmy Award.
  5. He is known as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time.
  6. He was a famous basketball player that played for the Los Angeles Lakers
  7. By acclamation, he is the greatest basketball player of all time.

15 Clues: Nickname “Queen Bey” • Dubbed as the “King of Pop” • His film career began in 1933. • First lady of the United States • 44th president of the United States. • She is an actress that began her career in the 1990s. • She is a rapper, songwriter, singer, and record producer. • Pioneer and influence by songwriters across a range of genres. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Who planned the first celebration of African American accomplishments?
  2. Who was the first African American woman to win an Oscar?
  3. Who was the first female African American to win an Olympic Gold medal?
  4. Who was the first African American man in space?
  5. Who was the first African American to play in the NBA?
  6. Who was the first African American female in Congress?
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  1. Who is the first African American to receive a medical degree?
  2. Who is the first licensed African American Nurse in the US?
  3. Who was the first African American to win a Grammy?
  4. Who is the first African American President of the US?
  5. Who is the first Black female transplant surgeon?
  6. What month do we celebrate Black History?
  7. Who was the first licensed African American pilot?
  8. Who was the first African American general in the US Army?
  9. Which US president extended this celebration through the entire month?

15 Clues: What month do we celebrate Black History? • Who was the first African American man in space? • Who is the first Black female transplant surgeon? • Who was the first licensed African American pilot? • Who was the first African American to win a Grammy? • Who is the first African American President of the US? • Who was the first African American to play in the NBA? • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American President
  2. African American track athlete who won 4 gold medals
  3. First African American Woman to hold a pilot license
  4. First Black Woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  5. Abolitionist and Women's rights activist
  6. African American educator, author, and orator
  7. The Current Vice President
  8. One of the most prominent leaders in the Civil Rights movement
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  1. African American sociologist, socialist, and historian
  2. First African American Baseball Player
  3. Father of the Abolitionist Movement
  4. African American Muslim minister and human rights activist
  5. Known for Montgomery Bus Boycott
  6. Helped people escape slavery using the Underground Railroad
  7. Professional Boxer and Activist

15 Clues: The Current Vice President • Professional Boxer and Activist • First African American President • Known for Montgomery Bus Boycott • Father of the Abolitionist Movement • First African American Baseball Player • Abolitionist and Women's rights activist • African American educator, author, and orator • African American track athlete who won 4 gold medals • ...

Black history month 2024-03-06

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. Refused to sit on the back of the bus.
  2. American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Known as the "King of Pop"
  3. talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show.
  4. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955.
  5. professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.
  6. He died january,26 2020
  7. American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association
  8. Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
  9. professional tennis player won three Grand Slam titles in singles and two in doubles was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team, and the only black man ever to win the singles titles at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open.
  10. Through his work with the Underground Railroad, it is estimated that at least 400 runaway slaves were helped by him and his wife.
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  1. professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest".
  2. he has been named NBA MVP four times.
  3. American abolitionist and social activist.
  4. American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1
  5. American memoirist and poet

15 Clues: He died january,26 2020 • American memoirist and poet • he has been named NBA MVP four times. • Refused to sit on the back of the bus. • American abolitionist and social activist. • professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest". • one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955. • ...

Father of Black History Month 2022-01-18

Father of Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. to make special or honor
  2. a person who wanted to put an end to slavery
  3. to cause to happen, to influence
  4. the father of Black History Month
  5. an agreement or pledge to do something in the future
  6. Black history month
  7. the knowledge a person gets through learning
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  1. a written story of facts and events of a person's life
  2. how we value and perceive ourselves
  3. Black Histroy Month was first called
  4. black people are called
  5. everything that has happened in the past
  6. the subjects of a course

13 Clues: Black history month • black people are called • to make special or honor • the subjects of a course • to cause to happen, to influence • the father of Black History Month • how we value and perceive ourselves • Black Histroy Month was first called • everything that has happened in the past • a person who wanted to put an end to slavery • ...

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-16

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter fraternity
  2. Youngest African American Woman to Launch a Line at Sephora and McIntire Alumna (first,lastname)
  3. King of Pop (first,lastname)
  4. Known as the Black Mamba (last name)
  5. The 2022 Black History Month theme
  6. The last name of the creator of black history month. Often referred to as "The father of Black History" (last name)
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter sorority
  2. First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name)
  3. Creator of the let's move campaign and named the most admired woman in the U.S. for the third consecutive year by Gallup Polling(first name)
  4. The first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (first,lastname)
  5. First Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title (last name)
  6. First president to recognize Black History Month in 1976 (last name)
  7. Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name)

13 Clues: King of Pop (first,lastname) • The 2022 Black History Month theme • Known as the Black Mamba (last name) • The first Black Greek-letter sorority • The first Black Greek-letter fraternity • Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name) • First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name) • ...

