black history month Crossword Puzzles

Black History Month Project 2021-02-24

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. This civil rights event took place in Washington, D.C. and over 250,000 people attended it
  2. This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech
  3. This person was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
  4. This person founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
  5. Abbreviation for The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
  6. This act protects people from discrimination when they are renting or buying a home, getting a mortgage, seeking housing assistance, etc.
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  1. Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
  2. This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
  3. This person was an American abolitionist and political activist who was born into slavery, this person eventually escaped and went on about 13 missions to rescue 70 enslaved people
  4. This person started the Montgomery bus boycott
  5. the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
  6. This person created the Underground Railroad
  7. organized effort by Black Americans to end racial discrimination and gain equal rights under the law
  8. A form of non-violent protest where a number of people occupy an area and refuse to move

14 Clues: This person gave the "I Have A Dream" speech • This person created the Underground Railroad • This person started the Montgomery bus boycott • This person signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 • Abbreviation for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee • This person founded the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute • ...

Black History Month 2023 2023-10-03

Black History Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. The first female publishing director of British Vogue
  2. Crimean War nurse, awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 1990
  3. Founder of the MOBO awards
  4. Leading feminist, black nationalist, and squatters' rights campaigner
  5. The first black woman elected to parliament
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  1. Founder of the West Indian Gazette
  2. Key activist in the Montgomery bus boycott
  3. Founder and principal bassist of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and professor at the Royal Academy of Music
  4. Britain's youngest and first black female publisher, co-founder of Allison and Busby
  5. The first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress
  6. Gold medallist boxer with an undefeated record
  7. The first black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain
  8. Environmental and political activist who founded the Green Belt Movement
  9. The first black singer to feature on BBC radio

14 Clues: Founder of the MOBO awards • Founder of the West Indian Gazette • Key activist in the Montgomery bus boycott • The first black woman elected to parliament • Gold medallist boxer with an undefeated record • The first black singer to feature on BBC radio • The first female publishing director of British Vogue • The first black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain • ...

Black History Month (Leaders) 2024-02-23

Black History Month (Leaders) crossword puzzle
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  1. She is the first African American woman to have her very own television production company.
  2. the first Black student to integrate into a white elementary school in 1960.
  3. one of the greatest professional boxers of all time.
  4. the first African American and Native American woman to be a pilot.
  5. was the first Black woman to graduate from Yale Law School.
  6. taught himself to read and write at a young age. After escaping slavery, he became an author, public speaker, and prominent leader.
  7. the 44th president of the United States and the very first African American president.
  8. As the first black US Supreme Court justice.
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  1. Often called "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".
  2. made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people
  3. was the first African American professional baseball player.(Dodgers)
  4. was the NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi.
  5. The first African-American woman elected to serve in Congress in 1968.
  6. Gave a speech "I have a dream".

14 Clues: Gave a speech "I have a dream". • As the first black US Supreme Court justice. • was the NAACP's first field officer in Mississippi. • one of the greatest professional boxers of all time. • Often called "The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement". • made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people • ...

Black History Month Project 2024-02-27

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. He was the first African American MLB player.
  2. She escaped slavery and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad. She helped 70 people escape slavery.
  3. He was the first African American senator.
  4. He was the first African American president.
  5. He is famous for escaping slavery by stealing a Confederate.
  6. He escaped slavery and became a very influential abolitionist.
  7. He gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.
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  1. He is a famous actor and rapper who is most known for the movie "Men In Black".
  2. He won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
  3. He was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.
  4. He was a boxer who had fifty wins and earned the nickname of "The Baddest Man on the Planet".
  5. He was a basketball player who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.
  6. She refused to give up her seat to a white person.
  7. He was one of the best boxers of all time who had a total of 56 wins and was nicknamed "The Greatest".

14 Clues: He was the first African American senator. • He gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech. • He was the first African American president. • He was the first African American MLB player. • She refused to give up her seat to a white person. • He won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. • He is famous for escaping slavery by stealing a Confederate. • ...

Black History Month Project 2024-02-27

Black History Month Project crossword puzzle
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  1. He is a famous actor and rapper who is most known for the movie "Men In Black".
  2. He escaped slavery and became a very influential abolitionist.
  3. He was one of the best boxers of all time who had a total of 56 wins and was nicknamed "The Greatest".
  4. He was the first African American MLB player.
  5. He was the first African American senator.
  6. He is famous for escaping slavery by stealing a Confederate.
  7. She refused to give up her seat to a white person.
  8. He was a basketball player who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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  1. He won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
  2. He was a boxer who had fifty wins and earned the nickname of "The Baddest Man on the Planet".
  3. She escaped slavery and became a conductor on the Underground Railroad. She helped 70 people escape slavery.
  4. He was one of the best wide receivers in the NFL and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers.
  5. He was the first African American president.
  6. He gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

14 Clues: He was the first African American senator. • He gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech. • He was the first African American president. • He was the first African American MLB player. • She refused to give up her seat to a white person. • He won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. • He is famous for escaping slavery by stealing a Confederate. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-14

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. michael jacksons sister
  2. poet that could speak 6 languages
  3. big easy
  4. minneapolis
  5. books title was inspired by tupac
  6. original name was araminta ross
  7. writer who's works helped raise awareness of racial and sexual opression
  8. celebrates end of slavery, third saturday in june
  9. her real name was isabella baumfree
  10. wrote monster and lockdown
  11. "my music fights against the system that teaches to live and die"
  12. birth name was Michael not Martin
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  1. nickname was dippermouth
  2. north star paper
  3. jazz flutist
  4. abolished slavery
  5. boston massacre
  6. changed the way the guitar is played
  7. eviets rednow
  8. only artist to have 7 consecutive #1 hits on billboards top 100
  9. the queen of soul
  10. musical style that originated in the southern united states at the beginning of the 20th century
  11. december 1 1955
  12. he was in les évadés
  13. one of the largest movements in history with 15-26

25 Clues: big easy • minneapolis • jazz flutist • eviets rednow • boston massacre • december 1 1955 • north star paper • abolished slavery • the queen of soul • he was in les évadés • michael jacksons sister • nickname was dippermouth • wrote monster and lockdown • original name was araminta ross • poet that could speak 6 languages • books title was inspired by tupac • birth name was Michael not Martin • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-07

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. She has won the most grammys with a total of 33. She is the most awarded woman artist in MTV Video Music Awards and the most Grammy nominated artist
  2. She helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961. Started high school at just 10 years old!!
  3. Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape.
  4. Nickname is King James; was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18
  5. He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. He received the Liberty Medal.
  6. First African American president of the United States. Also won “Nobel Peace Prize”
  7. invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter; created inventions to help farmers crops
  8. Is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
  9. He had 19 top 10 songs; his nickname was Satchelmouth but he shortened it to Satchmo
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  1. Elected into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years; fought for equal rights; 1st person to run for president
  2. Her mother died when she was young; her number 1 hit song was called,”A-Tisket, A-Tasket.
  3. A actor that participated in many disney channel shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man: homecoming
  4. is a famous gymnast who broke many records. Broke the “standard” for gymnasts bodies.
  5. Famous poet; was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist
  6. She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16!! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.
  7. She's an American activist and poet known for works that address black identity, feminism, marginalization, and climate change. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden, she also read one of her poems at the inauguration.
  8. Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show
  9. Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. Would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
  10. He was a 5 times NBA Champion;he wore numbers 24 and 8; his nickname was the Black Mamba
  11. Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.

20 Clues: Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show • Famous poet; was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist • Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today. • Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape. • First African American president of the United States. Also won “Nobel Peace Prize” • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-06

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. James Nickname is King James; was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18
  2. Luther King Jr Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.
  3. Obama First African American president of the United States. Also won “Nobel Peace Prize”
  4. Winfrey Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show
  5. Fitzgreald Her mother died when she was young; her number 1 hit song was called,”A-Tisket, A-Tasket.
  6. copeland famous gymnast who broke many records. Broke the “standard” for gymnasts bodies.
  7. Gorman She's an American activist and poet known for works that address black identity, feminism, marginalization, and climate change. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden, she also read one of her poems at the inauguration.
  8. Chisholm Elected into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years; fought for equal rights; 1st person to run for president
  9. Washington Carver invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter; created inventions to help farmers crops
  10. Douglass Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. Would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
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  1. She has won the most grammys with a total of 33. She is the most awarded woman artist in MTV Video Music Awards and the most Grammy nominated artist
  2. Obama Is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
  3. Angelou Famous poet;was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist
  4. Bryant He was a 5 times NBA Champion;he wore numbers 24 and 8; his nickname was the Black Mamba
  5. Ali He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali received the Liberty Medal for his long-time role as an advocate for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.
  6. A actor that participated in many disney channel shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man: homecoming
  7. Armstrong He had 19 top 10 songs; his nickname was Satchelmouth but he shortened it to Satchmo
  8. Johnson She helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961. Started high school at just 10 years old!!
  9. Tubman Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape.
  10. Biles She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16!! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.

20 Clues: Winfrey Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show • Angelou Famous poet;was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist • Tubman Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape. • Luther King Jr Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-28

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Dedicated herself to promoting and studying Black culture
  2. The first African American Secretary of State
  3. Upheld slavery in United States territories and denied the legality of black citizenship in America
  4. The first American Slave
  5. Escaped enslavement and helped others gain their freedom as a "conductor" of the Underground Railroad.
  6. Hollywood's first female black director who became most famous as a writer, editor, essayist, playwright, and poet.
  7. The first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing
  8. One of the earliest innovators of the art form called "jazz Poetry"
  9. The first Black American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University
  10. Founder of the Universal Black Improvement Association
  11. The first African American president of the United States
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  1. The first Female African American secretary of state
  2. The first African American woman to star in a motion picture
  3. A minister, a leader in the civil rights movement and a supporter of Black nationalism
  4. Known for refining electric blues more than any other blues artist.
  5. A popular spokesman for African American citizens
  6. The driving force behind watershed events such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  7. Best known for his research into alternative crops to cotton
  8. called "the mother of the civil rights movement"
  9. An activist who led anti-lynching crusades in the United States in the 1890s

20 Clues: The first American Slave • The first African American Secretary of State • called "the mother of the civil rights movement" • A popular spokesman for African American citizens • The first Female African American secretary of state • Founder of the Universal Black Improvement Association • The first Black commander of an integrated fighter wing • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-28

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Developed different crops that helped improve the economic situation of farmers in the South.
  2. An entertainer who became an advocate for the civil rights movement by refusing to perform for segregated audiences.
  3. A political activist who helped enslaved African Americans to escape to freedom in the North.
  4. The first published African American female author.
  5. American poet and social activist who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
  6. The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
  7. The first African American Secretary of State of the US.
  8. A political activist who advocated for the economic and political empowerment of Black people worldwide.
  9. American journalist, best known for exposing the killings of African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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  1. Musician who helped to define the sound of modern blues.
  2. An American author, poet, and civil rights activist, who worked with leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement.
  3. Major civil rights activist who is said to be a symbol of the struggle for racial equality.
  4. American writer, best known for their contributions to the Harlem Renaissance and challenging the stereotypes of African American life.
  5. American educator who believed that the key to achieving equality for African Americans was through education and entrepreneurship.
  6. American civil rights activist, best known for their pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  7. The first African American to become president of the US.
  8. The first African American woman to hold the position of Secretary of State.
  9. American Muslim minister who advocated for black self-determination and separatism.
  10. The first African American general in the United States Armed Forces.
  11. An enslaved African American who sued for thier freedom which later led to the decison that African Americans could not be considered citizens of the US.

20 Clues: The first published African American female author. • Musician who helped to define the sound of modern blues. • The first African American Secretary of State of the US. • The first African American to become president of the US. • The first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. • ...

Black History Month by GIO 2023-02-15

Black History Month by GIO crossword puzzle
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  1. The King of Pop
  2. words American professional boxer who competed from 1985-200
  3. Civil War hero who later became a congressman
  4. Basketball player of the NBA that played for the Chicago Bulls and his jersey number is 23
  5. carver 2 words A historical Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut and other objects
  6. The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery
  7. B. Wells A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching
  8. She didn’t give up her seat on March 2, 1955 Montgomery Alabama.
  9. words Professional basketball player Charles ____,
  10. was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  11. General who became the first African-American Secretary of State
  12. 2 words First african american to be president of the United States
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  1. 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  2. 2 words First African american to play in Major League Baseball
  3. Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac.
  4. Artist during the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott
  6. The First African American child to attend all white elementary school in south.
  7. T. Washington Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  8. Track and field Olympic gold medalist.

20 Clues: The King of Pop • Artist during the Harlem Renaissance • 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott • Track and field Olympic gold medalist. • The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery • Civil War hero who later became a congressman • words Professional basketball player Charles ____, • 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • ...

Black History Month by GIO 2023-02-15

Black History Month by GIO crossword puzzle
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  1. The King of Pop
  2. words American professional boxer who competed from 1985-200
  3. Civil War hero who later became a congressman
  4. Basketball player of the NBA that played for the Chicago Bulls and his jersey number is 23
  5. carver 2 words A historical Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut and other objects
  6. The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery
  7. B. Wells A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching
  8. She didn’t give up her seat on March 2, 1955 Montgomery Alabama.
  9. words Professional basketball player Charles ____,
  10. was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  11. General who became the first African-American Secretary of State
  12. 2 words First african american to be president of the United States
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  1. 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  2. 2 words First African american to play in Major League Baseball
  3. Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac.
  4. Artist during the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott
  6. The First African American child to attend all white elementary school in south.
  7. T. Washington Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  8. Track and field Olympic gold medalist.

20 Clues: The King of Pop • Artist during the Harlem Renaissance • 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott • Track and field Olympic gold medalist. • The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery • Civil War hero who later became a congressman • words Professional basketball player Charles ____, • 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • ...

