black history month Crossword Puzzles

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 • ...

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 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. • ...

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

February Winona Crossword 2023-02-23

February Winona Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Saint _________
  2. Chinese ________ Month
  3. Located in the Left side of the chest, and organ
  4. Human ______
  5. Opposite of Just
Down
  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 2021-04-23

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

24 Clues: I can't breathe • 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 • The first African-American player in the modern major leagues. • ...

black history 2023-02-14

black history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. greatest boxer of all time (2wrds)
  2. best allt time basketball player
  3. Mr Olympia winner for 8 years(2wrds)
  4. mcdonalds meal (2wrds)
  5. Comedian/actor-Jumanji
  6. Black mamba-basketball (2wrds)
  7. played the role of madea (2wrds)
  8. gangsta rap dog (2wrds)
Down
  1. Adonis creed ( 2wrds)
  2. rapper whos name is half a dollar
  3. westside ice (2wrds)
  4. chef curry (2wrds)
  5. Avengers-nick furry (2wrds)
  6. wing stop (2WRDS)
  7. apollo creed-rocky (2wrds)
  8. gods plane
  9. slapped chris rock (2wrds)
  10. youngest heavy weight champion in boxing history (2wrds)
  11. french futbol winner
  12. James the goat!

20 Clues: gods plane • James the goat! • wing stop (2WRDS) • chef curry (2wrds) • westside ice (2wrds) • french futbol winner • Adonis creed ( 2wrds) • mcdonalds meal (2wrds) • Comedian/actor-Jumanji • gangsta rap dog (2wrds) • apollo creed-rocky (2wrds) • slapped chris rock (2wrds) • Avengers-nick furry (2wrds) • Black mamba-basketball (2wrds) • best allt time basketball player • ...

Black History 2021-01-12

Black History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I was a woman Presidential candidate
  2. They say I am a disservice to my profession
  3. My railroad had no tracks
  4. I created jazz as a musical repertoire
  5. I could reach the sky, if I tried
  6. I am a female member of the performing arts
  7. I was sent by God to preach against the slavery of mankind
  8. "Lillies of the Field" actor
  9. I sang before dignitaries
  10. I am the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the USA
  11. I preceded Rosa Parks as bus boycotter in Alabama
  12. There is an educational institution named in my honor
  13. I found for Civil Rights as a woman of faith until I became of old age
  14. I could croon a tune but I recruited others to do so
  15. I was a leader from the dark continent
  16. I was denied a rightful place in baseball
Down
  1. I was a Rep from the long horn state
  2. I have been called a lion, towering giant in the struggle for civil rights
  3. I was beautiful but never blew a horn
  4. I love children around my house
  5. I told many a little ditty
  6. I am a singer, songwriter, and activist
  7. I was one of the early glamorous women of color in Hollywood
  8. I was considered a female upstart and radical during my youth
  9. I was not a barber or beautician but good appearance was my business
  10. Don't laugh at me
  11. If its jazz, I am pizazz
  12. I could really croon a tune
  13. I served as an ambassador to the United Nations
  14. I served both as a mayor and diplomat
  15. Don't miss the celebration
  16. A whistle took my life
  17. I was not a postman but I aided and abetted the postal service
  18. I am one, but I didn't play baseball

34 Clues: Don't laugh at me • A whistle took my life • If its jazz, I am pizazz • My railroad had no tracks • I sang before dignitaries • I told many a little ditty • Don't miss the celebration • I could really croon a tune • "Lillies of the Field" actor • I love children around my house • I could reach the sky, if I tried • I was a Rep from the long horn state • ...

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 2021-04-23

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. His work in chemistry revolutionized the meatpacking industry.
  3. I can't breathe
  4. The first African-American player in the modern major leagues.
  5. 44th president of the U.S. The first black U.S. president.
  6. Became a teacher at age 16. taught her students woodworking, sewing, cooking, and gardening, as well as academics.
  7. The rapper who made the hit album Get Rich or Die Tryin; he survived being shot 9 times.
  8. Religious leader; director of NAACP.
  9. Accused of harassing a local white woman and was later killed
  10. A countermovement in the United States advocating that those who are prosecuted and convicted of killing law enforcement officers should be sentenced under hate crime statutes.
  11. First major black promoter who has controlled heavyweight title off and on since 1978;
  12. The month where in addition to police, 43,350 military troops were deployed against Black Lives Matter protestors nationally
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  1. Actor and comedian who was the voiceover for the donkey in the animated Shrek
  2. A social movement that seeks to raise awareness for black female victims of police brutality and anti-black violence in the United States
  3. the beginning of the BLM movement
  4. Comedian and actor who was the voiceover for Marty the zebra in Madagascar
  5. He was the first black to sit on the high court (Supreme Court).
  6. Actor with leading roles in the blockbusters Independence Day and Men in Black
  7. Professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time.
  8. 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
  9. He played professionally with the San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Seattle Seahawks.
  10. The first African-American women to reach billionaire status.
  11. Rhythm-and-blues singer, and an actress became an overnight R&B sensation.
  12. Intelligent fugitive slave who was also an abolitionist.
  13. 1960 Olympic gold medalist boxer who became the world heavyweight champion.
  14. A decentralized political and social movement protesting against incidents of police brutality and all racially motivated violence against black people.
  15. American folk painter known for his depictions of African American life and of the horrors of war.

27 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 2025-02-19

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. A well known cowboy and excellent cowboy
  2. ended in 1865
  3. hate against another race
  4. a network that helped slaves escape to canada
  5. largest town of black people outside of africa
  6. day that celebrates the abolition of slavery
  7. treating people unfair due to many reasons
  8. where black people were taken from to be slaves
  9. things that have happened in the past
  10. common occupation for black people
  11. one who is loyal to a political cause
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  1. militia company of Black men
  2. first black female member of the parliament
  3. jerk chicken and ox tail
  4. a medal given for most conspicuous bravery
  5. superhero that has a name involving iron
  6. a movement that aimed to end slavery
  7. black British colonial military
  8. The person that led the underground railroad thingy
  9. an opinion not based on reason

20 Clues: ended in 1865 • jerk chicken and ox tail • hate against another race • militia company of Black men • an opinion not based on reason • black British colonial military • common occupation for black people • a movement that aimed to end slavery • things that have happened in the past • one who is loyal to a political cause • A well known cowboy and excellent cowboy • ...