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-16

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter fraternity
  2. Youngest African American Woman to Launch a Line at Sephora and McIntire Alumna (first,lastname)
  3. King of Pop (first,lastname)
  4. Known as the Black Mamba (last name)
  5. The 2022 Black History Month theme
  6. The last name of the creator of black history month. Often referred to as "The father of Black History" (last name)
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter sorority
  2. First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name)
  3. Creator of the let's move campaign and named the most admired woman in the U.S. for the third consecutive year (Gallup Polling)(first name)
  4. The first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (first,lastname)
  5. First Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title (last name)
  6. First president to recognize Black History Month in 1976 (last name)
  7. Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name)

13 Clues: King of Pop (first,lastname) • The 2022 Black History Month theme • Known as the Black Mamba (last name) • The first Black Greek-letter sorority • The first Black Greek-letter fraternity • Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name) • First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name) • ...

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-16

McIntire's 2022 Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter fraternity
  2. Youngest African American Woman to Launch a Line at Sephora and McIntire Alumna (first,lastname)
  3. King of Pop (first,lastname)
  4. Known as the Black Mamba (last name)
  5. The 2022 Black History Month theme
  6. The last name of the creator of black history month. Often referred to as "The father of Black History" (last name)
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  1. The first Black Greek-letter sorority
  2. First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name)
  3. Creator of the let's move campaign and named the most admired woman in the U.S. for the third consecutive year by Gallup Polling(first name)
  4. The first Black artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year (first,lastname)
  5. First Black gymnast to win the Individual All-Around title (last name)
  6. First president to recognize Black History Month in 1976 (last name)
  7. Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name)

13 Clues: King of Pop (first,lastname) • The 2022 Black History Month theme • Known as the Black Mamba (last name) • The first Black Greek-letter sorority • The first Black Greek-letter fraternity • Author of Hidden Figures and McIntire Alum (last name) • First Black President of Harvard Law Review (first name) • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. civil rights leader
  2. the law that outlaws slavery
  3. famous female abolitionist
  4. an established practice
  5. first black girl to desegregate the all white school in Louisianna
  6. right to freedom and equality
  7. civil rights activist
  8. war between the north and south over slavery
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  1. document that freed all slaves
  2. father of the underground railroad
  3. to own another person
  4. broke the color barrier in baseball
  5. trail used by slaves to escape
  6. first black president

14 Clues: civil rights leader • to own another person • first black president • civil rights activist • an established practice • famous female abolitionist • the law that outlaws slavery • right to freedom and equality • document that freed all slaves • trail used by slaves to escape • father of the underground railroad • broke the color barrier in baseball • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience
  2. - the state of being a slave
  3. - the quality of covering or dealing with a range of subjects or areas
  4. - the third month of the year
  5. - relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters
  6. - not war but _______
  7. - just behavior or treatment
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  1. - something that has been achieved successfully
  2. - discriminating against someone for color of skin
  3. - the month before March
  4. - the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
  5. - succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
  6. - not peace but similar to war
  7. - high respect; great esteem

14 Clues: - the state of being a slave • - high respect; great esteem • - just behavior or treatment • - the month before March • - not war but _______ • - not peace but similar to war • - the third month of the year • - something that has been achieved successfully • - succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. those who are hurting
  2. to let people feel known and loved
  3. to be treated equally
  4. your ancestor’s past
  5. discrimination against a certain race
  6. to be “over someone in the triangle”
  7. to learn
  8. the past
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  1. to hate someone because of something they can’t control
  2. helping those who are hurting
  3. used against people
  4. love
  5. black History month
  6. to be able to do what you want
  7. labor against someone’s will

15 Clues: love • to learn • the past • used against people • black History month • your ancestor’s past • those who are hurting • to be treated equally • labor against someone’s will • helping those who are hurting • to be able to do what you want • to let people feel known and loved • to be “over someone in the triangle” • discrimination against a certain race • ...

Black History Month 2024-01-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Giving people the confidence and authority to take control of their lives.
  2. Treating people unfairly based on their race.
  3. Facing challenges and difficulties in pursuit of a goal.
  4. The impact and contributions left behind by past generations.
  5. Taking action to bring about social or political change.
  6. The traditions and history passed down through generations.
  7. A public demonstration expressing disapproval or objection.
  8. Treating all people the same, regardless of race.
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  1. The state of being free, without restrictions.
  2. The impact and contributions left behind by past generations.
  3. Unfair judgments or opinions formed without knowing all the facts.
  4. Bringing different groups of people together.
  5. The act of setting someone free from slavery.
  6. Having a variety of different cultures and backgrounds.
  7. Laws that separated people based on race.

15 Clues: Laws that separated people based on race. • Treating people unfairly based on their race. • Bringing different groups of people together. • The act of setting someone free from slavery. • The state of being free, without restrictions. • Treating all people the same, regardless of race. • Having a variety of different cultures and backgrounds. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. vocal advocate for Black empowerment during the civil rights movement
  2. First african american president
  3. Won 6 NBA mvp awards
  4. Famous Los Angeles Lakers point guard who has aids
  5. Famous African American professional golf player
  6. Famous Chicago Bulls shooting guard
  7. "I have a dream"
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  1. Led the underground railroad
  2. First african american MLB player
  3. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback who has won 3 superbowl titles
  4. Famous Los Angeles Lakers center who is now a sports analyst for the NBA
  5. Refused to get out of her seat on a bus
  6. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  7. Famous Los Angeles Lakers player who passed away due to a helicopter crash

14 Clues: "I have a dream" • Won 6 NBA mvp awards • Led the underground railroad • First african american president • First african american MLB player • Famous Chicago Bulls shooting guard • Refused to get out of her seat on a bus • Famous African American professional golf player • Famous Los Angeles Lakers point guard who has aids • ...