Black History Month - Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-17

Black History Month - Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. (Paul E. Williams)black hawk but not the bird
  2. (George T. Sampson)when you don't want to leave them out to hang
  3. (Daniel Hale Williams)a retractor is used to perform this delicate procedure
  4. (George Washington Carver)strategy used by farmers involving using the same plot of land but different plants
  5. (Marie Van Brittan Brown)Wyze and Blink
  6. (Lloyd P. Ray)collect a kind of bunny here
  7. (Benjamin Banneker)farmers made this publication famous
  8. (Garrett Morgan)slow down
  9. (Frederick Jones)make it cold but not too cold
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  1. (John F. Pickering)Goodyear advertising medium
  2. (Lonnie Johnson)watergun
  3. (Granville T. Woods)El Toro & Nitro
  4. (Thomas L. Jennings)professional stain removal
  5. (Garrett Morgan)protective headgear
  6. (Mark E. Dean)side vision or mouse & keyboard
  7. (Augustus Jackson)this can be a rocky road
  8. (Charles Richard Drew)Dracula makes frequent withdrawals here
  9. (George Crum)Pringles are left out of this category
  10. (Thomas W. Stewart)A broom's best friend
  11. (Alexander Miles)you should "stand clear" of these in NYC

20 Clues: (Lonnie Johnson)watergun • (Garrett Morgan)slow down • (Granville T. Woods)El Toro & Nitro • (Garrett Morgan)protective headgear • (Marie Van Brittan Brown)Wyze and Blink • (Thomas W. Stewart)A broom's best friend • (Augustus Jackson)this can be a rocky road • (Lloyd P. Ray)collect a kind of bunny here • (Paul E. Williams)black hawk but not the bird • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024 2024-02-10

Black History Month Crossword 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. This poet, a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote "The Weary Blues" and "Montage of a Dream Deferred."
  2. This influential African-American postmodern artist was part of the neo-expressionist movement changes the face of contemporary art and is a favorite of rapper Jay-Z.
  3. This actress and producer became the first African American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress.
  4. Known for his groundbreaking contributions to jazz and fusion, this African American trumpeter and bandleader was a major figure in the jazz avant-garde movement.
  5. This African American author won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain."
  6. Often referred to as the "High Priestess of Soul," this singer and pianist made a profound impact with songs like "I Put a Spell on You."
  7. This African American poet wrote the poem "Still I Rise" and was a key figure in the civil rights movement.
  8. This influential rapper and activist won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018.
  9. This filmmaker, known for movies like "Malcolm X" and "Do the Right Thing," is a prominent figure in the African American film community.
  10. This African American writer is celebrated for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God."
  11. Often called the "Queen of Soul," this legendary singer and songwriter became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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  1. This African American poet & playwright won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1959 for the play "A Raisin in the Sun."
  2. This author wrote the critically acclaimed novel "The Color Purple," which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
  3. Often called the "King of Pop," this legendary pop artist is known for his groundbreaking dance moves and iconic music videos
  4. This contemporary African American artist, known for his vibrant and politically charged artwork, gained international acclaim with pieces like "The Obama Portraits."
  5. This actor and director, known for his roles in films like "Glory" and "Training Day," is the second African American actor to win an Academy Award for Best Actor.
  6. This African American writer, producer, actress, and comedian is best known for creating, executive producing, co-writing and starring in the award-winning comedy series “Abbott Elementary”
  7. This Academy Award-winning actress, known for her roles in movies like "The Help" and "The Woman King" and also portraying Annalise Keating in the TV series "How to Get Away with Murder."
  8. Often called the "First Lady of Song," this jazz singer and dancer was a pivotal figure in the Harlem Renaissance
  9. Recognized for his influential contributions to jazz music, this African American trumpeter and bandleader was nicknamed "Satchmo."

20 Clues: This influential rapper and activist won a Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018. • This African American writer is celebrated for her novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God." • This African American author won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel "Go Tell It on the Mountain." • ...

Hatfield Black History Month Quiz 2023-10-21

Hatfield Black History Month Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. Who famously stated that he had a dream? (3 words)
  2. Toni Morrison novel about a runaway slave, haunted by the ghost of her daughter
  3. Leader of the Nation of Islam, who initially had the surname 'Little'
  4. The black musician with the highest grossing tour of all time.
  5. Surname of the first black professional football player in England.
  6. Which state was Harriet Tubman, the conductor of the Underground Railroads that helped slaves escape, from?
  7. First name of American rapper killed in 1996 in a drive-by shooting.
  8. Nelson Mandela was the leader of which South African political party?
  9. '_____ in the Sun' was a popular 1950s play based on the subtle racism of Northern American States.
  10. First black musician to become a billionaire
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  1. Rosa ___ was arrested for sitting in the 'white' section of a bus in 1955.
  2. ___ Bolden, born in 1877 in New Orleans, was considered the 'father of Jazz'
  3. The first American state to ban slavery in 1777.
  4. What was the name the ship that sailed from Jamaica to London
  5. Boxer who fought Ali in the Rumble in the Jungle and went on to make cooking grills.
  6. Daniel Hale Williams was the first surgeon to perform on what organ?
  7. The surname of the first black astronaut
  8. Phillis ____ was the first African American poet to be published in 1773.
  9. The first black musician to win a Brit award in 1994 and again in 1996.
  10. 'Strange _____' performed by Billie Holliday was a protest song against the lynching of African Americans.

20 Clues: The surname of the first black astronaut • First black musician to become a billionaire • The first American state to ban slavery in 1777. • Who famously stated that he had a dream? (3 words) • What was the name the ship that sailed from Jamaica to London • The black musician with the highest grossing tour of all time. • ...

SC BHM 2023 2023-02-03

SC BHM 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. Wife of MLK,Jr
  2. Queen of Soul
  3. Founder of _____-Cookman College
  4. 1st Black Vice President
  5. Founder of Black History Month
  6. Broke color barrier in Maj League BB
  7. US Senator from Georgia (deceased)
  8. Black Female Astronaut
  9. US Senator From Georgia
  10. Voting Rights Activist From Georgia
  11. Poet and Author
  12. Roots author
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  1. 1st Black Female Supreme Ct Justice
  2. Black Astrophysicist
  3. Football player & Political Activist
  4. Our forever 1st Lady
  5. NASA Mathematician
  6. Lt. Governor of Michigan
  7. The Brown Bomber
  8. Refused to change her seat on the bus
  9. 1st Black Supreme Court Justice
  10. Former Spokesman for Nation of Islam
  11. 1st Black win an Oscar for best actor
  12. First Black US President
  13. US Sec. of State, General US Army
  14. Founder of AME Church

26 Clues: Roots author • Queen of Soul • Wife of MLK,Jr • Poet and Author • The Brown Bomber • NASA Mathematician • Black Astrophysicist • Our forever 1st Lady • Founder of AME Church • Black Female Astronaut • US Senator From Georgia • Lt. Governor of Michigan • 1st Black Vice President • First Black US President • Founder of Black History Month • 1st Black Supreme Court Justice • ...

Black History Month: Crossword 2013-05-17

Black History Month: Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first African-American President of the United States
  2. A popular singer who overcame his visual impairment to become a talented musician.
  3. Civil Rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat.
  4. A famous poet and member of the Harlem Renaissance
  5. Recorded the first rap song to hit the American Top 40
  6. Considered the greatest boxer of all time.
  7. An award-winning poet.
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  1. Condoleeza ___ is the former Secretary of State under the Bush Administration
  2. Thurgood ____ is a former member of the U.S Supreme Court
  3. Former Secretary of Defense and General in the Army.
  4. Famous composer of jazz music.
  5. One of the most wealthy women in the world thanks to a top T.V empire
  6. An African American who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball
  7. Leader of the Underground Railroad

14 Clues: An award-winning poet. • Famous composer of jazz music. • Leader of the Underground Railroad • Considered the greatest boxer of all time. • A famous poet and member of the Harlem Renaissance • Former Secretary of Defense and General in the Army. • Recorded the first rap song to hit the American Top 40 • Thurgood ____ is a former member of the U.S Supreme Court • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-01-31

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Black female newspaper publisher in Canada
  2. America's first self-made female millionaire
  3. In 1967, ten Torontonians - all with a common West Indian heritage - founded what popular cultural festival
  4. The first black player in the National Hockey League
  5. The most decorated American gymnast
  6. Refused to leave the white only section in movie theater in New Glasglow
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  1. The first Black Canadian member of provincial parliament (MPP)
  2. The first Black female MP and Cabinet minister
  3. First black woman to win an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series
  4. The first Black federal member of parliament in Canada (MP)
  5. Dr. Maulana Karenga
  6. The first documented Black person to arrive in Canada
  7. Hamilton, ON born singer, guitarist, and pianist
  8. The first Black woman to become a lawyer in Canada

14 Clues: Dr. Maulana Karenga • The most decorated American gymnast • America's first self-made female millionaire • The first Black female MP and Cabinet minister • Hamilton, ON born singer, guitarist, and pianist • The first Black woman to become a lawyer in Canada • The first Black female newspaper publisher in Canada • The first black player in the National Hockey League • ...

Roots of African American Studies 2024-02-21

Roots of African American Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. Inherited sense of family identity.
  2. A program of studies in Black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including African American history and literature from the African Diaspora.
  3. Black Puerto Rican bibliophile who's collection helped create the _____ Center of Research in Black Culture.
  4. School that integrated the first Black Studies program.
  5. Father of Black History Month
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  1. In the Late 18th century________ Provided free education to black people in New York.
  2. This Anthropologists writings documented forms of African American culture and expression.
  3. Research and writings produced some of the earliest sociological surveys of African Americans.
  4. The attempt to create a sense of brotherhood and collaboration among all people of African descent whether they lived inside or outside of Africa.
  5. Celebrated during the month of February.
  6. To become one unit, or to make a place (like a school) open to people of all races and ethnic groups.
  7. A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

12 Clues: Father of Black History Month • Inherited sense of family identity. • Celebrated during the month of February. • School that integrated the first Black Studies program. • A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. • In the Late 18th century________ Provided free education to black people in New York. • ...

Roots of African American Studies 2024-02-21

Roots of African American Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. Inherited sense of family identity.
  2. A program of studies in Black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including African American history and literature from the African Diaspora.
  3. Black Puerto Rican bibliophile who's collection helped create the _____ Center of Research in Black Culture.
  4. School that integrated the first Black Studies program.
  5. Father of Black History Month
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  1. In the Late 18th century________ Provided free education to black people in New York.
  2. This Anthropologists writings documented forms of African American culture and expression.
  3. Research and writings produced some of the earliest sociological surveys of African Americans.
  4. The attempt to create a sense of brotherhood and collaboration among all people of African descent whether they lived inside or outside of Africa.
  5. Celebrated during the month of February.
  6. To become one unit, or to make a place (like a school) open to people of all races and ethnic groups.
  7. A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

12 Clues: Father of Black History Month • Inherited sense of family identity. • Celebrated during the month of February. • School that integrated the first Black Studies program. • A story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious. • In the Late 18th century________ Provided free education to black people in New York. • ...

Black History Month 6Bill Russell 2021-03-01

Black History Month 6Bill Russell crossword puzzle
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  1. When did Bill Russell win his gold medal also the same year he joined the Boston Celtics
  2. Other than NBA Bill did ________ and _______
  3. How many kids does Bill Russell have
  4. Bill ran at integrated youth basketball camp in Mississippi while enduring_______ ______ and _____ By ___
  5. what did the pundits call Bill Russell's blocks
  6. Watching Bill Russell closely on the court what did he do
  7. Bill Russel attended the University of
  8. College Bill Russell won a championship in
  9. Bill Russell's mom died on this year
  10. When people broke into Russell's house they smashed______
  11. What year was a statue of bill built in boston
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  1. he was enshrined in _____ into the FIBA hall of fame
  2. Bill Russel attended _____________ high school
  3. Bill Russell stand for _____ and _______
  4. Bill retired on this year
  5. How tall was Bill Russell in highschool
  6. Bill believed that Athletes should be idolized not for their abilities on the court but how they______ ____ _____
  7. Who gave Bill the presidential medal of freedom
  8. NBA named the finals most valuables player award after bill
  9. In 1966 he became
  10. Bill vowed to never return to ______
  11. Out of the 13 years how many championships did they win
  12. What year was Bill Russell born

23 Clues: In 1966 he became • Bill retired on this year • What year was Bill Russell born • How many kids does Bill Russell have • Bill vowed to never return to ______ • Bill Russell's mom died on this year • Bill Russel attended the University of • How tall was Bill Russell in highschool • Bill Russell stand for _____ and _______ • College Bill Russell won a championship in • ...

Black History Month Celebration Crossword 2022-02-18

Black History Month Celebration Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 1st Black woman to earn Grand Slam title
  2. jazz singer from the Badger State
  3. led 1st Black womens' military unit in WWII
  4. pastor at 16th Street Baptist Church
  5. first African American to win an Oscar
  6. jazz enthusiast; wrote Invisible Man
  7. first Black man to serve on Big Apple's City Council
  8. gold medalist artist - "Under the Oaks"
  9. railroad porter turned soldier; given HOM
  10. 1st Lady of Song from the Mother of States
  11. first African American state legislator
  12. first major African-American movie maker
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  1. opera singer from the City of Brotherly Love
  2. "elemental" musician from Centennial State
  3. Pine Tree State's 1st Black mayor
  4. 5-time Grammy winner from the Gem State
  5. Union spy; fought for voting rights
  6. famous jazz musician from the City of Roses
  7. track/field gold medalist from Emerald City
  8. poet who knows "why the caged bird sings"

20 Clues: Pine Tree State's 1st Black mayor • jazz singer from the Badger State • Union spy; fought for voting rights • pastor at 16th Street Baptist Church • jazz enthusiast; wrote Invisible Man • first African American to win an Oscar • 5-time Grammy winner from the Gem State • gold medalist artist - "Under the Oaks" • first African American state legislator • ...

Black History Month STEM 2022 2022-10-24

Black History Month STEM 2022 crossword puzzle
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  1. a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis
  2. persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
  3. any of six international awards given annually for outstanding work in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, economics, and the promotion of peace.
  4. NASA's first African American supervisor
  5. the scientific study of human behaviour, culture, society and linguistics
  6. the first African American woman in the US to earn a PhD in Chemistry
  7. knowledge or perception of a situation or fact
  8. can't be seen
  9. inventiveness
  10. made a difference to
  11. The Black Nurse who became a Heroine of the Crimea
  12. a small group of people within a community or country, differing from the main population in race, religion, language, or political persuasion
  13. the action of helping or doing work for someone
  14. a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products
  15. a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other achievement
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  1. an expert in or student of the branch of science concerning the chemical processes occuring within living organisms
  2. Author, anthropologist and filmmaker who established a school of dramatic arts at Bethune-Cookman University
  3. an act of concentrating interest or activity on something
  4. the first African American to earn a Bachelor of Science degree
  5. a fire-fighting foam which smothered oil and gasoline fires. This was particularly useful on ships and aircraft carriers
  6. deoxyribonucleic acid
  7. the research chemist and pioneer who designed and supervised the construction of the world’s first plant for the production of isolated soy protein
  8. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  9. the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples
  10. a computer programming language that is used for scientific and algebraic applications
  11. science technology engineering and mathematics
  12. one of the first developers of groundbreaking atmospheric computer models
  13. a drug or other preparation for the treatment or prevention of disease
  14. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
  15. The Presidential Medal of Freedom America's highest civilian honour was awarded to this black woman by Barack Obama
  16. set apart from each other; isolated or divided
  17. NASA’s first black female engineer
  18. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
  19. persons of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way.