Black History 2025-02-10

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. First African American woman elected to Congress
  2. Defeated Connors at Wimbledon in 1973
  3. First African American to win an Oscar
  4. Popular African American Magazine
  5. the 4th Black player in MLB, named MVP 3 times
  6. Current Pastor of the Historic Solid Rock Baptist Church
  7. Co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  8. Blues singer, Bessie
  9. Nickname of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong
  10. Civil Rights Movement nemesis when led by J. Edgar Hoover
  11. Had hit song, "What's Love Got to Do With It"
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  1. First African American woman to go to space
  2. First African American President of the United States
  3. Famous theater in Harlem, NY
  4. Directed the movie, "Get on the Bus"
  5. The Little Rock ____
  6. Boxing's "Greatest"
  7. Homerun king
  8. MLK Jr., Medgar Evers, and Malcolm's fate
  9. LaSalle starred in this hit TV drama
  10. Oprah Winfrey's production company

21 Clues: Homerun king • Boxing's "Greatest" • The Little Rock ____ • Blues singer, Bessie • Famous theater in Harlem, NY • Popular African American Magazine • Oprah Winfrey's production company • Directed the movie, "Get on the Bus" • LaSalle starred in this hit TV drama • Defeated Connors at Wimbledon in 1973 • First African American to win an Oscar • ...

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 • ...

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..." • ...

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 • ...

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). • ...

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 • ...

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 Crossword 2021-01-12

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. led hundreds of enslaved people to freedom through underground railroad
  2. War between the North and South
  3. The first African American to serve in congress. (Senator)
  4. arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat
  5. The First African American President in the US
  6. The first African American to host television series . (Singer and Musician)
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  1. First state to leave the Union in 1860
  2. Someone who had a dream
  3. human rights activist and an American Muslim minister
  4. The first African American to earn a PH.D from Harvard
  5. The first black athlete to play major league baseball
  6. The first African American woman to be a self-made millionaire.

12 Clues: Someone who had a dream • War between the North and South • First state to leave the Union in 1860 • The First African American President in the US • arrested for refusing to surrender her bus seat • human rights activist and an American Muslim minister • The first black athlete to play major league baseball • The first African American to earn a PH.D from Harvard • ...

Celebrate Black History Month 2022-02-04

Celebrate Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. Shirely Chisholm was the first female congresswoman to go to
  2. Stacey Abrams is an activist for these rights
  3. what libraries and schools do for Black History Month
  4. name of the most decorated Olympic gymnast
  5. state in which Stacey Abrams is running for governor
  6. first female vice president of the USA
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  1. John Lewis encourages good
  2. female voter activist who signed up 800, 000 Georgians for the 2020 election
  3. the study of the nervous system
  4. the instrument Alicia Keys plays
  5. genre of music Nina Simone sings
  6. type of medal won by the first black Olympian in 1908

12 Clues: John Lewis encourages good • the study of the nervous system • the instrument Alicia Keys plays • genre of music Nina Simone sings • first female vice president of the USA • name of the most decorated Olympic gymnast • Stacey Abrams is an activist for these rights • state in which Stacey Abrams is running for governor • ...

Black History Month Puzzle 2024-02-15

Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the first black kids to attend white school
  2. A boxer who refused to fight in the Vietnam War
  3. First black president of South Africa
  4. Father of Rock and Roll
  5. First black woman in the Supreme Court
  6. First black person in Minnesota Office
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  1. The original Rosa Parks
  2. Celtic basketball player
  3. Produced a lot of MJ's songs
  4. Started singing as a 6th grader
  5. A poet who was accepted into a white family
  6. Created 79 ballets

12 Clues: Created 79 ballets • The original Rosa Parks • Father of Rock and Roll • Celtic basketball player • Produced a lot of MJ's songs • Started singing as a 6th grader • First black president of South Africa • First black woman in the Supreme Court • First black person in Minnesota Office • A poet who was accepted into a white family • A boxer who refused to fight in the Vietnam War • ...

Black History Month - US 2025-02-06

Black History Month - US crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black President in the US
  2. Mae ________,An engineer and physician who became the first Black woman in space in 1992
  3. Many people, including Black and white people, who worked to end slavery
  4. First African American to play Major League Baseball
  5. The red, _________, and green traffic light that keeps traffic running smoothly today was invented by a Black man from Cleveland, Ohio named Garrett Morgan
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  1. First Black woman Vice President in the US
  2. Hattie _______, the first Black person to win an Oscar
  3. Month when the UK celebrates Black History Month
  4. Formed in 1909, it's an American civil rights organization that works to advance justice for African Americans
  5. Harriet ________, A Black abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape to the North through the Underground Railroad
  6. We have these types of banks in America to help doctors and nurses save lives thanks to a Black physician named Charles Richard Drew
  7. On March 7, 1965, a group of demonstrators began a march from ______ to Montgomery in support of voting rights

12 Clues: First Black President in the US • First Black woman Vice President in the US • Month when the UK celebrates Black History Month • First African American to play Major League Baseball • Hattie _______, the first Black person to win an Oscar • Many people, including Black and white people, who worked to end slavery • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2025-01-31

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. King of Pop
  2. Assassinated: April 4, 1968
  3. Vaudeville dancer turned spy
  4. American memoirist, poet, and civil rights activist
  5. musician that changed their name to a symbol
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  1. Barbadian singer and businesswoman
  2. first black pro baseball player
  3. most decorated gymnast in history
  4. Queen of Soul
  5. voiced Mufassa
  6. "Greatest of all Time" boxer
  7. held the highest seat in US Government

12 Clues: King of Pop • Queen of Soul • voiced Mufassa • Assassinated: April 4, 1968 • "Greatest of all Time" boxer • Vaudeville dancer turned spy • first black pro baseball player • most decorated gymnast in history • Barbadian singer and businesswoman • held the highest seat in US Government • musician that changed their name to a symbol • ...