Black history month 2024-02-23

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the most well known civil rights leaders
  2. Leader of the underground railroad
  3. track and field athlete who set a world record in the long jump in 1936
  4. The first African american professional baseball player
  5. writing about his escape of slavery
  6. The first African American women elected to serve in congress
  7. Known most for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus
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  1. Poet,dancer,singer, activist
  2. Born into slavery got freed and got his education up
  3. known for his semi-autobiographical novels and plays that center on race, politics, and sexuality.
  4. Helped lead protests against the segregation of public primary schools beaches, and parks at the University of Mississippi
  5. One of the greatest professional boxers of all time
  6. an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
  7. a famous television producer and personality, philanthropist, and author.

14 Clues: Poet,dancer,singer, activist • Leader of the underground railroad • writing about his escape of slavery • One of the most well known civil rights leaders • One of the greatest professional boxers of all time • Born into slavery got freed and got his education up • The first African american professional baseball player • ...

Black History Month 2024-03-02

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. first NBA player to be drafted
  2. First black congressman
  3. first Black NFL player
  4. First black U.S. President
  5. Famous Boxer who changed their name from Cassius Clay after winning the heavyweight title
  6. Abolitionist who was a major leader in Civil rights in the 19th century
  7. first Black f1 driver
  8. 7 time f1 world champion who is an advocate for black rights
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  1. The first Black Heavyweight champion in boxing
  2. Broke the color barrier in baseball
  3. Radical leader of the Nation of Islam
  4. refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery Alabama
  5. Gave the I've been to the mountaintop speech the night before his assasination
  6. Abolitionist who is the most know leader of the underground railroad.

14 Clues: first Black f1 driver • first Black NFL player • First black congressman • First black U.S. President • first NBA player to be drafted • Broke the color barrier in baseball • Radical leader of the Nation of Islam • The first Black Heavyweight champion in boxing • refused to move to the back of the bus in Montgomery Alabama • ...

Black History Month 2024-03-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. critical for the first crewed space missions
  2. assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith.
  3. became a professional boxer and activist
  4. an american civil rights lawyer
  5. an american memoirist and poet
  6. First black president in the United States
  7. civil rights politician
  8. Political activist for civil rights and gay rights
  9. Famous for his civil rights movements
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  1. first black American to be elected to the house of representatives
  2. Famous for not giving her seat up for a white man
  3. became an author after escaping slavery
  4. voting and civil rights activist
  5. Led black slaves to freedom

14 Clues: civil rights politician • Led black slaves to freedom • an american memoirist and poet • an american civil rights lawyer • voting and civil rights activist • assassinated by Byron De La Beckwith. • Famous for his civil rights movements • became an author after escaping slavery • became a professional boxer and activist • First black president in the United States • ...

Black history month 2025-02-07

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. had a dream
  2. First black guy to play in the MLB
  3. got drafted one of the best players in the NBA so now his team is unstoppable
  4. first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team
  5. rapper who became popular from the song mo bamba
  6. ran away from slavery and ended it
  7. wrote "ball and chain" and was in the rock and roll hall of fame
  8. in little rascals
  9. Won 5 titles in the NBA and played with Shaq
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  1. famous rapper in the 90's
  2. 44th president of the United states
  3. won the country singer award
  4. a comedian and is friends with the rock
  5. best basketball player of all time

14 Clues: had a dream • in little rascals • famous rapper in the 90's • won the country singer award • First black guy to play in the MLB • best basketball player of all time • ran away from slavery and ended it • 44th president of the United states • a comedian and is friends with the rock • Won 5 titles in the NBA and played with Shaq • rapper who became popular from the song mo bamba • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Powerful speaker who fought for civil rights and was born as Malcolm Little
  2. Man who led the abolition movement and wrote "The North Star"
  3. Famous civil rights leader who said "I have a dream"
  4. President who led the nation through the Civil War and worked to end slavery in the U.S.
  5. Woman known for her role in the Underground Railroad
  6. Leader who used nonviolent protests to help India gain independence from Britain
  7. First African American Supreme Court Justice
  8. First black women to travel to space
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  1. Month dedicated to celebrating Black histor
  2. Scientist who created more than 500 new products from peanuts and sweet potatoes
  3. Woman who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery
  4. Movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and securing equal rights for African Americans
  5. First African American president of the United States
  6. Historian known as the "Father of Black History"

14 Clues: First black women to travel to space • Month dedicated to celebrating Black histor • First African American Supreme Court Justice • Historian known as the "Father of Black History" • Famous civil rights leader who said "I have a dream" • Woman known for her role in the Underground Railroad • First African American president of the United States • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2025-02-15