34 Clues: can't be seen • inventiveness • made a difference to • deoxyribonucleic acid • NASA’s first black female engineer • NASA's first African American supervisor • a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • science technology engineering and mathematics • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-07

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Elected into the U.S. House of Representatives for 4 years; fought for equal rights; 1st person to run for president
  2. Was only 20 when he disguised himself as a sailor and escaped to New York without being enslaved. Would go around the Northern States and encourage people to stop slavery.
  3. is a famous gymnast who broke many records. Broke the “standard” for gymnasts bodies.
  4. Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today.
  5. Nickname is King James; was the youngest player to be drafted into the NBA as #1 when he was 18
  6. He was a 5 times NBA Champion;he wore numbers 24 and 8; his nickname was the Black Mamba
  7. He was thought to be one of the greatest sporting figures of the 20th century. Muhammad Ali received the Liberty Medal for his long-time role as an advocate for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom.
  8. Is married to the First African American president, she was the First African American Lady of the White House
  9. She won 2 World Championship gold medals at just age 16!! She is said to be the greatest gymnast to ever live.
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  1. Carver invented tons of things with peanuts including peanut butter; created inventions to help farmers crops
  2. Armstrong He had 19 top 10 songs; his nickname was Satchelmouth but he shortened it to Satchmo
  3. She helped NASA calculate the path for the first human spaceflight in 1961. Started high school at just 10 years old!!
  4. She's an American activist and poet known for works that address black identity, feminism, marginalization, and climate change. Her work was discovered by Joe Biden, she also read one of her poems at the inauguration.
  5. Famous poet; was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist
  6. A actor that participated in many disney channel shows, and is commonly known for her role as MJ in spider man: homecoming
  7. Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape.
  8. Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show
  9. Her mother died when she was young; her number 1 hit song was called,”A-Tisket, A-Tasket.
  10. First African American president of the United States. Also won “Nobel Peace Prize”
  11. She has won the most grammys with a total of 33. She is the most awarded woman artist in MTV Video Music Awards and the most Grammy nominated artist

20 Clues: Entrepreneur billionaire; had a talk show • Famous poet; was a Cabaret dancer; was an activist • Civil Rights Leader, Told a huge speech that is still remembered today. • Helped slaves escape with a “secret railroad”; she helped 750 slaves escape. • First African American president of the United States. Also won “Nobel Peace Prize” • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-23

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Was Known as the “King Of Pop” Michael
  2. Was A very famous writer and he had stomach cancer, James _____
  3. He was in Law and Order,Ice___
  4. Played for the Celtics #6, Bill ____
  5. Plays for the Chicago Bulls number 23 Michael
  6. Was the first black MLB player Jackie
  7. Known as “The Greek Freak” Giannis
  8. Played for Brazil has the most world cup trophies and wins number 10 retired in October 1st 1977, Pele ___
  9. from a fever and known as the best boxer in the world, Muhammad _____
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  1. Played for Brazil soccer team number 10 but retired in 2018, Ronaldhi___
  2. Her name spelled backward is Harpo Oprah
  3. The best boxer in the world, Mike __
  4. he made a famous song called “New Magic Wand”, Tyler the ______
  5. Was born in 1822, Harriet ___
  6. She married Malcolm Hall Ruby
  7. Played for the Lakers #24, died from a helicopter crash Kobe
  8. Was A very famous human rights activist and became an activist in 195 In 1946, _____ X was sentenced to ten years in prison for burglary. It was while in prison that he began to take a more political/religious stance in life.
  9. The first black President in the U.S Barack
  10. He was born on July 2, 1908, Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, Thurgood _____
  11. Rapper Snoop ___

20 Clues: Rapper Snoop ___ • Was born in 1822, Harriet ___ • She married Malcolm Hall Ruby • He was in Law and Order,Ice___ • Known as “The Greek Freak” Giannis • The best boxer in the world, Mike __ • Played for the Celtics #6, Bill ____ • Was the first black MLB player Jackie • Was Known as the “King Of Pop” Michael • Her name spelled backward is Harpo Oprah • ...

Black History 2023-03-08

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. The first Black Women to captain Canada's National Women's Hockey Team
  2. No longer imprisoned or dominated
  3. Being united
  4. Canadian Civil Rights Activist
  5. Unfairness or something that is not considered right
  6. First Black President of the USA
  7. When things are the same for everyone
  8. Make something different
  9. Mixing people who were segregated
  10. Open resistance to a government or ruler
  11. Things that are handed down from the past
  12. Refused to give up her seat on the bus
  13. The name for the final day of slavery in the USA
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  1. Refusing to use something or go somewhere as a protest
  2. "I have a dream speech"
  3. The month is known as Black History month
  4. Kindness and compassion for others
  5. The first Black Member of Parliament
  6. Approving of and welcoming someone
  7. To walk through a public place to express support or disapproval of something

20 Clues: Being united • "I have a dream speech" • Make something different • Canadian Civil Rights Activist • First Black President of the USA • No longer imprisoned or dominated • Mixing people who were segregated • Kindness and compassion for others • Approving of and welcoming someone • The first Black Member of Parliament • When things are the same for everyone • ...

February 2021 Crossword Puzzle 2021-01-16

February 2021 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Shoots arrows on Valentine's Day
  2. Black History Month
  3. Lions clubs founder Melvin
  4. # of positions open on Charities Board
  5. meeting type
  6. February 14 is what day?
  7. Month Lions Clubs Officers are elected
  8. Lions Club which held Silent Auction
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  1. Poster type
  2. Blessing
  3. Prevent
  4. February's Flower
  5. type of raffle
  6. Who put on a virtual holiday party
  7. February's Birthstone
  8. Diabetes
  9. News and

17 Clues: Prevent • Blessing • Diabetes • News and • Poster type • meeting type • type of raffle • February's Flower • Black History Month • February's Birthstone • February 14 is what day? • Lions clubs founder Melvin • Shoots arrows on Valentine's Day • Who put on a virtual holiday party • Lions Club which held Silent Auction • # of positions open on Charities Board • ...

Black History Month (Famous People) 2021-02-12

Black History Month (Famous People) crossword puzzle
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  1. Sarah Breedlove a.k.a __________ became one of the first African American millionaires when she formed a business around African American hair care
  2. This highly famed abolitionist and writer became the first African American nominated for Vice President of the United States, as the running mate of Victoria Woodhull.
  3. Toni ________, Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the American Book Award for her novel Beloved, her book was adapted into a film starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.
  4. Tarana ______, an activist from New York founded the #MeToo Movement, landing her on the cover of Time magazine’s 2018 “100 Most Influential People” issue.
  5. With a combined total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, she is the most decorated American gymnast and the world's third most decorated gymnast.
  6. Maya _______ This poet, memoirist, and activist has been awarded over 50 honorary degrees, five Grammys, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. She has more than 30 medical facilities named after her.
  7. Best known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, she was the first African American female author to have a play performed on Broadway.
  8. This NBA Hall of Famer is the world’s highest-paid athlete to date, due to his billion-dollar shoe brand.
  9. This producer has been nominated for 80 Grammys, won 28 Grammys, and produced Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” as well as The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. He is an Emmy winner and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
  10. ________ Carruthers, astrophysicist that was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame for his patented “Image Converter.” He invented the first moon-based observatory, which was used during the Apollo 16 mission.
  11. This 72-year-old is the highest grossing African American actor of all time. He has appeared in over 150 films, which have grossed over $27 billion worldwide.
  12. Grammy winner for Best Comedy Album for the last three years, this highly successful comedian’s work has become the blueprint for modern sketch comedy.
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  1. _______ Thomas, physicist and inventor that created 3D TV. Her NASA team directed “Landsat,” the first satellite to send images from space.
  2. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army, becoming the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war.
  3. This vocalist/ trumpet player won a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972 and was inducted into both the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of fame for his heavy influence in the development of jazz.
  4. This world-renowned musician was the first artist to win eight Grammys in one night. He is referred to as the “King of Pop.”
  5. John H. _______, founded Johnson Publishing Company in 1942, the largest African American owned publishing company, which published the iconic magazines Ebony and Jet.
  6. This UNESCO ambassador for the Bahamas became the first African American man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, for his role as Homer Smith in Lilies of the Field in 1963.
  7. This “Queen of Soul” has the most consecutive Grammys in any category, with eight awards for Best R&B Vocal Performance. Her streak began with her hit song “Respect.”
  8. ________ McDaniel, This actress was the first African American woman to receive an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her 1940 role in Gone with the Wind.
  9. Cicely _______, the first African American woman to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie, for her role in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
  10. This Mississippi-born actress and entrepreneur rose to fame as a talk show host and is now CEO of Harpo, Inc. She is the richest African American woman, with a net worth of $2.7 billion.
  11. _______ Latimer, inventor of the carbon filament light, one of his seven patents, made electric light bulbs less expensive and more efficient, making them accessible for homes and streets across the United States.
  12. _______ B. Wells, a founding member of the NAACP, she was heavily involved in both the Civil Rights and Women’s Suffrage Movements. Her 1890s pamphlets “Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in all its Phases” earned her a Pulitzer Prize in 2020.
  13. Euphemia Lofton _____, an academic and social activist for school desegregation was the first African American woman to receive a PhD in mathematics.
  14. Featured on the cover of Time in 1963, he wrote a series of works that highlighted both the Civil Rights Movement and the Gay Liberation Movement
  15. Kehinde_______, Nigerian-American painter became the first Black artist to paint an official presidential portrait when he was selected by former President Barack Obama
  16. Neil deGrass _____ astrophysicist, writer, and television personality is the recipient of 18 honorary doctorates and a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal.
  17. Guion _______, engineer and astronaut was the first African American in space. He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1997 and the US Astronauts Hall of Fame in 2010.
  18. A 22-time Grammy winner, she is the first woman to win six Grammys in one night. Her awards include Song of the Year for “Single Ladies.”
  19. This entrepreneur was an advisor to Theodore Roosevelt and established the National Negro Business League (NNBL) in 1900.

31 Clues: This NBA Hall of Famer is the world’s highest-paid athlete to date, due to his billion-dollar shoe brand. • This entrepreneur was an advisor to Theodore Roosevelt and established the National Negro Business League (NNBL) in 1900. • This world-renowned musician was the first artist to win eight Grammys in one night. He is referred to as the “King of Pop.” • ...

Black History Month Bill Russell 2021-03-02

Black History Month Bill Russell crossword puzzle
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  1. Bill Russel attended _____________ high school
  2. What year was a statue of bill built in boston
  3. what did the pundits call Bill Russell's blocks
  4. When people broke into Russell's house they smashed______
  5. What year was Bill Russell born
  6. Bill ran at integrated youth basketball camp in Mississippi while enduring_______ ______ and _____ By ___
  7. Bill Russell's mom died on this year
  8. Bill vowed to never return to ______
  9. Out of the 13 years how many championships did they win
  10. Who gave Bill the presidential medal of freedom
  11. How many kids does Bill Russell have
  12. Other than NBA Bill did ________ and _______
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  1. In 1966 he became
  2. NBA named the finals most valuables player award after bill
  3. Bill retired on this year
  4. Watching Bill Russell closely on the court what did he do
  5. College Bill Russell won a championship in
  6. How tall was Bill Russell in highschool
  7. Bill Russell stand for _____ and _______
  8. Bill Russel attended the University of
  9. he was enshrined in _____ into the FIBA hall of fame
  10. When did Bill Russell win his gold medal also the same year he joined the Boston Celtics
  11. Bill believed that Athletes should be idolized not for their abilities on the court but how they______ ____ _____

23 Clues: In 1966 he became • Bill retired on this year • What year was Bill Russell born • Bill Russell's mom died on this year • Bill vowed to never return to ______ • How many kids does Bill Russell have • Bill Russel attended the University of • How tall was Bill Russell in highschool • Bill Russell stand for _____ and _______ • College Bill Russell won a championship in • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023 2023-02-28

Black History Month Crossword 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. The 44th President of the United States who was also the first African American to serve as president of the United States.
  2. An African American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted the use of alternative crops to cotton in order to prevent soil depletion.
  3. An author and social activist who detailed her experiences throughout the civil rights movement.
  4. An African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who advocated for Black empowerment and the civil rights of African Americans.
  5. An African American sociologist, socialist, historian, and activist who was the first-ever African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
  6. An African American politician, statesman, diplomat, and United States Army officer, who was the first African American Secretary of State.
  7. The first African American general in the United States Air Force.
  8. An African American adviser to many presidents of the United States who took the role of the leading voice for former slaves and their descendants
  9. A Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator, who is recognized as the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.
  10. An author who is known for being the first African American author of a published book of poetry.
  11. An African American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He created an unique style of playing the electric guitar which would influence many blues electric guitar players in the future.
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  1. An African American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker, who revealed many racial struggles that African Americans experience.
  2. An African American journalist and educator who was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. She dedicated her life to combating prejudice, violence, and the fight for African-American equality.
  3. A French dancer born in the United States who showcased the beauty of African American culture.
  4. An African American activist during the civil rights movement who refused to give up a bus seat in order to advocate for the abolishment of segregation.
  5. An African American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist, who is best known for the creation of jazz poetry. He is also famously recognized as a leader of the Harlem Renaissance.
  6. An enslaved African American man who fought for freedom alongside his wife, Harriet Robinson Scott, and their two children.
  7. An African American diplomat and political scientist who currently works as the director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. She was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as a national security advisor in the United States.
  8. An enslaved African American abolitionist and social activist who freed hundreds of slaves using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad
  9. An African American Baptist minister and activist who led nonviolent protests to advance the civil rights of African Americans and other people of color.

20 Clues: The first African American general in the United States Air Force. • A French dancer born in the United States who showcased the beauty of African American culture. • An author and social activist who detailed her experiences throughout the civil rights movement. • ...

Black History Month by GIO 2023-02-15

Black History Month by GIO crossword puzzle
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  1. The King of Pop
  2. words American professional boxer who competed from 1985-200
  3. Civil War hero who later became a congressman
  4. Basketball player of the NBA that played for the Chicago Bulls and his jersey number is 23
  5. carver 2 words A historical Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut and other objects
  6. The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery
  7. B. Wells A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching
  8. She didn’t give up her seat on March 2, 1955 Montgomery Alabama.
  9. words Professional basketball player Charles ____,
  10. was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  11. General who became the first African-American Secretary of State
  12. 2 words First african american to be president of the United States
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  1. 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  2. 2 words First African american to play in Major League Baseball
  3. Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac.
  4. Artist during the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott
  6. The First African American child to attend all white elementary school in south.
  7. T. Washington Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  8. Track and field Olympic gold medalist.