Black History Month Celebration_ARABIC 2025-02-19

Black History Month Celebration_ARABIC crossword puzzle
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  1. الاسم الأول لـ "ملكة البلاط"
  2. تنبأ بنيامين _____ بكسوف الشمس في عام 1789!
  3. فيلم عن كاثرين جونسون (كلمتان)
  4. مصمم رقصات أمريكي أفريقي مشهور (كلمتان)
  5. الكوكب الذي تم رفع السرية عنه بواسطة نيل ديجراس تايسون
  6. مسرحية كتبت عن ثورغود مارشال
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  1. كتاب من تأليف جيمس بالدوين (كلمتان)
  2. أريثا فرانكلين تطالب بهذا!
  3. تم اختراع السرير القابل للطي بواسطة سارة جود
  4. مؤلفة كتاب "عيونهم كانت تراقب الله"، زورا نيل _____
  5. جزء من الشعار الذي كتبه شيرلي تشيشولم، "غير مشترى" و_____
  6. عازف الجاز الشهير!

12 Clues: عازف الجاز الشهير! • أريثا فرانكلين تطالب بهذا! • الاسم الأول لـ "ملكة البلاط" • مسرحية كتبت عن ثورغود مارشال • فيلم عن كاثرين جونسون (كلمتان) • كتاب من تأليف جيمس بالدوين (كلمتان) • مصمم رقصات أمريكي أفريقي مشهور (كلمتان) • تنبأ بنيامين _____ بكسوف الشمس في عام 1789! • تم اختراع السرير القابل للطي بواسطة سارة جود • مؤلفة كتاب "عيونهم كانت تراقب الله"، زورا نيل _____ • ...

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? • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-16

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. people who are owned and forced to work by someone else
  2. different people/culture
  3. the separation of black and white people in South Africa
  4. the abolishment of racial segregation, which happened due to the work of Civil Rights leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  5. an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts
  6. human rights
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  1. a black American of African descent
  2. the inclusion of people of all races on an equal basis into society
  3. the administration of law
  4. unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  5. having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else
  6. Belief that one racial group is superior to another. A type of discrimination.

12 Clues: human rights • different people/culture • the administration of law • a black American of African descent • people who are owned and forced to work by someone else • the separation of black and white people in South Africa • having the same conditions and opportunities as everyone else • unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice • ...

Black History Month (February) 2024-01-24

Black History Month (February) crossword puzzle
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  1. The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" who refused to give up her seat on a bus.
  2. An escaped slave who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, helping others escape to freedom.
  3. A genre of music that evolved from gospel and rhythm and blues, often associated with African American culture.
  4. The act of setting someone free, a goal of many civil rights movements.
  5. A cultural, social, and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s, celebrating African American achievements.
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  1. A network of secret routes and safe houses used by African American slaves to escape to freedom.
  2. A person admired for their courage and noble qualities, often associated with figures from black history.
  3. A genre of music that originated in the African American communities of New Orleans.
  4. A prominent figure in the Nation of Islam and a key advocate for black empowerment and civil rights.
  5. The movement for equal rights, particularly focusing on racial equality.
  6. An influential singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist known for her powerful voice and socially conscious songs.
  7. The state of being free, a central theme in the struggle for civil rights.

12 Clues: The act of setting someone free, a goal of many civil rights movements. • The movement for equal rights, particularly focusing on racial equality. • The state of being free, a central theme in the struggle for civil rights. • The "Mother of the Civil Rights Movement" who refused to give up her seat on a bus. • ...

Black History Month - US 2025-02-06

Black History Month - US crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black President in the US
  2. Mae ________,An engineer and physician who became the first Black woman in space in 1992
  3. Many people, including Black and white people, who worked to end slavery
  4. First African American to play Major League Baseball
  5. The red, _________, and green traffic light that keeps traffic running smoothly today was invented by a Black man from Cleveland, Ohio named Garrett Morgan
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  1. First Black woman Vice President in the US
  2. Hattie _______, the first Black person to win an Oscar
  3. Month when the UK celebrates Black History Month
  4. Formed in 1909, it's an American civil rights organization that works to advance justice for African Americans
  5. Harriet ________, A Black abolitionist who helped enslaved people escape to the North through the Underground Railroad
  6. We have these types of banks in America to help doctors and nurses save lives thanks to a Black physician named Charles Richard Drew
  7. On March 7, 1965, a group of demonstrators began a march from ______ to Montgomery in support of voting rights

12 Clues: First Black President in the US • First Black woman Vice President in the US • Month when the UK celebrates Black History Month • First African American to play Major League Baseball • Hattie _______, the first Black person to win an Oscar • Many people, including Black and white people, who worked to end slavery • ...

Celebrating Black History Month 2025-01-23

Celebrating Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. A collegiate championship which annually hosts student-athletes enrolled in HBCU's and other minority serving institutions.
  2. The first Black golfer to play in the Masters.
  3. The first Black golfer to play on the PGA Tour.
  4. founder of the Black Golf Directory, which helps golfers find Black golf professionals, amateurs, juniors and businesses.
  5. Founder of the National Black Golf Hall of Fame.
  6. First Black woman to be inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame.
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  1. First Black woman to play on the LPGA tour.
  2. First Black golfer to win a PGA Tour event.
  3. Golf Club in New Orleans, designed and built by the first Black golf course architect.
  4. A professional golf association/tour with the mission to bring greater diversity to the game of golf.
  5. Designer and original owner of the first golf course in America to be entirely Black-owned, designed, built and managed.
  6. The first golf club in America to be entirely Black-owned, designed, built and managed.

12 Clues: First Black woman to play on the LPGA tour. • First Black golfer to win a PGA Tour event. • The first Black golfer to play in the Masters. • The first Black golfer to play on the PGA Tour. • Founder of the National Black Golf Hall of Fame. • First Black woman to be inducted into the PGA of America Hall of Fame. • ...