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First female self-made millionaire
  2. Most photographed person of the 19th century
  3. First Black woman to win to win a Pulitzer
  4. One of the three founders of Tuskegee University
  5. Prolific civil rights activist played by Denzel Washington
  6. Civil War spy responsible for freeing over 70 enslaved people
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  1. Anti-aparteid activist and first Black Head of State representative of South Africa
  2. This person has won the most the most Grammy Awards ever by an artist
  3. This person developed the first interchangeable cartridge game console
  4. The first Black woman Supreme Court justice
  5. Notable civil rights advocate who influenced Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  6. Known as “Mama Africa” and strong influence on The Lion King
  7. Rapper who was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize
  8. This woman’s cancer cells are the foundation of cancer research today
  9. Last name of the president with the same birth month as BHM
  10. Creator of the gas mask and traffic signal
  11. Month in which Black History Month occurs
  12. Name of the founder of Black History Month
  13. First Black woman given press credentials to cover the White House

19 Clues: First female self-made millionaire • Month in which Black History Month occurs • Creator of the gas mask and traffic signal • First Black woman to win to win a Pulitzer • Name of the founder of Black History Month • The first Black woman Supreme Court justice • Most photographed person of the 19th century • Rapper who was the first to win a Pulitzer Prize • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022-02-10

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. boxer
  2. williams
  3. famous
  4. president
  5. neurosurgeon
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  1. winfrey
  2. arthur ashe
  3. harriet tubman
  4. kobebryant
  5. publisher
  6. robinson
  7. actor
  8. tinaturner
  9. maya

14 Clues: maya • boxer • actor • famous • winfrey • williams • robinson • publisher • president • kobebryant • tinaturner • arthur ashe • neurosurgeon • harriet tubman

Black history month 2024-02-23

Black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the most well known civil rights leaders
  2. Leader of the underground railroad
  3. track and field athlete who set a world record in the long jump in 1936
  4. The first African american professional baseball player
  5. writing about his escape of slavery
  6. The first African American women elected to serve in congress
  7. Known most for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a bus
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  1. Poet,dancer,singer, activist
  2. Born into slavery got freed and got his education up
  3. known for his semi-autobiographical novels and plays that center on race, politics, and sexuality.
  4. Helped lead protests against the segregation of public primary schools beaches, and parks at the University of Mississippi
  5. One of the greatest professional boxers of all time
  6. an American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement.
  7. a famous television producer and personality, philanthropist, and author.

14 Clues: Poet,dancer,singer, activist • Leader of the underground railroad • writing about his escape of slavery • One of the most well known civil rights leaders • One of the greatest professional boxers of all time • Born into slavery got freed and got his education up • The first African american professional baseball player • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Fair treatment for all people
  2. This word means being equal, or the same
  3. A secret group who helped enslaved people escape. They made place for those who ran away to hide and rest on their way to freedom.
  4. The behavior, beliefs, traditions, art, and accomplishments of a group of people
  5. A feeling of unity or support among a group of people with the same goals
  6. People like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Dr. Martin Luther King, and more who work to change unfair laws
  7. People who were against slavery and worked to end it were called this.
  8. The American right to choose the people who represent them in government
  9. A group founded in February of 1909 which works to make things fair for Black Americans
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  1. When the Supreme Court ruled that keeping schools segregated was illegal, this happened.
  2. A huge meeting of people in DC on August 28, 1963 where thousands of american demanded fairness and equal rights from the government
  3. When people refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a form of protest
  4. When someone is treated unfairly based on race, class, or another category instead of individual value
  5. Someone who explores new areas of thought or activity

14 Clues: Fair treatment for all people • This word means being equal, or the same • Someone who explores new areas of thought or activity • People who were against slavery and worked to end it were called this. • The American right to choose the people who represent them in government • A feeling of unity or support among a group of people with the same goals • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Won 6 American Music Awards
  2. the first African American to play Major League Baseball
  3. Amassing a fortune worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
  4. Created social programs, including the Free Breakfast for Children Programs
  5. I have a dream speech
  6. Created affordable healthcare
  7. Won MTV video music award for Best New Artist
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  1. Received a nomination for "Best Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist"
  2. Moses during her time helped many blacks escape slavery
  3. Made it so that black people could sit on a bus with whites
  4. Created the mailbox
  5. Broke the record for the most Grammy wins ever, with 32 in 2023
  6. Won five NBA championships
  7. Won 13 Grammy Awards

14 Clues: Created the mailbox • Won 13 Grammy Awards • I have a dream speech • Won five NBA championships • Won 6 American Music Awards • Created affordable healthcare • Won MTV video music award for Best New Artist • Moses during her time helped many blacks escape slavery • the first African American to play Major League Baseball • ...

black history month 2025-02-07

black history month crossword puzzle
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  1. scored 100 points in an NBA game
  2. Youngest heavyweight boxing champion ever
  3. Gave the I have a dream speech
  4. Most well known leader of the underground railroad
  5. Undisputed goat of boxing
  6. slapped chris rock at the academy awards
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  1. Best female tennis player in the world
  2. 6-0 in the NBA finals
  3. NFL all time touchdown leader
  4. The best 3-point shooter in NBA history
  5. First African American baseball player
  6. Fastest man alive
  7. NBA star who scored 81 points in a game
  8. Won 71 tournaments on the PGA tour

14 Clues: Fastest man alive • 6-0 in the NBA finals • Undisputed goat of boxing • NFL all time touchdown leader • Gave the I have a dream speech • scored 100 points in an NBA game • Won 71 tournaments on the PGA tour • Best female tennis player in the world • First African American baseball player • The best 3-point shooter in NBA history • NBA star who scored 81 points in a game • ...