20 Clues: The King of Pop • Artist during the Harlem Renaissance • 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott • Track and field Olympic gold medalist. • The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery • Civil War hero who later became a congressman • words Professional basketball player Charles ____, • 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • ...

Black History Month by GIO 2023-02-15

Black History Month by GIO crossword puzzle
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  1. The King of Pop
  2. words American professional boxer who competed from 1985-200
  3. Civil War hero who later became a congressman
  4. Basketball player of the NBA that played for the Chicago Bulls and his jersey number is 23
  5. carver 2 words A historical Scientist who helped farmers in the south and discovered many ways to use the peanut and other objects
  6. The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery
  7. B. Wells A journalist and civil rights activist, Ida B. Wells led a campaign against lynching
  8. She didn’t give up her seat on March 2, 1955 Montgomery Alabama.
  9. words Professional basketball player Charles ____,
  10. was a civil rights activist famous for not giving up her seat on the bus
  11. General who became the first African-American Secretary of State
  12. 2 words First african american to be president of the United States
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  1. 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents
  2. 2 words First African american to play in Major League Baseball
  3. Scientist and astronomer from the 1700s who wrote a popular almanac.
  4. Artist during the Harlem Renaissance
  5. 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott
  6. The First African American child to attend all white elementary school in south.
  7. T. Washington Civil rights leader who opened the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  8. Track and field Olympic gold medalist.

20 Clues: The King of Pop • Artist during the Harlem Renaissance • 4 words Male leader of the bus boycott • Track and field Olympic gold medalist. • The lady that helped slaves escaped slavery • Civil War hero who later became a congressman • words Professional basketball player Charles ____, • 2 words Former slave who became an advisor to presidents • ...

Crossword puzzle black history month 2024-02-28

Crossword puzzle black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Before Rosa she refused to sit in the back of the bus
  2. She worked for NASA’s Langley Research Center in 1962
  3. He organized the march on Washington
  4. She sat in the front of the bus at Montgomery Alabama
  5. He made the I have a dream speech to stop segregation
  6. She is a blues singer
  7. She wrote poems and essays and earned wisdom
  8. Michael Jackson, King of
  9. She became the first African American to go to an all white school
  10. U.S government with the little rock
Down
  1. He set a world record in the long jump olympics in 1936
  2. He’s gay and has something about homosexually,race,religion
  3. He escaped from slavery then he wrote about his experience to inspire other people
  4. She was the first African American woman to get elected for congress
  5. She was the first African American women to fly an airplane
  6. She was the grandmother of the women's movement
  7. She was an activist she punched Jim Clark in the face
  8. He talks to supporters after a sit-in over gun control laws
  9. the first woman self-made millionaire
  10. He was the first African American photographer on the staff of life magazine

20 Clues: She is a blues singer • Michael Jackson, King of • U.S government with the little rock • He organized the march on Washington • the first woman self-made millionaire • She wrote poems and essays and earned wisdom • She was the grandmother of the women's movement • Before Rosa she refused to sit in the back of the bus • She worked for NASA’s Langley Research Center in 1962 • ...

Fake 2022-02-18

Fake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this war began in 1861
  2. a war against Britain and America
  3. this act began in 1881
  4. a number
  5. laws against black people
  6. February is this month
Down
  1. server worldwide economic depression
  2. what you're doing right now
  3. every country has this
  4. a country
  5. something you learn
  6. eat it
  7. Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this
  8. you wear them

14 Clues: eat it • a number • a country • you wear them • something you learn • this war began in 1861 • every country has this • this act began in 1881 • February is this month • laws against black people • what you're doing right now • a war against Britain and America • server worldwide economic depression • Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this

Fake 2022-02-18

Fake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. every country has this
  2. a war against Britain and America
  3. this act began in 1881
  4. something you learn
  5. February is this month
  6. laws against black people
  7. this war began in 1861
Down
  1. what you're doing right now
  2. you wear them
  3. a country
  4. America Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this
  5. a number
  6. server worldwide economic depression
  7. eat it

14 Clues: eat it • a number • a country • you wear them • something you learn • every country has this • this act began in 1881 • February is this month • this war began in 1861 • laws against black people • what you're doing right now • a war against Britain and America • server worldwide economic depression • America Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this

Fake 2022-02-18

Fake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. laws against black people
  2. server worldwide economic depression
  3. a country
  4. what you're doing right now
  5. something you learn
  6. every country has this
  7. Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this
Down
  1. you wear them
  2. this act began in 1881
  3. eat it
  4. a number
  5. a war against Britain and America
  6. February is this month
  7. this war began in 1861

14 Clues: eat it • a number • a country • you wear them • something you learn • this act began in 1881 • February is this month • every country has this • this war began in 1861 • laws against black people • what you're doing right now • a war against Britain and America • server worldwide economic depression • Canada, the United States, and Mexico is in this

Los dias, Meses, las Estaciones y el Clima 2023-09-18

Los dias, Meses, las Estaciones y el Clima crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The weather in December
  2. The month of plants that start to grow
  3. the end of the weekend
  4. an early day from school
  5. no one likes this day
  6. The month of the two tragics
  7. one of the hottest month
Down
  1. the start of the weekend
  2. The end of the school year
  3. everybody's favorite seasons
  4. the end of black history
  5. The start of the school soccer
  6. the month of the couple
  7. The month of the new years
  8. On the independence day

15 Clues: no one likes this day • the end of the weekend • The weather in December • the month of the couple • On the independence day • the start of the weekend • the end of black history • an early day from school • one of the hottest month • The end of the school year • The month of the new years • everybody's favorite seasons • The month of the two tragics • The start of the school soccer • ...

Spanish Days and Months of the Year 2022-04-07

Spanish Days and Months of the Year crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first day of the calendar week
  2. the second day of the working week
  3. we celebrate Easter in this month
  4. we celebrate Child's Month in this month
  5. this is the month of scare
  6. the first day of the working week
  7. spring starts in this month
  8. 'tis the season to be jolly
  9. also known as 'hump day'
  10. the fourth day of the school week
Down
  1. Americans celebrate the fourth day of this month
  2. the start of the hurricane season
  3. the end of the hurricane season
  4. Black History Month
  5. the last day of the calendar week
  6. the last month of summer
  7. the school year typically begins in this month
  8. the beginning of the calendar year
  9. the last day of the week of school

19 Clues: Black History Month • the last month of summer • also known as 'hump day' • this is the month of scare • spring starts in this month • 'tis the season to be jolly • the end of the hurricane season • the start of the hurricane season • the last day of the calendar week • we celebrate Easter in this month • the first day of the working week • the fourth day of the school week • ...

SCG Black History Month Crossword 2021-01-22

SCG Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 3 word slogan of Barack Obama's winning presidential campaign, making him the first African American president
  2. The Voting Rights Act signed into law in August 1965 banned these kind of tests as a requirement for voting, amongst other methods designed to curb the voting rights of Black citizens
  3. Last name of the first African American, Asian American, and female vice president of the US
  4. Last name of president that signed the Civil Rights Act into law on July 2, 1964
  5. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their"...
  6. Last name of the first female and African American presidential candidate from a major political party. First name Shirley.
  7. Last name of lead plaintiff in case heard by the Supreme Court in 1954 that overturned racial segregation in schools
  8. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988, written by Toni Morrison
  9. Last name of US president who mobilized the army to enforce integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
  10. 2nd word of famous three word phrase (and hashtag) between "Black" and "Matter", used to bring awareness to the ongoing violence and systemic abuse against Black Americans
Down
  1. Last name of former slave and head of Tuskegee University's agriculture department who convinced farmers in the South to switch crops from cotton to peanuts, soybeans, and potatoes
  2. Home of the highly acclaimed program in the 1940s that trained black pilots/airmen and led to racial integration of the military
  3. Capital of Alabama and location of significant civil rights protests and infamous bus boycott in 1955-56
  4. A collection of state and local statutes/laws that legalized racial segregation in the post-emancipation days (two words)
  5. Prominent activist, author, speaker, and former slave Frederick
  6. This organization was founded on February 12, 1909. (abbreviation)
  7. This constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the US
  8. Last name of the first African American chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and secretary of state
  9. Last name of the first African American player to play on a major league team

19 Clues: This constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the US • Prominent activist, author, speaker, and former slave Frederick • This organization was founded on February 12, 1909. (abbreviation) • Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988, written by Toni Morrison • Last name of the first African American player to play on a major league team • ...

4/8 Grade 7 Crossword 2024-04-06

4/8 Grade 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opposite of freshwater
  2. Nile River country
  3. four-man band of 1960s fame
  4. composer of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
  5. first gaming console with motion controls
  6. March history month
  7. _______ Presley
  8. striped cat
  9. black plus white
  10. Leap Day month
  11. 26-mile Olympic run
  12. Olympic month
Down
  1. orange melon
  2. red berry
  3. Mario's brother
  4. Aztec's main source of carbs
  5. number of inches in a foot
  6. A Founding Father's solution to baldness
  7. max. number of years for a U.S. president
  8. back-up president, abbreviated
  9. country where World War I began
  10. forty plus ten

22 Clues: red berry • striped cat • orange melon • Olympic month • Leap Day month • forty plus ten • Mario's brother • _______ Presley • black plus white • Nile River country • March history month • 26-mile Olympic run • opposite of freshwater • number of inches in a foot • four-man band of 1960s fame • Aztec's main source of carbs • back-up president, abbreviated • country where World War I began • ...

Black History Crossword 2024-02-19

Black History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first regularly circulated Black magazine in the US
  2. Maya _________; famous poet
  3. Barack ______; first Black president
  4. ________ Marshall; first Black Supreme Court Justice
  5. _______ Evers; a Mississippi activist
  6. Martin Luther _____, Jr.
  7. The month in which Black History is celebrated
Down
  1. Guion ______; the first Black astronaut
  2. _______ McDaniel; first Black Oscar winner
  3. George Washington ________; agricultural scientist
  4. __________ Truth; speaker of "Ain't I a Woman?"
  5. _______ Tubman

12 Clues: _______ Tubman • Martin Luther _____, Jr. • Maya _________; famous poet • Barack ______; first Black president • _______ Evers; a Mississippi activist • Guion ______; the first Black astronaut • _______ McDaniel; first Black Oscar winner • The month in which Black History is celebrated • __________ Truth; speaker of "Ain't I a Woman?" • ...

4th period projects 2023-06-02

4th period projects crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mental health
  2. lacrosse
  3. Electric vehicle vs gas vehicle
  4. Purto Rico
  5. Dirt bikes
  6. time school starts
  7. standardized tests
Down
  1. hair
  2. homework
  3. Veterans
  4. turf vs grass
  5. height
  6. black history month
  7. mens underwear
  8. baseball
  9. school bathrooms

16 Clues: hair • height • homework • Veterans • lacrosse • baseball • Purto Rico • Dirt bikes • mental health • turf vs grass • mens underwear • school bathrooms • time school starts • standardized tests • black history month • Electric vehicle vs gas vehicle

slides 2023-06-06

slides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. taco bell isnt pr food
  2. basketball
  3. cars
  4. ptsd army
  5. black history month
  6. exams
  7. bathrooms
Down
  1. open campus lunch
  2. underwear
  3. lacrosse girls
  4. height advantage
  5. puerto rico
  6. soccer
  7. how school should start later
  8. dirtbikes

15 Clues: cars • exams • soccer • underwear • ptsd army • bathrooms • dirtbikes • basketball • puerto rico • lacrosse girls • height advantage • open campus lunch • black history month • taco bell isnt pr food • how school should start later

Black History Month TDP DEI 2024-02-14

Black History Month TDP DEI crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What dance style and music genre, originating in Harlem, New York in the 1920s?
  2. Historic NYC theatre famous for the black performers it hosted
  3. Toni who was the first black American to be awarded a Nobel prize in literature
  4. Garrett Morgan patented the first traffic light featuring this third color
  5. Lonnie Johnson invented this water gun toy while working at JPL in 1990
  6. Simone Biles is the most decorated sportsperson in which sport?
  7. Aretha Franklin: "Queen of ____"
  8. _____ Renaissance: Period of flourishing arts named after a neighborhood
  9. _____ v Board of Education: court case that ruled school segregation unconstitutional
  10. Mae who was the first African American woman to go to space
Down
  1. “Brotherly Love”: Poem by Langston _____
  2. abbreviation for the English dialect which emerged out of African American communities
  3. Maya who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
  4. Jesse who was "perhaps the greatest and most famous athlete in track and field history" and won 4 medals at the 1936 Olympics
  5. Fitzgerald who was the first African American woman to win a Grammy Award?
  6. "Black Wall Street" was the nickname for a prosperous area in this city in 1921 before its destruction in the namesake massacre
  7. This state was the first to elect a black governor in 1989
  8. Alice Ball discovered the first effective treatment for _____
  9. "The _____ Book": travel guide used by African Americans between 1936 and 1966

19 Clues: Aretha Franklin: "Queen of ____" • “Brotherly Love”: Poem by Langston _____ • This state was the first to elect a black governor in 1989 • Mae who was the first African American woman to go to space • Alice Ball discovered the first effective treatment for _____ • Historic NYC theatre famous for the black performers it hosted • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-30

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to remember
  2. First black president
  3. name of person who didn't move on the bus
  4. act of refusing to buy
Down
  1. everyone has same opportunities
  2. Keeping people apart
  3. initials of the man who said "I have a dream"
  4. people who want change
  5. attitudes or opinions about someone

9 Clues: to remember • Keeping people apart • First black president • people who want change • act of refusing to buy • everyone has same opportunities • attitudes or opinions about someone • name of person who didn't move on the bus • initials of the man who said "I have a dream"

Black History Month 2024-02-28

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and bright sound
  2. Alicia Keys' hometown
  3. Man's best friend
  4. Where Louis Armstrong learned to play music
Down
  1. vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all
  2. Louis Armstrong's hometown
  3. Alicia Keys' given last name before she used a stage name
  4. Alicia Keys was raised by her ____
  5. To perform in public for the first time.

9 Clues: Man's best friend • Alicia Keys' hometown • Louis Armstrong's hometown • Alicia Keys was raised by her ____ • To perform in public for the first time. • Where Louis Armstrong learned to play music • Alicia Keys' given last name before she used a stage name • a brass musical instrument with a flared bell and bright sound • ...

Months in Español 2023-05-18

Months in Español crossword puzzle
Across
  1. On the first day of the month you prank your friends and family
  2. The start of school
  3. Boo! Halloween
  4. This month celebrates New Years.
  5. On the 5th of this month daylight-savings ends
Down
  1. Christmas Time!
  2. ST. Patricks Day
  3. Profe Davis's Birthday Month
  4. Señora Alicia's Birthday Month
  5. Shortest Month of the year, also celebrates Black History Month
  6. Labor Day
  7. The start of Summer

12 Clues: Labor Day • Boo! Halloween • Christmas Time! • ST. Patricks Day • The start of school • The start of Summer • Profe Davis's Birthday Month • Señora Alicia's Birthday Month • This month celebrates New Years. • On the 5th of this month daylight-savings ends • On the first day of the month you prank your friends and family • ...