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)
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  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)

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2024-02-26

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The 44th president of the United States
  2. a state of affairs in which all individuals within a specific society have the same rights and liberties
  3. most prominent advocate of the Black empowerment movement and the promotion of Islam within the Black community.
  4. an abolitionist known for her network of safe houses called the underground railroad
  5. things passed down from generation to generation withing one's culture
  6. the quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent.
  7. a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society
  8. multiculturalism
  9. the status of belonging to a particular nation.
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  1. most known for her arrest that many credit to be the catalyst for the civil rights movement
  2. when members of a majority group adopt cultural elements of a minority group in an exploitative, disrespectful, or stereotypical way.
  3. scientific description of the customs of individual people and cultures
  4. one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
  5. originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
  6. the quality of being fair and impartial.
  7. protest campaign against the policy of racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery
  8. first African American child to attend formerly whites-only William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis

17 Clues: multiculturalism • The 44th president of the United States • the quality of being fair and impartial. • the status of belonging to a particular nation. • a belief or behavior passed down within a group or society • one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement • originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. • ...

Black History Month Facts 2013-02-06

Black History Month Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. patented the fire extinguisher
  2. credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C.
  3. oldest rookie to play Major League Baseball and continued to play until he was 47.
  4. was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posed as a man
  5. notorious for their Afros, dark apparel, and willingness for armed self-defense
  6. he negotiated the release of Lt. Robert O. Goodman, Jr., a black pilot who had been shot down over Syria in 1983
  7. she started college when she was only 15 and studied political science
  8. he won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance
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  1. first black woman elected to Congress
  2. only California community founded, financed and governed by African-Americans
  3. university that was first institution of higher education founded for African-Americans
  4. first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games

12 Clues: patented the fire extinguisher • first black woman elected to Congress • he won the first-ever Grammy for Best Rap Performance • was the one and only female Buffalo Soldier, posed as a man • credited with helping to design the blueprints for Washington, D.C. • first man to ever set three world records in a single Olympic games • ...

Black History Month 2023 2023-02-10

Black History Month 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. Came up with over 100 uses for peanuts
  2. First African-American Secretary of State
  3. Started the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama
  4. promoted the passage of the 14th and 15th amendments
  5. his most famous invention is the traffic light
  6. first African-American Supreme Court Justice
  7. most famous for his civil rights work and "I Have a Dream" Speech
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  1. First FEMALE Africa-American Secretary of State
  2. Professional tennis playing sisters
  3. actor from Anderson who played Black Panter
  4. First African-American President of the USA
  5. boxer who went to the Olympics and won the Presidential Medal of Freedom

12 Clues: Professional tennis playing sisters • Came up with over 100 uses for peanuts • First African-American Secretary of State • Started the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama • actor from Anderson who played Black Panter • First African-American President of the USA • first African-American Supreme Court Justice • his most famous invention is the traffic light • ...

black history month crossword 2023-02-09

black history month crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. greatest boxer of all time
  2. American actor, director, and narrator
  3. prominent leader in the civil rights movement
  4. known for role in bus boycott
  5. top basketball player of all time
  6. 44th president of U.S
  7. played as black panther
  8. most famous movie is "Malcolm X"
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  1. American abolitionist and social activist
  2. greatest baseball player
  3. considered best tennis player
  4. American Muslim minister and human rights activist

12 Clues: 44th president of U.S • played as black panther • greatest baseball player • greatest boxer of all time • considered best tennis player • known for role in bus boycott • most famous movie is "Malcolm X" • top basketball player of all time • American actor, director, and narrator • American abolitionist and social activist • prominent leader in the civil rights movement • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-20

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This person won the Olympic Gold Medal and Heavy Weight Boxing Championship in 1970
  2. This was the first woman self-made millionare in 1919, known for her hair care products
  3. Aretha Franklin was looking for just a little bit of this
  4. _________ Truth famously gave a speech in which she said "ain't I a woman" when referring to her humanity as an enslaved person.
  5. 44th President of the United States
  6. Hailed by the Rock and Roll hall of fame as the greatest guitar player and rock star of all time
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  1. The King of Pop...Thrilling
  2. Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  3. Earth, Wind, and Fire's favorite month
  4. Known as the "Queen of Drag"
  5. Martin Luther King was the pioneer of the ______ _____ movement
  6. Harriet _______ was said to be the "conductor" of the underground railroad

12 Clues: The King of Pop...Thrilling • Known as the "Queen of Drag" • 44th President of the United States • Earth, Wind, and Fire's favorite month • Author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" • Aretha Franklin was looking for just a little bit of this • Martin Luther King was the pioneer of the ______ _____ movement • ...

Black History Month - Terms 2021-02-21

Black History Month - Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The Declaration of Independence states that "All men are created ________."
  2. She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in 1955.
  3. To own people and force them to work against their will.
  4. A negative opinion you have of another person that is not based on logic or experience.
  5. He wrote the historic speech "I Have a Dream".
  6. _______ Rights. The basic rights/freedoms that every citizen has in his or her country.
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  1. The first black president of the United States.
  2. When a lot of people gather together in public to show that they are strongly against something.
  3. Another word for freedom.
  4. Black History Month.
  5. The president of the United States who ended slavery.
  6. A negative opinion you have of a group of people solely because of their race.

12 Clues: Black History Month. • Another word for freedom. • He wrote the historic speech "I Have a Dream". • The first black president of the United States. • The president of the United States who ended slavery. • To own people and force them to work against their will. • She refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in 1955. • ...