Black History month 2025-02-10

Black History month crossword puzzle
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  1. wrote the novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain"
  2. This black leader advocated to improve the education of black children
  3. was the first black president
  4. this black leader served as an associate Justice on the supreme court from 1967 to 1991
  5. was the first black girl to attend an all white school
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  1. This professional baseball player broke standards when he became the first black professional baseball player
  2. was the first elected black Congress woman
  3. Published many statements against slavery and he was an abolitionist
  4. founded the Bethune-Cookman college and she was a strong educator
  5. lead many slaves to freedom and was a part of the union in the civil war
  6. was the founder of Black History Month
  7. was arrested at fifteen for also refusing to give up her seat to a white woman
  8. Stood up against segregation by refusing to move for a white passenger
  9. made it a goal to end segregation and spoke at the Washington Monument

14 Clues: was the first black president • was the founder of Black History Month • was the first elected black Congress woman • wrote the novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain" • was the first black girl to attend an all white school • founded the Bethune-Cookman college and she was a strong educator • Published many statements against slavery and he was an abolitionist • ...

Black History Month 2025-08-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Fair treatment under the law
  2. Freedom from being owned or controlled by another person
  3. The ability to act, speak, or think without being controlled
  4. A large group working together for change
  5. Walking together in large numbers to protest or show support
  6. Treating someone unfairly because of race, religion, gender, or other differences
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  1. Working to bring about political or social change
  2. People kept apart because of race or other differences
  3. To succeed in dealing with a difficulty or challenge
  4. Laws and freedoms every citizen should have
  5. The belief that one race is better than another
  6. Negative opinion or feeling about someone without knowing them
  7. Being forced to work without pay and without freedom
  8. A leader in the civil rights movement who believed in nonviolent protest

14 Clues: Fair treatment under the law • A large group working together for change • Laws and freedoms every citizen should have • The belief that one race is better than another • Working to bring about political or social change • To succeed in dealing with a difficulty or challenge • Being forced to work without pay and without freedom • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022-02-09

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. president
  2. williams
  3. arthur ashe
  4. maya
  5. boxer
  6. queen
  7. winfrey
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  1. kobe bryant
  2. harriet tubman
  3. actor
  4. neurosurgeon
  5. robinson
  6. publisher
  7. famous

14 Clues: maya • actor • boxer • queen • famous • winfrey • robinson • williams • president • publisher • kobe bryant • arthur ashe • neurosurgeon • harriet tubman

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2022-02-10

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. boxer
  2. williams
  3. famous
  4. president
  5. neurosurgeon
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  1. winfrey
  2. arthur ashe
  3. harriet tubman
  4. kobebryant
  5. publisher
  6. robinson
  7. actor
  8. tinaturner
  9. maya

14 Clues: maya • boxer • actor • famous • winfrey • williams • robinson • publisher • president • kobebryant • tinaturner • arthur ashe • neurosurgeon • harriet tubman

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. with Loony Tunes.
  2. hit came out in 1995.
  3. female African-American self-made millionaire.
  4. as “Queen Bey”.
  5. a voice actor for a cartoon.
  6. an advocate for body positivity.
  7. nickname was “Bacardi.” t song was about cows.
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  1. Disney Channel star.
  2. actor in Glee.
  3. break was in 2003.
  4. a member of Destiny’s Child.
  5. from NBC.
  6. “The Voice”.
  7. by Michael Jackson.
  8. 11 children.

15 Clues: from NBC. • “The Voice”. • 11 children. • actor in Glee. • as “Queen Bey”. • with Loony Tunes. • break was in 2003. • by Michael Jackson. • Disney Channel star. • hit came out in 1995. • a member of Destiny’s Child. • a voice actor for a cartoon. • an advocate for body positivity. • female African-American self-made millionaire. • nickname was “Bacardi.” t song was about cows.

Black History Month 2023-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. with Loony Tunes.
  2. hit came out in 1995.
  3. female African-American self-made millionaire.
  4. as “Queen Bey”.
  5. a voice actor for a cartoon.
  6. an advocate for body positivity.
  7. nickname was “Bacardi.” t song was about cows.
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  1. Disney Channel star.
  2. actor in Glee.
  3. break was in 2003.
  4. a member of Destiny’s Child.
  5. from NBC.
  6. “The Voice”.
  7. by Michael Jackson.
  8. 11 children.