Crossword 2024-02-29

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the artist featured in the GWU Library (during Black History Month 2024)
  2. The father of Black History Month
  3. Black History Month is held each year in ____
Down
  1. GWU's Director of Diversity and Inclusion
  2. The theme of Black History Month 2024 is "African Americans and the _____"
  3. The ____ Renaissance

6 Clues: The ____ Renaissance • The father of Black History Month • GWU's Director of Diversity and Inclusion • Black History Month is held each year in ____ • The theme of Black History Month 2024 is "African Americans and the _____" • The name of the artist featured in the GWU Library (during Black History Month 2024)

What month???? 2022-01-21

What month???? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. black history month
  2. the witches and ghost come out in this month
  3. St. Patty day is in this month
  4. month of new beginnings
  5. this month has showers that bring may flowers
Down
  1. old Saint Nick month
  2. labor day is in the month
  3. month blacks can celebrate -----teenth
  4. cookout time on the 4th of this month
  5. month to give thanks
  6. month with no holidays
  7. memorial day is in the month

12 Clues: black history month • old Saint Nick month • month to give thanks • month with no holidays • month of new beginnings • labor day is in the month • memorial day is in the month • St. Patty day is in this month • cookout time on the 4th of this month • month blacks can celebrate -----teenth • the witches and ghost come out in this month • ...

Anthony Black history month 2023-02-16

Anthony Black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black Mamba
  2. Baby Pluto (Nickname)
  3. Moe Dee
  4. The Greatest Boxer
  5. The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap
  6. King Of Pop
Down
  1. Known As Big Poppa
  2. Actor Who Plays Madea
  3. Empress Of Soul
  4. Pluto(Nickname Rapper)
  5. 2Pac
  6. Beyonce's Husband
  7. Iron Mike

13 Clues: 2Pac • Moe Dee • Iron Mike • Black Mamba • King Of Pop • Empress Of Soul • Beyonce's Husband • Known As Big Poppa • The Greatest Boxer • Actor Who Plays Madea • Baby Pluto (Nickname) • Pluto(Nickname Rapper) • The Godfather Of Gangsta Rap

Black History Month 2018-01-25

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A synonym of “liberty”
  2. The state of being equal
  3. The separation of a racial minority group from the dominant majority
  4. A public meeting to protest against something
  5. A poster with a slogan written on it
Down
  1. A black American
  2. A synonym of “peaceful”
  3. What you are allowed to do, according to the law
  4. Confrontation, struggle

9 Clues: A black American • A synonym of “liberty” • A synonym of “peaceful” • Confrontation, struggle • The state of being equal • A poster with a slogan written on it • A public meeting to protest against something • What you are allowed to do, according to the law • The separation of a racial minority group from the dominant majority

Black History Month 2022-03-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. BHM use to be named (only 3 letters)
  2. BHM Theme is chosen by these people
  3. The First Black Doctor
  4. BHM Wasn't always a month
  5. Not every country celebrate it on February
  6. He was assassinated on Maya Angelou’s 40th birthday.
Down
  1. BHM is feb cause of _________ b-day
  2. Underground Railroad Conductor
  3. Who Founded BHW/BHM

9 Clues: Who Founded BHW/BHM • The First Black Doctor • BHM Wasn't always a month • Underground Railroad Conductor • BHM is feb cause of _________ b-day • BHM Theme is chosen by these people • BHM use to be named (only 3 letters) • Not every country celebrate it on February • He was assassinated on Maya Angelou’s 40th birthday.

Black History Month 2023-02-22

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There's something about those ______
  2. Lizzo's debut album
  3. "Studies for a ______" by Lubaina Himid
  4. Whitney Houston's second album
Down
  1. "______ III" by Abraham Ogunlende
  2. Gordon Parks's famous photograph "American ______"
  3. Ms. Parker's greatest inspiration is James ______
  4. "Waiting for ______" — a book utilizing temporal distortion
  5. Nitrogen-producing crop that George Washington Carver helped popularize

9 Clues: Lizzo's debut album • Whitney Houston's second album • "______ III" by Abraham Ogunlende • There's something about those ______ • "Studies for a ______" by Lubaina Himid • Ms. Parker's greatest inspiration is James ______ • Gordon Parks's famous photograph "American ______" • "Waiting for ______" — a book utilizing temporal distortion • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. t'challa/black panther
  2. takes place in February
  3. face of bus boycott
Down
  1. space man
  2. 44th president
  3. black mamba of the nba
  4. really good at golf
  5. the greatest boxer
  6. brave baseball player

9 Clues: space man • 44th president • the greatest boxer • really good at golf • face of bus boycott • brave baseball player • t'challa/black panther • black mamba of the nba • takes place in February

Black History Month: Crossword 2022-02-22

Black History Month: Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. His leadership in peaceful protests helped end segregation during the American civil rights movement
  2. The 44th President of the United States; First African American to become President
  3. An NAACP secretary who prompted the Montogomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up her seat on a bus
  4. First African American Supreme Court Justice
  5. The “King of Pop”
  6. Number of African-Americans in the 1978 Astronaut Class
Down
  1. African-American astronaut who became NASA administrator
  2. One of the most famous and influential African American poets who wrote “And Still I Rise”
  3. Black History Awareness Month
  4. First African American in the MLB
  5. Conductor of the Underground Railroad; Helped many slaves escape to the Northern States, and Canada
  6. First African American millionaire; Well known for her black hair care products
  7. Retired Jamaican sprinter;widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time

13 Clues: The “King of Pop” • Black History Awareness Month • First African American in the MLB • First African American Supreme Court Justice • Number of African-Americans in the 1978 Astronaut Class • African-American astronaut who became NASA administrator • First African American millionaire; Well known for her black hair care products • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2021 2021-02-19

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2021 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Became the 1st Black woman to travel into space.
  2. The 1st Black American Secretary of State.
  3. A Black scientist of the early 20th century.
  4. Most visible leader of civil rights movement.
  5. The 1st Black woman named National Youth Poet Laureate.
  6. The 1st Black woman elected to US Congress.
  7. The 1st Black military aviators unit.
  8. The founder of African American holiday Kwanzaa.
Down
  1. Pres. candidate nominee, delivered the 'Keeping Hope Alive' speech.
  2. The 1st Black American to reach space.
  3. Guinness' 1st Black female self-made millionaire.
  4. Civil rights activist, 1st Supreme Court Justice.
  5. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr.

13 Clues: It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. • The 1st Black military aviators unit. • The 1st Black American to reach space. • The 1st Black American Secretary of State. • The 1st Black woman elected to US Congress. • A Black scientist of the early 20th century. • Most visible leader of civil rights movement. • Became the 1st Black woman to travel into space. • ...

Black History Month Crossword! 2024-02-05

Black History Month Crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First African-American Supreme Court Justice
  2. Leader of the Nation of Islam and civil rights activist, __________ X
  3. Parks (Civil rights activist)
  4. First African-American President of the United States, __________ Obama
  5. Famous abolitionist and former slave, __________ Douglass
  6. African-American female astronaut, __________ Jemison
  7. African-American mathematician and NASA pioneer, __________ Johnson
Down
  1. Harlem Renaissance poet, __________ Hughes
  2. First African-American woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress, __________ Berry
  3. Civil rights leader, co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, __________ King Jr.
  4. African-American poet known for her work "Still I Rise," __________ Angelou
  5. Celebrated African-American inventor of the traffic signal, __________ Morgan
  6. Famous African-American tennis player, __________ Williams

13 Clues: Parks (Civil rights activist) • Harlem Renaissance poet, __________ Hughes • First African-American Supreme Court Justice • African-American female astronaut, __________ Jemison • Famous abolitionist and former slave, __________ Douglass • Famous African-American tennis player, __________ Williams • African-American mathematician and NASA pioneer, __________ Johnson • ...

Black History Month 2022-01-25

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. colourful African cloth
  2. First female national security advisor
  3. self-made millionaire
  4. First Black President
  5. abolitionist and feminist
Down
  1. First African-American to win an oscar
  2. from prison to power
  3. Montgomery bus boycott
  4. Founder of BET and first African-American Billionaire

9 Clues: from prison to power • self-made millionaire • First Black President • Montgomery bus boycott • colourful African cloth • abolitionist and feminist • First African-American to win an oscar • First female national security advisor • Founder of BET and first African-American Billionaire

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lead hundreds of people to freedom through the underground railroad
  2. Someone who had a dream
  3. opposite of north
Down
  1. The war between the north and the south
  2. The first black athlete to play major league baseball
  3. The first african american to earn a
  4. from Harvard
  5. separating blacks and whites
  6. Human rights activist and Muslim minister

9 Clues: from Harvard • opposite of north • Someone who had a dream • separating blacks and whites • The first african american to earn a • The war between the north and the south • Human rights activist and Muslim minister • The first black athlete to play major league baseball • lead hundreds of people to freedom through the underground railroad

Black History Month 2022-02-10

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black people fought for _______.
  2. Black people had to deal with _______ in the 1950's and 60's.
  3. Dr. ______ Luther King, Jr.
  4. Many people believed in equal ______ for all.
  5. The Civil Rights Movement fought to achieve _____.
Down
  1. Many Civil Rights leaders believed in peaceful _____.
  2. Abraham Lincoln was an _____ for abolishing slavery.
  3. _____ is what the world should have.
  4. Black people also fought for ______.

9 Clues: Dr. ______ Luther King, Jr. • Black people fought for _______. • _____ is what the world should have. • Black people also fought for ______. • Many people believed in equal ______ for all. • The Civil Rights Movement fought to achieve _____. • Abraham Lincoln was an _____ for abolishing slavery. • Many Civil Rights leaders believed in peaceful _____. • ...

Black History Month 2023-04-19

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black people fought for _______.
  2. Black people had to deal with _______ in the 1950's and 60's.
  3. Dr. ______ Luther King, Jr.
  4. Many people believed in equal ______ for all.
  5. The Civil Rights Movement fought to achieve _____.
Down
  1. Many Civil Rights leaders believed in peaceful _____.
  2. Abraham Lincoln was an _____ for abolishing slavery.
  3. _____ is what the world should have.
  4. Black people also fought for ______.

9 Clues: Dr. ______ Luther King, Jr. • Black people fought for _______. • _____ is what the world should have. • Black people also fought for ______. • Many people believed in equal ______ for all. • The Civil Rights Movement fought to achieve _____. • Abraham Lincoln was an _____ for abolishing slavery. • Many Civil Rights leaders believed in peaceful _____. • ...

black history month 2015-01-27

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a country in the world.
  2. relations.
  3. People who are forced to work for no money.
  4. a group of people working together to advance their shared political.
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  1. ordinary citizens and their concerns
  2. Disrespect to a certain kind.
  3. person who favor's a slave
  4. Freedom and certain rights. INTEGRATION: action of certain doing's.
  5. a special Individual. PREJUDICE- opinion that is not based on reason.

9 Clues: relations. • is a country in the world. • person who favor's a slave • Disrespect to a certain kind. • ordinary citizens and their concerns • People who are forced to work for no money. • Freedom and certain rights. INTEGRATION: action of certain doing's. • a group of people working together to advance their shared political. • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. a formal talk that a person gives to an audience
  2. a person who works to achieve political or social change
  3. to support or defend somebody or something
  4. not treating people equally
  5. an action that makes people remember an important person or event in the past
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  1. a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve something
  2. the act of separating people from different groups and treating them differently
  3. an unreasonable dislike or preference for a person, group, custom, etc.
  4. a moral or legal claim to have something or to behave in a certain way

9 Clues: not treating people equally • to support or defend somebody or something • a formal talk that a person gives to an audience • a person who works to achieve political or social change • a hard fight in which people try to obtain or achieve something • a moral or legal claim to have something or to behave in a certain way • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Douglass
  2. Luther King
  3. Ali
  4. Robinson
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  1. Railroad
  2. on Washington
  3. Tubman
  4. X
  5. Owens

9 Clues: X • Ali • Owens • Tubman • Railroad • Douglass • Robinson • Luther King • on Washington

Celebrating Black History Month 2019-01-27

Celebrating Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Government
  2. Baseball Player
  3. Famous author
  4. RESPECT
  5. Famous singer Family
  6. Social Equality Activist
  7. Famous actor
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  1. Nike Air
  2. Tennis Player
  3. Astronomer
  4. "I have a dream"
  5. courageous woman on bus
  6. President

13 Clues: RESPECT • Nike Air • President • Government • Astronomer • Famous actor • Tennis Player • Famous author • Baseball Player • "I have a dream" • Famous singer Family • courageous woman on bus • Social Equality Activist

Black History Month Edition 2024-02-14

Black History Month Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. February celebrates this
  2. Civil rights activist who was part of the Montgomery bus boycott
  3. First state to leave the Union (abbr.)
  4. How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship
  5. The Queen of Jazz
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  1. The war between the North and the South
  2. 8 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field events
  3. The state that Beyonce's new single refers to
  4. The Reverend Doctor born on Jan. 15th
  5. One of the most well known writers and civil rights activists of the Civil Rights Movement
  6. Name of the sports movie that Michael B. Jordan starred in
  7. The first president to recognize Black History Month (1976)
  8. Recently won a Grammy for her single, Snooze

13 Clues: The Queen of Jazz • February celebrates this • The Reverend Doctor born on Jan. 15th • First state to leave the Union (abbr.) • The war between the North and the South • Recently won a Grammy for her single, Snooze • The state that Beyonce's new single refers to • 8 time Olympic Gold Medalist in Track and Field events • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-08

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. first African American president
  2. "I had a dream"
  3. people of color
  4. black lives matter
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  1. black history month
  2. abolitionist; former slave
  3. refused to give up her seat
  4. fighting for change
  5. history of a society

9 Clues: "I had a dream" • people of color • black lives matter • black history month • fighting for change • history of a society • abolitionist; former slave • refused to give up her seat • first African American president

302 2024-02-02

302 crossword puzzle
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  1. James Van Der Zee was a famous black _____________________.
  2. The theme for 2024 is about black _______________.
  3. Misty Copeland is a famous black _____________ ____________.
  4. Stevie Wonder is a famous Black Musician who is ____________.
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  1. Zendaya is __________ black artist.
  2. _______________ is Black History Month.
  3. Black History has a _____________ every year.
  4. Stevie has won many __________for his music.
  5. Zendaya is the youngest _____________ to win two Emmy Awards.