Crossword Puzzle :-) 2025-02-23

Crossword Puzzle :-) crossword puzzle
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  1. Black ___ Month
  2. Month after January
  3. Lend a helping ___
  4. Valentine's Day gift
  5. Subject of many songs
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  1. Companion
  2. Know by ___
  3. Red blooms with thorns
  4. Most treasured
  5. Winter weather

10 Clues: Companion • Know by ___ • Most treasured • Winter weather • Black ___ Month • Lend a helping ___ • Month after January • Valentine's Day gift • Subject of many songs • Red blooms with thorns

Vocabulary - Black History Month 2021-02-05

Vocabulary - Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. to be able to do what you want
  2. to do something difficult or dangerous
  3. to stop working as a protest
  4. to stop or fight against something
  5. basic things everyone should have
  6. to stop shopping somewhere as a protest
  7. to treat someone unfairly
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  1. a government you vote for
  2. to express strong disagreement publicly
  3. someone who protests
  4. everyone having equal rights
  5. to solve a problem fairly

12 Clues: someone who protests • a government you vote for • to solve a problem fairly • to treat someone unfairly • to stop working as a protest • everyone having equal rights • to be able to do what you want • basic things everyone should have • to stop or fight against something • to do something difficult or dangerous • to express strong disagreement publicly • ...

Black History Month UK 2019-09-22

Black History Month UK crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the first black writers to publish a book in England c.1831
  2. The top English goal scorer in the English premier league 1992 season
  3. Britain's first black female MP
  4. The generation that helped rebuild the country
  5. Supermodel who is frequently hailed among the world's most beautiful woman
  6. UK's greatest all round female heptathlete
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  1. Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter - the sweetest taboo
  2. Former World Heavyweight Champion from Hackney
  3. First UK black TV news anchor-man
  4. MP for Tottenham
  5. The most be-medalled British athlete of all time and world record holder for 110 metre hurdles
  6. Godfather of Grime

12 Clues: MP for Tottenham • Godfather of Grime • Britain's first black female MP • First UK black TV news anchor-man • UK's greatest all round female heptathlete • Former World Heavyweight Champion from Hackney • The generation that helped rebuild the country • Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter - the sweetest taboo • ...

Black History Month - Education 2023-02-15

Black History Month - Education crossword puzzle
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  1. first African American president of the USA
  2. first African American woman to run for US president
  3. author of “The Hill We Climb” 2021 Inauguration
  4. first African American to attend white school
  5. Month Black History is recognized
  6. name of Howard University Law building
  7. able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions.
  8. Expert on blue baby syndrome
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  1. law establishing racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional
  2. Recognized for her work leading educators
  3. "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only _____ can do that.
  4. "___________________ is the passport to the future" Malcolm X

12 Clues: Expert on blue baby syndrome • Month Black History is recognized • name of Howard University Law building • Recognized for her work leading educators • first African American president of the USA • first African American to attend white school • author of “The Hill We Climb” 2021 Inauguration • first African American woman to run for US president • ...

Black History Month Edition 2023-02-16

Black History Month Edition crossword puzzle
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  1. American Muslim minister and human rights activist
  2. First Prime Minister of Jamaica
  3. Jamaica's Reggae Icon
  4. American activist best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott
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  1. Jamaican Female known for poems and folklore
  2. Fastest sprinter of all time
  3. Chicago Bull's Black billionaire player who's known for #23
  4. In which month is Martin Luther King day Celebrated
  5. Jamaica's National Flower
  6. Which National Hero headed the Morant Bay Rebellion?
  7. She allegedly caught a bullet in her buttocks
  8. First Black President of America

12 Clues: Jamaica's Reggae Icon • Jamaica's National Flower • Fastest sprinter of all time • First Prime Minister of Jamaica • First Black President of America • Jamaican Female known for poems and folklore • She allegedly caught a bullet in her buttocks • American Muslim minister and human rights activist • In which month is Martin Luther King day Celebrated • ...

Black History Month Firsts 2022-01-31

Black History Month Firsts crossword puzzle
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  1. African American child who desegregated an all-white school during Massive Resistance.
  2. First African American to be elected as President of the United States.
  3. inventor, entrepreneur and member of National Technology Hall of Fame. Cofounded "thermo-king."
  4. first rap group to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
  5. "first lady of Civil Rights Movement"
  6. First African American woman elected to the United States Congress
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  1. First African American male to win Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963.
  2. author, publisher and historian who established black history month
  3. First rap artist to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
  4. first African American to play major league baseball in the modern era (1947).
  5. first African American to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
  6. first African American Secretary of State.

12 Clues: "first lady of Civil Rights Movement" • first African American Secretary of State. • First African American woman elected to the United States Congress • author, publisher and historian who established black history month • First African American to be elected as President of the United States. • ...

Black History Month Words 2016-02-13

Black History Month Words crossword puzzle
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  1. freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility
  2. (of a person) fit in a specified place or environment
  3. a thing handed down by a predecessor.
  4. agreement or concord.
  5. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is
  6. the state of being united or joined as a whole
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  1. a feeling or deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.
  2. feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements
  3. the action or process of being received as adequate or suitable, typically to be admitted into a group
  4. the act or instance of making or becoming different.
  5. a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals
  6. a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect.

12 Clues: agreement or concord. • a thing handed down by a predecessor. • a sense of pride in oneself; self-respect. • the state of being united or joined as a whole • freedom from disturbance; quiet and tranquility • the fact of being who or what a person or thing is • the act or instance of making or becoming different. • (of a person) fit in a specified place or environment • ...

Black History Month Challenge 2023-12-21

Black History Month Challenge crossword puzzle
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  1. Dedicated to treating and curing blindness, she was the first Black female doctor who was awarded a medical patent
  2. This renowned author won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993
  3. This civil rights activist founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee
  4. He created "The Green Book", a travel guide to help African American's safely navigate across the U.S. in the early twentieth century
  5. She was the first Black woman to hold a pilot license
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  1. She founded Poro, the first global Black beauty and hair-care brand, started her own cosmetology school, and became a millionaire
  2. She is the most decorated female gymnast in America
  3. She was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. She was awarded for her poetry book, Annie Allen.
  4. This mathematician did the orbital calculations (without a computer) that NASA needed to launch their first crewed space flights
  5. This jazz singer was born in Milwaukee and won seven Grammy Awards total
  6. This poet, author, and activist penned the influential phrase “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House”
  7. He is the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the co-author of The Autobiography of Malcom X

12 Clues: She is the most decorated female gymnast in America • She was the first Black woman to hold a pilot license • This renowned author won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993 • This jazz singer was born in Milwaukee and won seven Grammy Awards total • This civil rights activist founded America's Black Holocaust Museum in Milwaukee • ...