15 Clues: from NBC. • “The Voice”. • 11 children. • actor in Glee. • as “Queen Bey”. • with Loony Tunes. • break was in 2003. • by Michael Jackson. • Disney Channel star. • hit came out in 1995. • a member of Destiny’s Child. • a voice actor for a cartoon. • an advocate for body positivity. • female African-American self-made millionaire. • nickname was “Bacardi.” t song was about cows.

Black History Month 2021-01-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Was an author, influential leader, and presidential adviser
  2. American activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
  3. Laws that enforced racial segregation in Southern states
  4. Abolitionist and political activist. Made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
  5. Professional boxer, activist, philanthropist, and entertainer. Nicknamed “The Greatest”
  6. Ruled that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconsitutional
  7. Allowed racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine
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  1. This famous activist and author was one of the founders of the NAACP
  2. Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), author of the award-winning book “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”
  3. First African American to play in Major League baseball
  4. First African-American to graduate from Little Rock Central High school
  5. A civil rights activist and Baptist minister
  6. Abolished slavery except for as punishment for a crime.
  7. African American Muslim who was a human rights activist, popular during the civil rights movement

14 Clues: A civil rights activist and Baptist minister • First African American to play in Major League baseball • Abolished slavery except for as punishment for a crime. • Laws that enforced racial segregation in Southern states • Was an author, influential leader, and presidential adviser • Allowed racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of the institute that was founded by Booker T.Washington in 1881?
  2. Martin L. King was honored as this magazine's "Man of the Year", making him the first African American recipient of this honor.
  3. The department store seamstress that was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white passenger?
  4. Author of the famous "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963
  5. The father of Black History Month.
  6. This state has the most Black institutions of higher learning.
  7. What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
  8. This was the first US state to abolish slavery.
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  1. The name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church?
  2. The name of the first hip-hop group to break into the mainstream American culture in the early 1980s?
  3. Boasting twelve number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, this female singing group was the most successful American vocal group of all time?
  4. The author of the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
  5. Four African American college students staged a sit-in in 1960 at this store's lunch counter.
  6. This anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass?

14 Clues: The father of Black History Month. • What was Muhammad Ali's original name? • This was the first US state to abolish slavery. • The name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s father's church? • This anti-slavery newspaper was founded by Frederick Douglass? • This state has the most Black institutions of higher learning. • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2017-02-03

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
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  1. ABOLITIONIST
  2. COLOR PURPLE
  3. GOLFER
  4. POET
  5. POP SUPERSTAR
  6. QUEEN OF DAYTIME
  7. TRUMPETER
  8. ROOTS AUTHOR
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  1. HD EXEC VP
  2. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
  3. SECRETARY OF STATE
  4. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT
  5. RAPPER
  6. 44TH PRESIDENT

14 Clues: POET • GOLFER • RAPPER • TRUMPETER • HD EXEC VP • ABOLITIONIST • COLOR PURPLE • ROOTS AUTHOR • POP SUPERSTAR • 44TH PRESIDENT • QUEEN OF DAYTIME • SECRETARY OF STATE • UNDERGROUND RAILROAD • SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT

Black History Month 2024-01-31

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. He was such an amazing speaker that he started traveling all over the northern states, trying to convince large groups of people to end the practice of enslaving people.
  2. Thanks to his leadership and his pilots’ success, the military now understood that allowing Black and white soldiers to serve together was the right thing to do.
  3. Her thrilling speeches won her the respect of many educated people fighting for the rights of Black people and women. That included President Abraham Lincoln.
  4. His best known case was Brown vs. Board of Education, which challenged school segregation, when white and Black students are forced to go to separate schools.
  5. Inspired to spread knowledge to others, Washington later established and became the first principal and teacher of Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
  6. Using reporting methods that are still used today, she exposed conditions that African Americans were forced to live under.
  7. She was told to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused.
  8. Decided to run for president (the first African-American woman to do so)
  9. The first African-American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license
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  1. Became the first Black person to graduate from Iowa State College
  2. One of her biggest accomplishments at NASA was helping calculate the trajectory, or path, of the country’s first human spaceflight in 1961, making sure astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., had a safe trip.
  3. Delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech, which boosted public support for civil rights
  4. His most memorable act of “good trouble” occurred on March 7, 1965, when he led a group of 600 people across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on what would be known as “Bloody Sunday.”
  5. Is well known for risking her life as a “conductor” in the Underground Railroad, which led escaped enslaved people to freedom in the North.

14 Clues: Became the first Black person to graduate from Iowa State College • She was told to give up her seat to a white passenger. She refused. • Decided to run for president (the first African-American woman to do so) • The first African-American woman to obtain an international pilot’s license • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-12

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Henry Brown shipped himself in a ________ to Philadelphia to escape slavery.
  2. When Black History Month began it lasted a _______.
  3. Madam C.J. ______ became one of the first American women millionaires.
  4. Frederick _________ was former slave who published an antislavery newspaper
  5. Harriet _______ was a conductor of the underground railroad leading many slaves to freedom.
  6. The initials of the man who delivered the I have A Dream Speech.
  7. What is the first name of the first black player in Major League Baseball
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  1. Jesse Owens won how many gold medals at the 1936 Olympics?
  2. Black History Month occurs during what month?
  3. He was responsible for the creation of Black History Month Charles G. _________.
  4. What is the Last name of the First Black Supreme Court Justice?
  5. George Washington Carver was a scientist who found many uses for this snack.
  6. Wilt _______ scored 100 pts. in an NBA game in 1962
  7. The first name of a 3 time Superbowl winning quarterback for the KC Chiefs.