9 Clues: Zendaya is __________ black artist. • _______________ is Black History Month. • Stevie has won many __________for his music. • Black History has a _____________ every year. • The theme for 2024 is about black _______________. • James Van Der Zee was a famous black _____________________. • Misty Copeland is a famous black _____________ ____________. • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2022-02-19

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
  2. Who was the first African American to serve as US Senator
  3. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
  4. Who was the first African American to perform at the White House?
  5. Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
  6. Who was the primary figure of the bus boycott that took place in December of 1955?
  7. What is the 2022 BHM Theme?
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  1. Who was the first African American baseball player?
  2. Who became the first African American to graduate from Harvard University?
  3. What celebration began getting recognized in 1926?
  4. Who delivered the famous "I Have a Dream Speech" on September 9th, 1965?
  5. In which city did the first "lunch counter sit-in" take place?
  6. Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?

13 Clues: What is the 2022 BHM Theme? • What celebration began getting recognized in 1926? • Who was the first African American baseball player? • Who was the first African American to serve as US Senator • Which President officially recognized Black History Month? • Who was the first African American to win an Academy Award? • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2024-02-15

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. and guitarist
  2. First to be in the minnesota office
  3. went to an all white school
  4. Black scientist and worked with the environment
  5. First president of South Africa
  6. dance choreographer and civil rights activist
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  1. Song writer who won 28 grammys
  2. didn't give up her seat on bus
  3. Popular African american rapper
  4. Incredible African american poet
  5. nominated as first black women on supreme court
  6. Amazing basketball player in history
  7. boxer and a civil rights activist

13 Clues: and guitarist • went to an all white school • Song writer who won 28 grammys • didn't give up her seat on bus • Popular African american rapper • First president of South Africa • Incredible African american poet • boxer and a civil rights activist • First to be in the minnesota office • Amazing basketball player in history • dance choreographer and civil rights activist • ...

black history month crossword! 2023-02-14

black history month crossword! crossword puzzle
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  1. bridges First African-American to attend an all-white elementary school in the south.
  2. Jackson Singer, nickname: King of Pop
  3. washington carver Scientist and educator discovered Discovering many ways to use the peanut
  4. Angelou Her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.
  5. Baker Dancer, Singer, Actor
  6. Winfrey Is an African-American who has a tv show!
  7. C.J Walker One of the first female self-made millionaires in the United States
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  1. Parks Montgomery bus boycott
  2. Douglass Former enslaved person who became an advisor to the presidents.
  3. B. Wells Leading a campaign against lyching
  4. Armstrong was a musician with a nickname: Satchmo,Pops,Dippermouth
  5. Ali Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion, nickname: The Greatest
  6. Banneker Scientist, Astronomer, and Author of Austranmer and mathematician

13 Clues: Baker Dancer, Singer, Actor • Parks Montgomery bus boycott • Jackson Singer, nickname: King of Pop • B. Wells Leading a campaign against lyching • Winfrey Is an African-American who has a tv show! • Angelou Her autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. • Ali Boxer, World Heavyweight Champion, nickname: The Greatest • ...

Black women history month 2024-03-01

Black women history month crossword puzzle
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  1. color purple
  2. tubman
  3. first female member of jules stein eye
  4. american mathematician
  5. transmitter
  6. edge device for surgery
  7. terrell
  8. help
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  1. the first African american woman to go to space.
  2. ovington
  3. new jim crow
  4. board
  5. jackson to receive a doctorate in physics.
  6. talbert
  7. internet
  8. security system

16 Clues: help • board • tubman • talbert • terrell • ovington • internet • transmitter • color purple • new jim crow • security system • american mathematician • edge device for surgery • first female member of jules stein eye • jackson to receive a doctorate in physics. • the first African american woman to go to space.

BLACK CANADA CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2022-09-09

BLACK CANADA CROSSWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
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  1. east coast
  2. large city
  3. popular Rexdale street
  4. patty shop
  5. Black History Month
  6. Air Canada nickname
  7. near Detroit
  8. Vancouver suburb
  9. Alberta festival
  10. winter time
  11. caribbean grocery store
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  1. Nigera vrs Ghana
  2. little jamaica
  3. Newfoundland to Jamaica
  4. Ontario festival
  5. place in Scarborough
  6. west Toronto
  7. Montreal festival
  8. Ontario city
  9. spice
  10. cold city

21 Clues: spice • cold city • east coast • large city • patty shop • winter time • west Toronto • Ontario city • near Detroit • little jamaica • Nigera vrs Ghana • Ontario festival • Vancouver suburb • Alberta festival • Montreal festival • Black History Month • Air Canada nickname • place in Scarborough • popular Rexdale street • Newfoundland to Jamaica • caribbean grocery store

Black History Month - Famous Black Artists 2022-02-10

Black History Month - Famous Black Artists crossword puzzle
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  1. This rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer popularized the use of auto-tune. He surprised the nation with his beautiful singing voice on the Masked Singer in 2019, winning the season.
  2. This rap group brought hip hop into the musical and cultural mainstream, creating what is known as “new-school” rap. They were also the first rap act to appear on MTV, which was tricky to do at the time! Hint: First word of the group’s name is a synonym for sprint.
  3. This singer-songwriter/actress was the lead singer of Destiny’s Child when she was a single lady. She bey-came a solo artist and years later was the first black woman to headline Coachella in 2018.
  4. Quick to receive fame, this LGBTQ+ Gen-Z rapper became well-known for his first release – a country song.
  5. This musician became the lead singer of a rock band in the 1980s called “Hootie & and the Blowfish.” In 2009, he became the first black American to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association. He is now known for writing country music.
  6. This singer’s career took off in the 1980s, becoming a pop sensation quickly! She also became famous by entering into the movie industry. Her most famous songs include “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” and “I Will Always Love You.”
  7. This musician began as an actor on Degrassi, but later became one of the world’s biggest rappers. He started from the bottom, made it to the charts, and hasn’t left since.
  8. This artist was one of the most influential black artists of the 20th century, shredding on the electric guitar and became one of the most innovative guitar players of the rock era. He was known for playing the guitar behind is head or picking strings with his teeth!
  9. Known as the “Queen of Hip Hop,” this artist was a pioneer for feminism, gender equality, and body positivity. She revolutionized the sound of R&B and hip hop. Her music videos were experimental and paved the way for future hip hop music video themes. She really knew how to work it in the music industry.
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  1. This Jazz artist was not only famous for his ability to play the trumpet, but also really well known for his rich, raspy voice. He became the first African American to receive money from a major Hollywood movie in the 1930s. This artist’s signature songs, “What a Wonderful World,” did not become a hit until after his passing.
  2. This female artist achieved enormous success in the early 2000s with her blend of R&B and soul music. Her songs are often about female empowerment, love, and heartbreak. This girl was on fire, let me tell ya!
  3. The “King of Pop” started his musical journey at the age of 5, becoming a lead singer in his family’s band. He later became one of the most famous black artists in the world. His death crashed the internet on that day.
  4. This Jamaican artist was an ambassador of reggae music for the world. He gave voice to the day-to day struggle of the Jamaican experience, from oppression to spirituality and strength. You might recognize a little song he wrote, but you might not sing it note for note.
  5. Reaching worldwide fame in the 1980s, he was a prolific singer, guitarist, songwriter, producer, dancer and performer on many instruments. His sound went from funk and soul to disco to punk, heavy metal, and hip hop. One of this artist’s most famous songs is named after a royal color of precipitation.
  6. Former child prodigy, this artist is known as one of the most creative musical figures of the 20th century. Although blind, this artist did not let that stop him from being a pioneer and influence in a range of genres. He didn’t let superstition get in the way of being a one-man band.

15 Clues: Quick to receive fame, this LGBTQ+ Gen-Z rapper became well-known for his first release – a country song. • This musician began as an actor on Degrassi, but later became one of the world’s biggest rappers. He started from the bottom, made it to the charts, and hasn’t left since. • ...

February Winona Crossword 2023-02-23

February Winona Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Saint _________
  2. Chinese ________ Month
  3. Located in the Left side of the chest, and organ
  4. Human ______
  5. Opposite of Just
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  1. Live, Laugh, ____
  2. Red+White=____
  3. Shut Up and _____ with me
  4. Sweets
  5. Black _______ Month
  6. First Colour of the Rainbow
  7. Candy _____
  8. The second most spoken language in the world: Mandarin _______

13 Clues: Sweets • Candy _____ • Human ______ • Red+White=____ • Saint _________ • Opposite of Just • Live, Laugh, ____ • Black _______ Month • Chinese ________ Month • Shut Up and _____ with me • First Colour of the Rainbow • Located in the Left side of the chest, and organ • The second most spoken language in the world: Mandarin _______

black history month crossword puzzle 2024-02-15

black history month crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. _______Davis became the first Black woman to win an Emmy in 2015
  2. ________Latifah. The rapper and actress hosted a two-season talk show
  3. _______Obama. The first and only African American woman to serve as First Lady
  4. _______Smith, with his colossal charisma and affable personality
  5. ________Grier The 50 most beautiful black women of all time
  6. ________Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer
  7. _______Gooding Jr. went on to appear in other several series like Hill
  8. _______Whitaker also made to the list of top most black
  9. _______Berry. First Black woman to win an Oscar
  10. _______Glover (born on 22nd July 1946) is a film director, actor,
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  1. _______Washington carries an unmatched depth in his dramatic roles
  2. _______Fishburne, known for his role as Morpheus in the Matrix
  3. _______Jackson (born on 21st December 1948) is an actor and producer.
  4. _______Basset is an American actress, director, and producer
  5. ____oncé, otherwise known as Queen Bey
  6. _______Freeman. Who was a famous black actor from the 60s
  7. _______Union. She began her career in the 1990s, appearing on television sitcoms
  8. _______Murphy. Equipped with an embraceable irreverence,

18 Clues: ____oncé, otherwise known as Queen Bey • _______Berry. First Black woman to win an Oscar • ________Danielle Copeland is an American ballet dancer • _______Whitaker also made to the list of top most black • _______Murphy. Equipped with an embraceable irreverence, • _______Freeman. Who was a famous black actor from the 60s • ...

Black history 2024-02-14

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. First african american in the supreme court
  2. conductor for the Underground Railroad
  3. father of hip hop
  4. creator of black history month
  5. First african american woman to get a pilot license
  6. First African-American woman to be elected congress
  7. john baxter taylor was the first african american to win a
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  1. 4th of july speech
  2. First black person in space
  3. "Nonviolence is fine as long as it works"
  4. Front of the bus
  5. 3 lights traffic
  6. The first african american to play professional baseball
  7. "good trouble"
  8. the month slavery was abolished

15 Clues: "good trouble" • Front of the bus • 3 lights traffic • father of hip hop • 4th of july speech • First black person in space • creator of black history month • the month slavery was abolished • conductor for the Underground Railroad • "Nonviolence is fine as long as it works" • First african american in the supreme court • First african american woman to get a pilot license • ...

February Crossword 2024-01-09

February Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Olympics that occur in February
  2. One of February's birth flowers
  3. February's birthstone
  4. February comes from this Latin word
  5. One of February's zodiac signs
  6. Leap year happens every ______ years
  7. February is National _____-Feeding Month
  8. February 2nd is __________ Day
  9. Also known as Fat Tuesday
  10. Which president was born on February 12th?
  11. February is the only month that can go without a _________ _______
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  1. February is National _______ Month
  2. February _____ is Susan B Anthony's Birthday
  3. February was once only _____ days
  4. Award show that occurs in February
  5. One of February's zodiac signs
  6. The largest sporting event that happens in Feb.
  7. One of February's birth flowers
  8. February is National _______ History Month

19 Clues: February's birthstone • Also known as Fat Tuesday • One of February's zodiac signs • One of February's zodiac signs • February 2nd is __________ Day • Olympics that occur in February • One of February's birth flowers • One of February's birth flowers • February was once only _____ days • February is National _______ Month • Award show that occurs in February • ...

Fundations Unit 15 Crossword 2023-02-11

Fundations Unit 15 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. When we are eating food we are ___
  2. The first month of the year
  3. Stands behind home plate in baseball
  4. Vampires, aliens, ghosts
  5. Give these to your sweetheart
  6. When you are full you have eaten ___
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  1. The story will ___ in the next book
  2. This month is Black History Month
  3. This can happen when people disagree
  4. Another word for crowds
  5. What flowers do in the spring
  6. The only full month of summer vacation
  7. Unique
  8. Mr. Ethan's birthday is in this month
  9. How people might feel after being silly
  10. How I caught my fish

16 Clues: Unique • How I caught my fish • Another word for crowds • Vampires, aliens, ghosts • The first month of the year • What flowers do in the spring • Give these to your sweetheart • This month is Black History Month • When we are eating food we are ___ • The story will ___ in the next book • This can happen when people disagree • Stands behind home plate in baseball • ...

Black History Month Project A.E 2023-02-14

Black History Month Project A.E crossword puzzle
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  1. Louis Armstrong was famous for his influence in jazz…
  2. Muhhanmand was a world champion____
  3. Jesse Owens was famous for being a gold
  4. Plays for the Suns,______ Durant
  5. Barack Obama is famous for being the first black (two words)
  6. Charles Drew was a doctor that helped create blood banks for the injured in ____ War II
  7. Harriet Tubman was famous for helping slaves out in this way.
  8. Maya Angelou is famous for being a famous author and
  9. Jordan has six rings and was one of the greatest ______players of all time
  10. Ja Morant Is known for his amazing basketball skills for the NBA team the Memphis__
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  1. Ruby Bridges is famous for being the first African-American child to go to a ______ school…(two words)
  2. Jackie Robinson was the first black person to play in the
  3. Tiger Woods is famous for being an African -American golfer in the
  4. Frederick Douglas was a former slave and then worked for the U.S..
  5. John Lewis was famous for being a civil rights
  6. Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights activist who fought against civil rights in..
  7. Oprah Winfrey is famous for her __ show ( three words)
  8. Martin Luther King Jr. was famous for his leadership in the ____ Boycott

18 Clues: Plays for the Suns,______ Durant • Muhhanmand was a world champion____ • Jesse Owens was famous for being a gold • John Lewis was famous for being a civil rights • Maya Angelou is famous for being a famous author and • Louis Armstrong was famous for his influence in jazz… • Oprah Winfrey is famous for her __ show ( three words) • ...