Black History Month Crossword 2023-02-21

Black History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. First Black Lieutenant Governor of Canada
  2. First Canadian Solo artist to headline the Superbowl
  3. First black player in the NHL
  4. First black woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  5. Famous canadian playwright best known for the play 'da Kink in my Hair
  6. Governor General of Canada from 2005-2010
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  1. Won gold in the 200 m track and field event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo
  2. One of the greatest jazz pianist of all time
  3. First Black man to receive the Order of Canada
  4. Author of the Book of Negroes
  5. Stage name for famous Toronto Rapper Aubrey Graham
  6. First black police detective in Canada

12 Clues: First black player in the NHL • Author of the Book of Negroes • First black police detective in Canada • First Black Lieutenant Governor of Canada • Governor General of Canada from 2005-2010 • One of the greatest jazz pianist of all time • First Black man to receive the Order of Canada • Stage name for famous Toronto Rapper Aubrey Graham • ...

riddle of the week 2021-02-23

riddle of the week crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

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?
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  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? • ...

2014 Black History Month Puzzle 2014-01-16

2014 Black History Month Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. She was the first poet to do an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost spoke for President John F. Kennedy in 1961.
  2. What Soccer player became the youngest American athlete in more than 115 years to sign a major league professional contract in 2004, at the age of 14?
  3. Who built the township with the intention of establishing a self-sufficient city where African Americans could live their lives free of racial prejudice?
  4. Who successfully negotiated the release of an African-American pilot who was shot down over Syria and taken hostage in 1983?
  5. Who was the first African-American inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000?
  6. Who was the first black appointed to the rank of general in 1940?
  7. Who was the first African-American Rhodes scholar?
  8. Who was the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait?
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  1. After a long career as an actress and singer this individual earned a bachelor's degree in theology from Georgetown University in 1985.
  2. Who is credited with helping to design the blueprints for our nation's capital?
  3. What rap artist graduated from Adelphi University where he studied graphic design?
  4. Who was the African-American heavyweight champion that patented a wrench in 1922?
  5. Who became the first licensed African-American attorney in the U.S. in 1844 and later became the first black American justice of the peace?
  6. Who founded the first black-owned hospital in America, and credited with the world's first successful heart surgery in 1893 (Chicago)?
  7. Who signed a lifetime contract with the pancake company and allowed her image to be used for packaging and ads?
  8. Who founded the first national black church in the United States, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, in 1816?
  9. This was the first African-American controlled company to sell shares on the New York Stock Exchange?

17 Clues: Who was the first African-American Rhodes scholar? • Who was the first black appointed to the rank of general in 1940? • Who was the first black artist to paint an official presidential portrait? • Who is credited with helping to design the blueprints for our nation's capital? • Who was the African-American heavyweight champion that patented a wrench in 1922? • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-05

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ is the first black president
  2. the 13th amendment abolished __________
  3. Harriet Tubman is the Most famous “conductor” on the Underground _________
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  1. _______ is another country that celebrates Black History Month
  2. the sport Jackie Robinson played is ______
  3. Black History month is in the month of _____
  4. Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "I have a ______"

7 Clues: __________ is the first black president • the 13th amendment abolished __________ • the sport Jackie Robinson played is ______ • Black History month is in the month of _____ • Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "I have a ______" • _______ is another country that celebrates Black History Month • Harriet Tubman is the Most famous “conductor” on the Underground _________

History 2023-03-14

History crossword puzzle
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  1. 2nd biggest war
  2. USA president
  3. Followed Germany
  4. Germany's leader
  5. free country
  6. Luther Made black history month.
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  1. contains USA Canada and Western Europe
  2. fought in WWII.
  3. Biggest war in history
  4. Italy's leader

10 Clues: free country • USA president • Italy's leader • 2nd biggest war • fought in WWII. • Followed Germany • Germany's leader • Biggest war in history • Luther Made black history month. • contains USA Canada and Western Europe

Black History Month 2021-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. "If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." - Barack Obama, the first _____ President of the United States.
  2. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of ________ as Black History Month.
  3. “While I may be the first I will not be the last” - Kamala Harris, the first Black Female ____ President of the United States.
  4. The original celebration was set for the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham _______ and Frederick Douglass.
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  1. “Negro History ____,” began in 1926 and was the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson. Since, in large part to the civil rights movement, the event has grown to a full month.
  2. Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by _______ Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
  3. President Gerald ____ officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

7 Clues: Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of ________ as Black History Month. • “While I may be the first I will not be the last” - Kamala Harris, the first Black Female ____ President of the United States. • ...

Black History Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-18

Black History Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Culture
  2. Discrimination
  3. Power
  4. Race
  5. Black
  6. Enslaved
  7. February
  8. Abolition
  9. Justice
  10. Peace
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  1. Railroad
  2. Freedom
  3. History
  4. Bias
  5. Courage
  6. Reconstruction
  7. slavery
  8. Canada
  9. Rights
  10. Slave

20 Clues: Bias • Race • Power • Black • Slave • Peace • Canada • Rights • Freedom • History • Culture • Courage • slavery • Justice • Railroad • Enslaved • February • Abolition • Discrimination • Reconstruction

Black History 2024-02-29

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. succeed in dealing with a problem
  2. the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change
  3. prolonged cruel treatment
  4. person who publicly supports a particular cause of policy
  5. Being an ordinary citizen
  6. The process of learning
  7. something that has been achieved successfully
  8. Ability to do something or act in a particular way
  9. the power to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint
  10. prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual, community or institution against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized
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  1. Just behavior or statement
  2. behavior involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something
  3. A human being owned by another human
  4. the unjust treatment of different categories of people
  5. Quality of being friendly
  6. Property that may be inherited
  7. Set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
  8. freedom from disturbance
  9. Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

19 Clues: The process of learning • freedom from disturbance • prolonged cruel treatment • Quality of being friendly • Being an ordinary citizen • Just behavior or statement • Property that may be inherited • succeed in dealing with a problem • A human being owned by another human • something that has been achieved successfully • Ability to do something or act in a particular way • ...