14 Clues: Black History Month occurs during what month? • When Black History Month began it lasted a _______. • Wilt _______ scored 100 pts. in an NBA game in 1962 • Jesse Owens won how many gold medals at the 1936 Olympics? • What is the Last name of the First Black Supreme Court Justice? • The initials of the man who delivered the I have A Dream Speech. • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist, and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957
  2. an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career
  3. an American, poet, and civil rights activist
  4. an American professional baseball player who became the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era
  5. an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1954 through 1976
  6. an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records
  7. an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
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  1. conductor of the Underground Railroad and a Union Army spy
  2. an American professional basketball player. A\ shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association
  3. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman
  4. also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player
  5. an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest"
  6. an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program Inside the NBA
  7. an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968

14 Clues: an American, poet, and civil rights activist • conductor of the Underground Railroad and a Union Army spy • an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "the Greatest" • an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman • also known by his initials MJ, is an American businessman and former professional basketball player • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. was a famous abolitionist in the 19th century
  2. is the first black president of the United States
  3. is famous for being ranked #1 in the world for women's single tennis
  4. is a famous pop star who made the album Renaissance
  5. was a famous black activist who helped pass the civil rights act of 1964
  6. was famous for not giving up her bus seat.
  7. is a famous black poet who made "The Hill We Climb"
  8. was a famous black poet born in Saint Louis.
  9. was a famous black person who was at the Stone Wall Riots
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  1. was the first black president of South Africa
  2. was a famous black advocate in the 20th century and promoter of Islam
  3. was famous for helping slaves escape the underground railroad
  4. is a writer born on Antigua
  5. was famous for being one of the best boxers in the world in the 20th century

14 Clues: is a writer born on Antigua • was famous for not giving up her bus seat. • was a famous black poet born in Saint Louis. • was the first black president of South Africa • was a famous abolitionist in the 19th century • is the first black president of the United States • is a famous pop star who made the album Renaissance • ...

Black History Month 2024-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil rights activist of the 20th century who is known for not giving up her seat on the bus.
  2. American activist and one of the best boxers of all time.
  3. Notable American civil rights activist in the 20th century. Won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
  4. First African American women scientist at NASA.
  5. 20th century civil rights activist who was Islamic.
  6. Broke the color barrier of the MLB in 1947.
  7. American poet and civil rights activist throughout the 20th century.
  8. Important Civil Rights leader and abolitionist of the 19th century.
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  1. Was freed from slavery and later founded Tuskegee University.
  2. Scientist of the 20 first century and invented the crop rotation method.
  3. First African American women to obtain a pilot license.
  4. Lead around 70 people to freedom in the underground railroad.
  5. First African American to attend William Frantz Elementary School and a civil rights activist.
  6. First African American tennis player to win an NCCA single's title.

14 Clues: Broke the color barrier of the MLB in 1947. • First African American women scientist at NASA. • 20th century civil rights activist who was Islamic. • First African American women to obtain a pilot license. • American activist and one of the best boxers of all time. • Was freed from slavery and later founded Tuskegee University. • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-10

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. engineered a system to drain several ponds
  2. the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School
  3. America's first recognized, self made millionaire
  4. the first Black man to become a pilot in the United States Navy
  5. the first woman elected to the United states congress
  6. planned the 1963 march in Washington
  7. got schools to teach about African Americans
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  1. founded the first interracial hospital
  2. the first child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School
  3. the first black general in the U.S. army
  4. was appointed president of the national council of Negro women
  5. the first African American woman to run for congress in Alabama
  6. the first black woman to receive a Ph.D in the United states
  7. developed hundreds of applications for new plants

14 Clues: planned the 1963 march in Washington • founded the first interracial hospital • the first black general in the U.S. army • engineered a system to drain several ponds • got schools to teach about African Americans • America's first recognized, self made millionaire • developed hundreds of applications for new plants • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Number of times Kobe Bryant won the NBA Championship.
  2. Marie Van Brittan Brown invented first home _________.(no spaces)
  3. State where Cheyney University, the first HBCU is located.
  4. First woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.(no spaces)
  5. The father of Black History Month.(no spaces)
  6. First African American woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice.(no spaces)
  7. School the Lebron James Family Foundation supports(no spaces)
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  1. First African American senator represented this state
  2. Jackie Robinson played for this Major League Baseball team.
  3. Known as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement.
  4. Robert L. Johnson became the first African American ______ when he sold BET to Viacom.
  5. Guion S. Bluford is the first African American to travel into _______.
  6. Organization formed to advance justice for African Americans
  7. First African American woman to earn a pilot's license. (no spaces)