Black women of power 2024-10-08

Black women of power crossword puzzle
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  1. Effect / Play a part in determining.
  2. Fairness.
  3. Owning slaves.
  4. Morrison She wrote Beloved.
  5. Important.
  6. Imagined story.
  7. Domination/Heavy feeling.
  8. Militant.
  9. Belief in sexual equality.
  10. Separation by type.
  11. Planetary satellite.
  12. Firmly resolved to...
  13. Time (tomorrow).
  14. History Month It is the month of black people.
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  1. Influential person/source of an idea.
  2. To oppose.
  3. Freedom from control.
  4. External covering of the body.
  5. Government agency (space).
  6. Objective, goal, purpose.
  7. Racial discrimination.
  8. awareness Increase public understanding.
  9. Struggle.
  10. Promise, engagement.
  11. equality Same rights for men and women.
  12. Discrimination by gender.
  13. Spacecraft.
  14. To be in favour of something.
  15. Having strength/influence.
  16. To inform (somebody) on something.

30 Clues: Fairness. • Struggle. • Militant. • To oppose. • Important. • Spacecraft. • Owning slaves. • Imagined story. • Time (tomorrow). • Separation by type. • Promise, engagement. • Planetary satellite. • Freedom from control. • Firmly resolved to... • Racial discrimination. • Objective, goal, purpose. • Domination/Heavy feeling. • Discrimination by gender. • Government agency (space). • ...

The Most Random Puzzle - BLDR Summer Games 2023-07-11

The Most Random Puzzle - BLDR Summer Games crossword puzzle
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  1. The Slim Reaper
  2. He's in his drop top at 7 o'clock on the dot
  3. Host of the Summer Games
  4. FUBU
  5. Don't Touch My Hair Songstress
  6. Security Feature
  7. Old Clark HQ
  8. Video Conferencing
  9. Took Black History observance from one week to a full month
  10. First HBCU
  11. Newest BLDR Co-Chair
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  1. "In West Philadelphia born and raised..."
  2. Diversity &
  3. Largest State
  4. 1865
  5. Everyone's favorite sandwich caterer
  6. Home state of the current largest HBCU
  7. First known Black American Master Distiller
  8. Common Coupa Error
  9. Next company holiday

20 Clues: 1865 • FUBU • First HBCU • Diversity & • Old Clark HQ • Largest State • The Slim Reaper • Security Feature • Common Coupa Error • Video Conferencing • Next company holiday • Newest BLDR Co-Chair • Host of the Summer Games • Don't Touch My Hair Songstress • Everyone's favorite sandwich caterer • Home state of the current largest HBCU • "In West Philadelphia born and raised..." • ...

Colors 2023-02-24

Colors crossword puzzle
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  1. Lavender(not the color)
  2. eye(color)
  3. orange(not the fruit?)
  4. (black and orange)
  5. (Silver and Gold)
Down
  1. Mellow(rhymes)
  2. Panther(character
  3. History Month
  4. Trees(I.C.)
  5. Robin(yummm)

10 Clues: eye(color) • Trees(I.C.) • Robin(yummm) • History Month • Mellow(rhymes) • Panther(character • (Silver and Gold) • (black and orange) • orange(not the fruit?) • Lavender(not the color)

E- Spiezio 2022-01-21

E- Spiezio crossword puzzle
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  1. When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
  2. Which President officially recognized Black History Month?
  3. Angelou, Who wrote the bestselling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”?
  4. Tubman, Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad?
  5. Bunche, Who was the first African American Nobel Peace Prize winner?
  6. Robinson, Who was the first African American Major League Baseball player?
  7. Parks, Known as the mother of the civil rights movement.
  8. Copeland, Who was the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre?
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  1. What year did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen?
  2. Douglass, An escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author, and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery, before and during the Civil War?
  3. Woodson, Who is now known as the “Father of Black History”
  4. Madela, Known for being the first black president of South Africa.
  5. X, Who was the African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement?

13 Clues: What year did Rosa Parks’ bus boycott happen? • When did the celebration of Black History Month begin? • Tubman, Who was the leader of the Underground Railroad? • Parks, Known as the mother of the civil rights movement. • Which President officially recognized Black History Month? • Woodson, Who is now known as the “Father of Black History” • ...

Black History Month 2024 2024-02-22

Black History Month 2024 crossword puzzle
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  1. Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal?
  2. Who was San Francisco's first female black cable car conductor?
  3. What Supreme Court case overturned the ban on interracial marriage?
  4. Who was the first African-American self-made millionaire?
  5. The first African-American U.S. Senator.
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  1. The first African American lawyer.
  2. Who is known as the father of Black History Month?
  3. Who was first female African-American San Francisco District Attorney?
  4. What is the theme for 2024 Black History Month?
  5. Who was the first African-American to be a justice of the Supreme Court?
  6. Who invented the three light traffic signal?

11 Clues: The first African American lawyer. • The first African-American U.S. Senator. • Who invented the three light traffic signal? • What is the theme for 2024 Black History Month? • Who is known as the father of Black History Month? • Who was the first African-American self-made millionaire? • Who was San Francisco's first female black cable car conductor? • ...

Month's & Season 2024-09-16

Month's & Season crossword puzzle
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  1. What season do leaves fall?
  2. What month is Hispanic Heritage month?
  3. What month is Mother's day?
  4. What month did gen z end?
  5. What season do floors bloom?
  6. What month is St. Patrick’s day celebrated?
  7. What seasons does it rain THE LEAST?
  8. What season does it snow in?
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  1. What month is Black History Month celebrate
  2. What month is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?
  3. What season do leaves change colors?
  4. What month is grandparents day celebrated?
  5. What month is Christmas celebrated?
  6. What season does it rain in THE MOST?
  7. What month is Father's Day celebrated?

15 Clues: What month did gen z end? • What season do leaves fall? • What month is Mother's day? • What season do floors bloom? • What season does it snow in? • What month is Christmas celebrated? • What season do leaves change colors? • What seasons does it rain THE LEAST? • What season does it rain in THE MOST? • What month is Hispanic Heritage month? • ...

Month's & Season's 2024-09-18

Month's & Season's crossword puzzle
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  1. What season do leaves fall?
  2. What month is Cinco de Mayo celebrated?
  3. What month is Father's Day celebrated?
  4. What season does it snow in?
  5. What month is Hispanic Heritage month?
  6. What seasons does it rain THE LEAST?
  7. What month is Christmas celebrated?
  8. What season does it rain in THE MOST?
Down
  1. What month is Mother's day?
  2. What month is Black History Month celebrate
  3. What season do leaves change colors?
  4. What month is grandparents day celebrated?
  5. What month did gen z end?
  6. What season do floors bloom?
  7. What month is St. Patrick’s day celebrated?

15 Clues: What month did gen z end? • What month is Mother's day? • What season do leaves fall? • What season does it snow in? • What season do floors bloom? • What month is Christmas celebrated? • What season do leaves change colors? • What seasons does it rain THE LEAST? • What season does it rain in THE MOST? • What month is Father's Day celebrated? • ...

Black History 2021-02-19

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 15th amendment, the last of the Reconstruction Amendments, gave black men this right
  2. First African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
  3. Inventor; held more patents than any other African American inventor (as of 1909); his patents coined the phrase "The Real ________"
  4. From Richmond, IND; first white couple in Indiana to adopt a black child; set up a community in Guyana that ended up in a massacre (two words)
  5. "Hattie _________"; first African American performer to receive an Academy Award; first African-American to attend the ceremony as a guest and not a servant (1940)
  6. Garrett Morgan, who also invented the 3-position traffic light, shocked people when he wore this invention and saved people in a burning building (two words)
  7. _____ soldier; what soldiers were called in an all-black regiment
  8. In 2003, the Supreme Court decided Virginia v. Black that this activity was protected free speech
  9. "_____ _____ Protests"; a passive protest in which the protesters had their heads covered in ketchup and soda
  10. real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis
  11. The last state to repeal laws against interracial marriage (2000)
  12. Tommie Smith and John Carlos lost their medals in this sporting event when they raised their fists in a "black power salute" (1968)
  13. First non-white elected to Congress in 1870 (first/last name)
  14. "____ v. Board of Education", the Supreme Court case that determined "separate but equal" was not constitutional (1954)
  15. First African American appointed to the Supreme Court
  16. Known as "The Black Harvard"; founded by Booker T. Washington
  17. Guiness Book of Records cites Madame CJ Walker as being the first woman, white or black, to achieve becoming one of these under her own achievement
  18. "___ ___ v. Sandford"; the Supreme Court case that ruled blacks were not and could not be citizens of the U.S.
  19. Known as the "Master Conductor" on the Underground Railroad, his home was in Fountain City, IND. (two words)
  20. "____v. Ferguson", the Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal" was constitutional (1896)
  21. This crop was known as "white gold" in the South.
  22. A recording studio in Richmond, IND; one of the few studios that allows black musicians to record; also recorded records for the KKK
  23. Arrested in London by Scotland Yard, he pleaded guilty to killing Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to receive this type of license
Down
  1. The number of little girls killed when a KKK bomb exploded in a Birmingham church
  2. First President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court
  3. First major-party black candidate for President (1972); first African American woman elected to Congress (1968)
  4. The Voting Rights Act eliminated this type of test for voters
  5. First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus
  6. First aired in 1975, it was the first TV show to show a successful black family
  7. Col. Guion Bluford becomes the first African American astronaut on this space shuttle in 1983
  8. Sen. Strom Thurmond set a 24-hour, 18-minute record with one of these to voice his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957
  9. First black player in major league baseball
  10. The all-black basketball team formed when professional basketball teams did not permit black players
  11. An NAACP investigator and a seasoned anti-rape crusader who specialized in investigating assaults on black women. (two words)
  12. The first national monument to an African American AND the first national monument for someone NOT a president was dedicated to this person (first name/middle initial)
  13. (first/last name); designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress; known as "The best known unknown"
  14. This university accepted James Meredith as a student until they found out he was black.
  15. The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss
  16. James W. Smith was the first African American admitted to this military establishment in 1870
  17. "Freedom's __________", the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S. (1827)
  18. Emmett Ashford was the first to hold this sports position (1952)
  19. W.E.B. DuBois was the first African American to graduate from this university

43 Clues: First black player in major league baseball • real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis • This crop was known as "white gold" in the South. • First African American appointed to the Supreme Court • The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss • First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus • ...

Black history 2021-02-11

Black history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 27 years in prison
  2. Song about a rat
  3. Followed Gandhi practices
  4. shortened his name
  5. you get a car
  6. built a school system
  7. sold for money
  8. Michael Jackson sons name
  9. raced horses
  10. joined French foreign legion
Down
  1. won in a white sport
  2. breaking color barriers
  3. Sting like a bee
  4. nickname Moses
  5. Japanese steak
  6. wonderful little woman
  7. black nativity
  8. plays basketball
  9. one of 35
  10. has 3 children
  11. teen parent at 17
  12. believed in a separate nation for blacks
  13. believes in woman rights
  14. Called the chef

24 Clues: one of 35 • raced horses • you get a car • nickname Moses • Japanese steak • black nativity • has 3 children • sold for money • Called the chef • Sting like a bee • plays basketball • Song about a rat • teen parent at 17 • 27 years in prison • shortened his name • won in a white sport • built a school system • wonderful little woman • breaking color barriers • believes in woman rights • ...

Black History 2021-02-24

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. T. Washington Was an American educator, author, orator, and adviser to multiple presidents of the United States.
  2. King Introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many later blues electric guitar players.
  3. Powell An American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005.
  4. X Was an African American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement.
  5. B. Wells Was an American investigative journalist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement.
  6. Garvey Was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, through which they declared themself Provisional President of Africa.
  7. Huges One of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form called jazz poetry.
  8. Luther King Jr. Was an African American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the Civil Rights Movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
  9. Scott was an enslaved African-American in the United States who unsuccessfully sued.
  10. Baker American-born French entertainer
Down
  1. DuBois American sociologist, socialist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer and editor.
  2. Obama an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017.
  3. Wheately Was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry.
  4. O. Davis Was the first Black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force.
  5. Neale Hurston The most popular of their four novels is Their Eyes Were Watching God, published in 1937.
  6. Parks was an American activist in the civil rights movement best known for their pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott.
  7. Angelou received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees.
  8. Rice An American diplomat, political scientist, civil servant, and professor who is the current director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.
  9. Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, they escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people.
  10. Washington Carver Was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.

20 Clues: Baker American-born French entertainer • Angelou received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. • Wheately Was the first African-American author of a published book of poetry. • O. Davis Was the first Black Brigadier general in the United States Air Force. • ...

Black History 2021-04-23

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Became the first African American and one of the first women to publish a book of poetry in the colonies, doing so in 1773. mastered Latin and Greek, going on to write highly acclaimed poetry.
  2. Professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.
  3. The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.
  4. Actor and comedian who was the voiceover for the donkey in the animated Shrek
  5. Religious leader; director of NAACP.
  6. Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed
  7. Actor with leading roles in the blockbusters Independence Day and Men in Black
  8. Rhythm-and-blues singer, and an actress became an overnight R&B sensation.
  9. At the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, he astounded the world and upset Hitler's "Aryan" theories by equaling the world mark in the 100-meter race
  10. The rapper who made the hit album Get Rich or Die Tryin; he survived being shot 9 times.
  11. His work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry.
  12. 1960 Olympic gold medalist boxer who became the world heavyweight champion.
Down
  1. I can't breathe
  2. He played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Seattle Seahawks.
  3. A decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.
  4. the beginning of the BLM movement
  5. The first African-American women to reach billionaire status.
  6. First major black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978;
  7. Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist.
  8. 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president.
  9. A social movement that seeks to raise awareness for black female victims of police brutality and anti-black violence in the United States
  10. Became a teacher at age 16. taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics.
  11. American folk painter known for his depictions of African American life and of the horrors of war.
  12. He was the first black to sit on the high court (Supreme Court).
  13. Comedian and actor who was the voiceover for Marty the zebra in Madagascar

25 Clues: I can't breathe • the beginning of the BLM movement • Religious leader; director of NAACP. • Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist. • 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president. • The first African-American women to reach billionaire status. • Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed • ...