Black History and Women's History Month Crossword 2016-03-27

Black History and Women's History Month Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This civil rights leader was the American Communist party's vice presidential candidate in 1980 and 1984. She was also an author. (last name)
  2. This french businesswoman was an influential designer from the 1920s. She opened her first store in Deauville, France, in 1913, and later opened a store in Paris in 1914.
  3. This aviator was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean with an airplane, make a solo flight across the Atlantic, to fly alone from Honolulu to California, and to fly nonstop from California to Mexico. In 1937, she attempted to fly around the world along the equator, but disappeared between New Guinea and Howland Island. (last name)
  4. This well-known children’s author wrote many fantasy series including the “Harry Potter” series.
  5. This activist in Montgomery, Alabama, is well-known for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man on 1955, starting the Montgomery bus boycott. She took a big part in the civil rights movement.
  6. This actress and singer was the first African American to be crowned Miss America in 1983.
  7. This artist was the creator of the first Texas flag. (last name)
  8. This current Florida representative is on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. She was previously a representative on the Florida state house of representatives, a member of the Florida state senate, elected as a Republican to the One Hundred First Congress to fill vacancy, and was reelected to the next eleven congresses.
  9. This civil rights leader was a militant black leader in the US, and was convicted of burglary and sent to prison. (first and last name)
  10. This basketball player played for the Orlando Magic (NBA) and was the NBA rookie of the year in 1993. He later moved to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won the NBA’s most valuable player award in 2000. His biggest achievement was his point record - 28,596 points - the fifth highest record in NBA history. (last name)
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  1. This reverend led many peaceful protests to gain civil rights for African Americans. He is very well known for this. (last name)
  2. This television reporter and news anchor was the first woman to anchor the nightly news in 1976, (ABC) and worked her way up the ladder. She is now working on the View.
  3. This agricultural chemist found many uses for crops such as peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans, as well as found products that could be made from cotton waste. He aimed to improve the Southern American economy. (last name)
  4. Known as “The Queen of Soul,” this well-known jazz-singer has won 15 Grammy Awards, was the first female singer in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a lifetime Grammy, and was honored in the Kennedy Center. (last name)
  5. This jazz singer was well-known for her vocals, as well as for her original songs and scats including “Flying Home” and “A-Tisket A-Tasket.”She also appeared in several films. (last name)
  6. This Italian educator and physicist was the first woman in Italy to receive a medical degree and created the Montessori Method to teach young or retarded children.
  7. This slave escaped her master in 1849, and helped more than 300 other slaves escape the cruelty they faced by leading them through the Underground Railroad. (last name)
  8. In 1954, this man became the 1st African American US Air Force General (last name)
  9. This writer, critic, educator, and activist used his power to spread the idea of expansion of black education programs in colleges and universities. He was Cambridge University’s first African American to earn a PHD. (last name)
  10. This figure-skater was the “media-darling” of 1976. She won the National Figure Skating Championship in 1974 and 1976, and won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics that same year. (last name)

20 Clues: This artist was the creator of the first Texas flag. (last name) • In 1954, this man became the 1st African American US Air Force General (last name) • This actress and singer was the first African American to be crowned Miss America in 1983. • This well-known children’s author wrote many fantasy series including the “Harry Potter” series. • ...

Black History 2023-09-04

Black History crossword puzzle
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  1. expressed typically through a ballot
  2. war happened in 1861 (South) and (North)
  3. relax and Think
  4. the quality or state of being free: such as the absence
  5. ability to do things as others do fairly
  6. getting what is deserved
  7. important person in History of racial equality
  8. what month was President Abraham Lincoln Assassination
  9. making a mark in history book going on today still
  10. separating people on the basis of race or gender
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  1. cartoon rude humor to mock races
  2. being able to speak and have such force
  3. is one of two major contemporary political parties
  4. labour and forced labour
  5. events in the past
  6. house representatives
  7. is one of two major contemporary political parties
  8. set of rules by Social or Government
  9. moving from home caused by destruction
  10. trusting faith in beliefs

20 Clues: relax and Think • events in the past • house representatives • labour and forced labour • getting what is deserved • trusting faith in beliefs • cartoon rude humor to mock races • expressed typically through a ballot • set of rules by Social or Government • moving from home caused by destruction • being able to speak and have such force • ability to do things as others do fairly • ...

Black history 2024-02-23

Black history crossword puzzle
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  1. Justice
  2. School
  3. Basketball
  4. Show host
  5. Astronaut
  6. peanut
  7. Slavery
  8. Poet
  9. Boxer
  10. Math
  11. Dancer
Down
  1. Jazz
  2. Track
  3. Dream
  4. Baseball
  5. Pilot
  6. Tennis
  7. President
  8. Sat

19 Clues: Sat • Jazz • Poet • Math • Track • Dream • Pilot • Boxer • School • Tennis • peanut • Dancer • Justice • Slavery • Baseball • Show host • Astronaut • President • Basketball

Black history 2023-12-12

Black history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supreme court judge
  2. piolts
  3. memorist and poet
  4. basketball player
  5. author
  6. surgeon
  7. tennis player and golfer
  8. figures kater
  9. jamacian activist
  10. inventor and buisnessman
Down
  1. baseball player
  2. played for kansas city baseball
  3. philanthropist and producer
  4. poet and author
  5. activist and leader
  6. singer and actress
  7. author
  8. channel on telivision
  9. tennis player
  10. talk show host

20 Clues: piolts • author • author • surgeon • figures kater • tennis player • talk show host • baseball player • poet and author • memorist and poet • basketball player • jamacian activist • singer and actress • supreme court judge • activist and leader • channel on telivision • tennis player and golfer • inventor and buisnessman • philanthropist and producer • played for kansas city baseball

Black history 2023-12-12

Black history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. supreme court judge
  2. piolts
  3. memorist and poet
  4. basketball player
  5. author
  6. surgeon
  7. tennis player and golfer
  8. figures kater
  9. jamacian activist
  10. inventor and buisnessman
Down
  1. baseball player
  2. played for kansas city baseball
  3. philanthropist and producer
  4. poet and author
  5. activist and leader
  6. singer and actress
  7. author
  8. channel on telivision
  9. tennis player
  10. talk show host