14 Clues: The father of Black History Month.(no spaces) • Known as the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement. • First African American senator represented this state • Number of times Kobe Bryant won the NBA Championship. • State where Cheyney University, the first HBCU is located. • Jackie Robinson played for this Major League Baseball team. • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. He has 17 Grammies for being a rapper
  2. Best shooter of all time and just beat Ray Allen's 3 point record
  3. He lead a powerful movement, and his greatest thing was I have a dream.
  4. Won the grammy this year for country music
  5. he helped Harriet Tubman in the abolishment movment
  6. She lead a movement on segregation by not sitting in the back of the bus
  7. Fought for no fried foods in schools
  8. He was famous for the ____ ____ Case in 1858
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  1. Broke the MLB color barrier in 1947
  2. Best basketball player that played for the bulls
  3. Grew up in the Jackson 5 known as the king of pop
  4. Known as moses
  5. spent 20 years in the MBA with the Lakers
  6. Won rookie of the year in 2021,6'7

14 Clues: Known as moses • Won rookie of the year in 2021,6'7 • Broke the MLB color barrier in 1947 • Fought for no fried foods in schools • He has 17 Grammies for being a rapper • spent 20 years in the MBA with the Lakers • Won the grammy this year for country music • He was famous for the ____ ____ Case in 1858 • Best basketball player that played for the bulls • ...

Black History Month 2025-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Youngest MVP of all time
  2. Went 3 for 3 ifykyk
  3. Leads the NBA in most threes made ever
  4. Holds the NBA record for triple-doubles ever
  5. Won Rookie of the Year during the 2023-2024 season
  6. First Greek player to win NBA MVp
Down
  1. Won 11 NBA finals
  2. Scored 100 points in one game
  3. Second all-time leading scorer
  4. Won a total of 6 NBA Championships
  5. Won finals MVP 4 times
  6. Holds single-game record for blocks at 17
  7. Won the 1986 dunk contest at 5'7
  8. Won MVP of the 2023-2024 season

14 Clues: Won 11 NBA finals • Went 3 for 3 ifykyk • Won finals MVP 4 times • Youngest MVP of all time • Scored 100 points in one game • Second all-time leading scorer • Won MVP of the 2023-2024 season • Won the 1986 dunk contest at 5'7 • First Greek player to win NBA MVp • Won a total of 6 NBA Championships • Leads the NBA in most threes made ever • Holds single-game record for blocks at 17 • ...

Black History Month 2025-01-17

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____ vs. Board of Education ended segregation in public schools in 1954
  2. The Mayor of Chicago
  3. Queen B (singer)
  4. One of the founders of jazz music
  5. First Black model to be on the cover of GQ, and a BYC program
  6. The artistic director for Louis Vouitton
  7. The first Black president of the United States
Down
  1. He was a rapper who famously came out as gay in 2012, by writing a letter
  2. She led hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad
  3. BYC's very own director!
  4. The "queen of jazz"
  5. The ____ Williams Show
  6. Refused to give up her seat on the bus
  7. She famously gave everyone a car on her talk show!

14 Clues: Queen B (singer) • The "queen of jazz" • The Mayor of Chicago • The ____ Williams Show • BYC's very own director! • One of the founders of jazz music • Refused to give up her seat on the bus • The artistic director for Louis Vouitton • The first Black president of the United States • She famously gave everyone a car on her talk show! • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2017-02-03

BLACK HISTORY MONTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. GOLFER
  2. RAPPER
  3. 44TH PRESIDENT
  4. HD EXEC VP
  5. QUEEN OF DAYTIME
  6. ROOTS AUTHOR
Down
  1. ABOLITIONIST
  2. TRUMPETER
  3. COLOR PURPLE
  4. SECRETARY OF STATE
  5. POP SUPERSTAR
  6. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
  7. POET
  8. SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT

14 Clues: POET • GOLFER • RAPPER • TRUMPETER • HD EXEC VP • ABOLITIONIST • COLOR PURPLE • ROOTS AUTHOR • POP SUPERSTAR • 44TH PRESIDENT • QUEEN OF DAYTIME • SECRETARY OF STATE • UNDERGROUND RAILROAD • SOUTH AFRICAN PRESIDENT

Black History Month 2024-02-22

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Would not give up her seat on the bus
  2. "The Greatest" boxer ever
  3. Basketball player who passed away in helicopter crash
  4. Famous comedic actor, known for his short stature
  5. Famous wrestler turned actor, known as "THe Rock"
  6. "King of Pop"
Down
  1. Famous actor, known for his unique voice
  2. Famous actor, know for his role in Training Day
  3. First black baseball player
  4. Boxer known for biting off his opponent's ear
  5. The greatest basketball player ever
  6. Helped many blacks escape slavery
  7. "I Have a Dream"
  8. First black president

14 Clues: "King of Pop" • "I Have a Dream" • First black president • "The Greatest" boxer ever • First black baseball player • Helped many blacks escape slavery • The greatest basketball player ever • Would not give up her seat on the bus • Famous actor, known for his unique voice • Boxer known for biting off his opponent's ear • Famous actor, know for his role in Training Day • ...