Black History 2016-07-11

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 15th amendment, the last of the Reconstruction Amendments, gave black men this right
  2. First African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
  3. Inventor; held more patents than any other African American inventor (as of 1909); his patents coined the phrase "The Real ________"
  4. From Richmond, IND; first white couple in Indiana to adopt a black child; set up a community in Guyana that ended up in a massacre (two words)
  5. "Hattie _________"; first African American performer to receive an Academy Award; first African-American to attend the ceremony as a guest and not a servant (1940)
  6. Garrett Morgan, who also invented the 3-position traffic light, shocked people when he wore this invention and saved people in a burning building (two words)
  7. _____ soldier; what soldiers were called in an all-black regiment
  8. In 2003, the Supreme Court decided Virginia v. Black that this activity was protected free speech
  9. "_____ _____ Protests"; a passive protest in which the protesters had their heads covered in ketchup and soda
  10. real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis
  11. The last state to repeal laws against interracial marriage (2000)
  12. Tommie Smith and John Carlos lost their medals in this sporting event when they raised their fists in a "black power salute" (1968)
  13. First non-white elected to Congress in 1870 (first/last name)
  14. "____ v. Board of Education", the Supreme Court case that determined "separate but equal" was not constitutional (1954)
  15. First African American appointed to the Supreme Court
  16. Known as "The Black Harvard"; founded by Booker T. Washington
  17. Guiness Book of Records cites Madame CJ Walker as being the first woman, white or black, to achieve becoming one of these under her own achievement
  18. "___ ___ v. Sandford"; the Supreme Court case that ruled blacks were not and could not be citizens of the U.S.
  19. Known as the "Master Conductor" on the Underground Railroad, his home was in Fountain City, IND. (two words)
  20. "____v. Ferguson", the Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal" was constitutional (1896)
  21. This crop was known as "white gold" in the South.
  22. A recording studio in Richmond, IND; one of the few studios that allows black musicians to record; also recorded records for the KKK
  23. Arrested in London by Scotland Yard, he pleaded guilty to killing Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to receive this type of license
Down
  1. The number of little girls killed when a KKK bomb exploded in a Birmingham church
  2. First President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court
  3. First major-party black candidate for President (1972); first African American woman elected to Congress (1968)
  4. The Voting Rights Act eliminated this type of test for voters
  5. First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus
  6. First aired in 1975, it was the first TV show to show a successful black family
  7. Col. Guion Bluford becomes the first African American astronaut on this space shuttle in 1983
  8. Sen. Strom Thurmond set a 24-hour, 18-minute record with one of these to voice his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957
  9. First black player in major league baseball
  10. The all-black basketball team formed when professional basketball teams did not permit black players
  11. An NAACP investigator and a seasoned anti-rape crusader who specialized in investigating assaults on black women. (two words)
  12. The first national monument to an African American AND the first national monument for someone NOT a president was dedicated to this person (first name/middle initial)
  13. (first/last name); designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress; known as "The best known unknown"
  14. This university accepted James Meredith as a student until they found out he was black.
  15. The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss
  16. James W. Smith was the first African American admitted to this military establishment in 1870
  17. "Freedom's __________", the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S. (1827)
  18. Emmett Ashford was the first to hold this sports position (1952)
  19. W.E.B. DuBois was the first African American to graduate from this university

43 Clues: First black player in major league baseball • real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis • This crop was known as "white gold" in the South. • First African American appointed to the Supreme Court • The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss • First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus • ...

Black History 2022-02-02

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. g woodson
  2. care act
  3. cannot drive out darkness
  4. we can
  5. obama
  6. rice
  7. i am
  8. history has shown us courage can be
Down
  1. scott king
  2. Luther King
  3. in a bundle are unbreakable
  4. we are the we seek
  5. rosa
  6. i am the dream and hope of the slave. i
  7. is not an excuse
  8. michelle
  9. folk remedies
  10. if there is no struggle there is no
  11. and wellness
  12. is powerful and it prevails

20 Clues: rosa • rice • i am • obama • we can • care act • michelle • g woodson • scott king • Luther King • and wellness • folk remedies • is not an excuse • we are the we seek • cannot drive out darkness • in a bundle are unbreakable • is powerful and it prevails • if there is no struggle there is no • history has shown us courage can be • i am the dream and hope of the slave. i

Black History 2024-02-05

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Theatre’s Poet of Black America
  2. First black woman to refuse her seat on the bus
  3. Six million movin’ on up in the 1900’s
  4. Political movement started in the 60’s to take away voting rights from minorities and hippies
  5. TV Show that put on a live production during halftime show that was so popular, the NFL changed its policy and started ONLY hiring A-listers to stop people from changing channels.
  6. Play about life in Harlem whose title comes from Langston Hughe’s Poem
  7. “Baby” Esther Jones inspired this iconic cartoon
  8. First black man to host his own television show
  9. Abolitionist woman who took a white man to court and WON
  10. Two years after obtaining freedom, the last slaves are actually informed of their freedom
  11. TV show that featured the first black/white romantic kiss
  12. Jackie’s number
Down
  1. Neighborhood in Oklahoma that was destroyed by the National Guard and racist mobs
  2. Organization that works on issues that are important to students of color.
  3. Fruition of Art, Poetry, Theatre, Music and More in upper New York
  4. The first group of black students to be integrated in Arkansas
  5. Technique used by real estate agents to maintain segregation
  6. Type of variety show that specialized in blackface performances. At one point, was the most popular form of entertainment in America
  7. Where MLK’s march began
  8. Singer, actress, dancer, pilot & spy
  9. Unbought and Unbossed politician
  10. The Comic series inspired by Martin & Malcolm
  11. 99 Bullets used by Chicago PD for his assassination
  12. Creators of the free breakfast program for impoverished neighborhoods
  13. Subtle, possibly unintentional, but still an offensive statement
  14. What’s up, miss? I’m sorry. Good morning, ma’am.
  15. Group of stars that led the way for those traveling on the Underground Railroad
  16. Educational facility specifically designed for higher education for black students
  17. Seperated plasma from blood, allowing blood transfusions. Rumored to have bled to death due to refusal of treatment from a white hospital
  18. Popular character created for blackface routines

30 Clues: Jackie’s number • Where MLK’s march began • Theatre’s Poet of Black America • Unbought and Unbossed politician • Singer, actress, dancer, pilot & spy • Six million movin’ on up in the 1900’s • The Comic series inspired by Martin & Malcolm • First black woman to refuse her seat on the bus • First black man to host his own television show • ...

riddle of the week 2021-02-23

riddle of the week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Drug company first approved in Canada with Covid-19 Vaccine
  2. CN Tower
  3. Three letter in fertilizer
  4. Official sport of Canada
  5. Empire State Building
  6. Month celebrating gay pride
  7. Drake's nickname for Toronto
  8. Mayor of toronto
  9. Chinese population declared by Canada to be experiencing genocide in China
Down
  1. Premier of Ontario
  2. 6-3+6
  3. Capital of Canada
  4. Eifel Tower
  5. It's not march break anymore
  6. A supervisor at Kennedy
  7. Black History month
  8. Prime minister of Canada
  9. Largest population by land mass

18 Clues: 6-3+6 • CN Tower • Eifel Tower • Mayor of toronto • Capital of Canada • Premier of Ontario • Black History month • Empire State Building • A supervisor at Kennedy • Official sport of Canada • Prime minister of Canada • Three letter in fertilizer • Month celebrating gay pride • It's not march break anymore • Drake's nickname for Toronto • Largest population by land mass • ...

Black History 2014-03-26

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 15th amendment, the last of the Reconstruction Amendments, gave black men this right
  2. First African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
  3. Inventor; held more patents than any other African American inventor (as of 1909); his patents coined the phrase "The Real ________"
  4. From Richmond, IND; first white couple in Indiana to adopt a black child; set up a community in Guyana that ended up in a massacre (two words)
  5. "Hattie _________"; first African American performer to receive an Academy Award; first African-American to attend the ceremony as a guest and not a servant (1940)
  6. Garrett Morgan, who also invented the 3-position traffic light, shocked people when he wore this invention and saved people in a burning building (two words)
  7. _____ soldier; what soldiers were called in an all-black regiment
  8. In 2003, the Supreme Court decided Virginia v. Black that this activity was protected free speech
  9. "_____ _____ Protests"; a passive protest in which the protesters had their heads covered in ketchup and soda
  10. real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis
  11. The last state to repeal laws against interracial marriage (2000)
  12. Tommie Smith and John Carlos lost their medals in this sporting event when they raised their fists in a "black power salute" (1968)
  13. First non-white elected to Congress in 1870 (first/last name)
  14. "____ v. Board of Education", the Supreme Court case that determined "separate but equal" was not constitutional (1954)
  15. First African American appointed to the Supreme Court
  16. Known as "The Black Harvard"; founded by Booker T. Washington
  17. Guiness Book of Records cites Madame CJ Walker as being the first woman, white or black, to achieve becoming one of these under her own achievement
  18. "___ ___ v. Sandford"; the Supreme Court case that ruled blacks were not and could not be citizens of the U.S.
  19. Known as the "Master Conductor" on the Underground Railroad, his home was in Fountain City, IND. (two words)
  20. "____v. Ferguson", the Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal" was constitutional (1896)
  21. This crop was known as "white gold" in the South.
  22. A recording studio in Richmond, IND; one of the few studios that allows black musicians to record; also recorded records for the KKK
  23. Arrested in London by Scotland Yard, he pleaded guilty to killing Martin Luther King Jr.
  24. Bessie Coleman became the first African American woman to receive this type of license
Down
  1. The number of little girls killed when a KKK bomb exploded in a Birmingham church
  2. First President to appoint an African American to the Supreme Court
  3. First major-party black candidate for President (1972); first African American woman elected to Congress (1968)
  4. The Voting Rights Act eliminated this type of test for voters
  5. First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus
  6. First aired in 1975, it was the first TV show to show a successful black family
  7. Col. Guion Bluford becomes the first African American astronaut on this space shuttle in 1983
  8. Sen. Strom Thurmond set a 24-hour, 18-minute record with one of these to voice his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957
  9. First black player in major league baseball
  10. The all-black basketball team formed when professional basketball teams did not permit black players
  11. An NAACP investigator and a seasoned anti-rape crusader who specialized in investigating assaults on black women. (two words)
  12. The first national monument to an African American AND the first national monument for someone NOT a president was dedicated to this person (first name/middle initial)
  13. (first/last name); designer of Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress; known as "The best known unknown"
  14. This university accepted James Meredith as a student until they found out he was black.
  15. The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss
  16. James W. Smith was the first African American admitted to this military establishment in 1870
  17. "Freedom's __________", the first black-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S. (1827)
  18. Emmett Ashford was the first to hold this sports position (1952)
  19. W.E.B. DuBois was the first African American to graduate from this university

43 Clues: First black player in major league baseball • real name of Madame CJ Walker of Indianapolis • This crop was known as "white gold" in the South. • First African American appointed to the Supreme Court • The TV show that had the first scripted interracial kiss • First black female to refuse to give up her seat on the bus • ...

Black History 2020-09-25

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first name of supersoaker inventor
  2. acronym for the Divine Nine
  3. the first black sorority to charter a chapter in Africa
  4. Eli Whitney's slave's invention
  5. victorious over the machine
  6. lift every
  7. lowcountry natives
  8. birthplace of Tafari Makonnen
  9. Toussaint L'Overture's homeland
  10. brave first grader
  11. skat music
  12. first black millionaire
Down
  1. texas freedom day
  2. rhythm and
  3. cassius clay
  4. Where syphilis tests were carried out on unsuspecting black men
  5. "nobody's free until everybody's free"
  6. "nah"
  7. say her name
  8. birthplace of malcolm little
  9. Nanny's people
  10. new year's tradition
  11. vs board of education

23 Clues: "nah" • rhythm and • lift every • skat music • cassius clay • say her name • Nanny's people • texas freedom day • lowcountry natives • brave first grader • new year's tradition • vs board of education • first black millionaire • acronym for the Divine Nine • victorious over the machine • birthplace of malcolm little • birthplace of Tafari Makonnen • Eli Whitney's slave's invention • ...

Black History 2019-02-05

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fighting
  2. to separate something from something else
  3. to not be treated equally
  4. to discriminate against something
  5. to fill someone with the urge to do something
  6. opinion not based from experience
  7. to rise up against something
  8. to have an opinion about something
Down
  1. variety
  2. to be aware about something
  3. the act of explaining or showing something
  4. to include something
  5. your family's culture or property that may be inherited
  6. an act of destroying a system
  7. the arts of human intellectual achievement
  8. to be racist about something
  9. to not like prejudice
  10. something that is wrong
  11. someone who comes from Africa
  12. to bring about political change

20 Clues: variety • fighting • to include something • to not like prejudice • something that is wrong • to not be treated equally • to be aware about something • to be racist about something • to rise up against something • an act of destroying a system • someone who comes from Africa • to bring about political change • to discriminate against something • opinion not based from experience • ...

Black History 2022-01-25

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cooke Wright
  2. McCune Smith
  3. Lee Crumpler
  4. Carson
  5. jordan
  6. movement
  7. tubman
  8. Obama
  9. obama
  10. movement
  11. Bus Boycott
  12. Boykin
  13. Railroad
  14. vs. Board of education
  15. rights act of 1964
  16. jackson
  17. hamer
Down
  1. Douglass
  2. movement
  3. Drew
  4. rock nine
  5. luther king
  6. x
  7. T. Washington
  8. and wellness
  9. Parks
  10. riders
  11. Bath
  12. vs. Ferguson
  13. Till
  14. rights act of 1965
  15. Hale Williams
  16. Carter Fuller
  17. cj walker
  18. Elders
  19. history month
  20. turner
  21. Jemison

38 Clues: x • Drew • Bath • Till • Parks • Obama • obama • hamer • Carson • jordan • riders • tubman • Boykin • Elders • turner • jackson • Jemison • Douglass • movement • movement • movement • Railroad • rock nine • cj walker • luther king • Bus Boycott • Cooke Wright • McCune Smith • Lee Crumpler • and wellness • vs. Ferguson • T. Washington • Hale Williams • Carter Fuller • history month • rights act of 1965 • rights act of 1964 • vs. Board of education

Black History 2024-01-31

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First African American president of the United States.
  2. Groundbreaking baseball player who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier.
  3. Renowned civil rights leader who delivered the "I Have a Dream" speech.
  4. African American NASA mathematician, subject of the book and film "Hidden Figures."
  5. First African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
  6. Singer known as the "Empress of the Blues."
  7. Influential leader and spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
  8. Influential abolitionist and author of "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass."
  9. Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest."
  10. First African American woman to travel in space (1992).
  11. Renowned poet who recited at President Bill Clinton's inauguration.
  12. Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1991.
  13. Inventor of the three-light traffic signal.
Down
  1. Prominent African American abolitionist and women's rights activist in the 19th century.
  2. First African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State (2001-2005).
  3. Acclaimed author of "Beloved" and Nobel Prize winner in Literature (1993).
  4. Inventor and businesswoman known for developing hair care products for African American women.
  5. First African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
  6. Legendary musician known as the "King of Pop."
  7. African American scientist and inventor known for his work with peanuts.
  8. Jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World."
  9. Civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
  10. Renowned playwright who authored "Fences" and "The Piano Lesson."
  11. Trailblazing African American astronaut who flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
  12. Civil rights activist famous for her autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings."

25 Clues: Legendary boxer known as "The Greatest." • Supreme Court Justice appointed in 1991. • Singer known as the "Empress of the Blues." • Inventor of the three-light traffic signal. • Legendary musician known as the "King of Pop." • Jazz trumpeter known for "What a Wonderful World." • First African American president of the United States. • ...