20 Clues: piolts • author • author • surgeon • figures kater • tennis player • talk show host • baseball player • poet and author • memorist and poet • basketball player • jamacian activist • singer and actress • supreme court judge • activist and leader • channel on telivision • tennis player and golfer • inventor and buisnessman • philanthropist and producer • played for kansas city baseball

Black History Trivia 2021-02-03

Black History Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What traditional African practice was brought to the United States by Onesimus to help deal with the smallpox epidemic?
  2. Who was the first African American to receive an academy award?
  3. Who founded cable station Black Entertainment Television?
  4. What product is Madame CJ Walker known for?
  5. The first black person to be president of an Ivy League school?
  6. The only black owned newspaper in Kansas?
  7. Interracial marriage un the United States was banned in 1664 and not overturned until what year?
  8. Who was the first African American appointed by Pope Francis?
  9. Phillis Wheatly, the first female African American Author was published at what age?
  10. This speech was one of the greatest speeches in American history and key parts of it were improvised.
  11. The youngest inaugural poet in US history?
  12. In the 19th century, what percentage of cowboys in the American West were Black?
Down
  1. The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver?
  2. what Oklahoma tragedy occurred on Black Wall Street in 1921?
  3. Which fifteen-year-old schoolgirl refused to move to the back of the bus, nine months before Rosa Parks?
  4. What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire?
  5. A popular song sung during the civil rights movement?
  6. Who created the quote “ When you can do the common things in life, in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world”?
  7. What holiday is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?
  8. What cartoon character was inspired by a Black jazz singer named Esther Jones?
  9. In 1926 what black Historian started the concept of “Black History Month”?
  10. Who was both the first African American and first Native American woman to pilot an airplane?
  11. Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll?
  12. The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita?
  13. The first black person to independently own a film studio in the US in 2019?

25 Clues: The only black owned newspaper in Kansas? • The youngest inaugural poet in US history? • What product is Madame CJ Walker known for? • The only black owned youth magazine in Wichita? • Who was known as the Godmother of Rock and Roll? • The first black woman to be a licensed NASCAR driver? • What character did the man named Bass Reeves inspire? • ...

All About Me 2023-02-07

All About Me crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author of "The Shining" and "It"
  2. jim ___, creator of beloved garfield
  3. two, four times; years I have played piano
  4. black and white percussion instrument
  5. the show about nothing; my favorite comedian-based sitcom
  6. the spaghetti ___, the first opened in portland
  7. stroller with stolen r; my middle school
  8. Associated with the forest; my favorite color
  9. vegetable that comes in red, orange, yellow, or green;i hate this
Down
  1. short for this free online encyclopedia; my favorite website!!
  2. gritty amc show in which the main character "breaks" this
  3. Not first, but... ; Day of the month I was born
  4. The number of cats I own
  5. impractical ____; silly card suit
  6. "Dark Side of the Moon"
  7. east asian country I am going to this summer
  8. Black History Month; My birth month

17 Clues: "Dark Side of the Moon" • The number of cats I own • Author of "The Shining" and "It" • impractical ____; silly card suit • Black History Month; My birth month • jim ___, creator of beloved garfield • black and white percussion instrument • stroller with stolen r; my middle school • two, four times; years I have played piano • east asian country I am going to this summer • ...

Spanish Sub Assignment 2024-02-29

Spanish Sub Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to play (instruments)
  2. to like
  3. to be
  4. to see
  5. to go
  6. to lose
  7. to close
  8. to think
Down
  1. the past form for verbs
  2. Black History Month is in _______
  3. to make or do
  4. to prefer
  5. to understand
  6. to start
  7. to play (sports)

15 Clues: to be • to go • to see • to like • to lose • to start • to close • to think • to prefer • to make or do • to understand • to play (sports) • to play (instruments) • the past form for verbs • Black History Month is in _______

Black History Crosswords Puzzel 2025-02-18

Black History Crosswords Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abolition
  2. Diversity
  3. Heritage
  4. Freedom
  5. Peace
  6. Railroad
  7. Culture
  8. Black
  9. History
  10. Slaveryry
  11. Activism
  12. Canada
Down
  1. Slave
  2. Bias
  3. Justice
  4. Rights
  5. Reconstruction
  6. Enslaved
  7. Equality
  8. Discrimination
  9. February

21 Clues: Bias • Slave • Peace • Black • Rights • Canada • Justice • Freedom • Culture • History • Heritage • Enslaved • Equality • Railroad • February • Activism • Abolition • Diversity • Slaveryry • Reconstruction • Discrimination

February's Saturday Academy Crossword 2025-01-30

February's Saturday Academy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The second month of the year
  2. A holiday celebrating love
  3. Animal used to predict how soon spring will come. (Punxsutawney Phil)
  4. Famous president born on February 22nd. (First of his kind)
Down
  1. The celebration of African descendants and their contributions to America during February.
  2. The father of Black History
  3. Name of the Roman God of affection, also the name of a great song by the R&B group "112"
  4. The number of school days off for February break
  5. The missing color for the four colors of Black History Month. Black Red Green and....
  6. Flower of valentine's day

10 Clues: Flower of valentine's day • A holiday celebrating love • The father of Black History • The second month of the year • The number of school days off for February break • Famous president born on February 22nd. (First of his kind) • Animal used to predict how soon spring will come. (Punxsutawney Phil) • ...

Spanish Sub Assignment 2024-02-29

Spanish Sub Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to play (instruments)
  2. to like
  3. to be
  4. to see
  5. to go
  6. to lose
  7. to close
  8. to think
Down
  1. the past form for verbs
  2. Black History Month is in _______
  3. to make or do
  4. to prefer
  5. to understand
  6. to start
  7. to play (sports)

15 Clues: to be • to go • to see • to like • to lose • to start • to close • to think • to prefer • to make or do • to understand • to play (sports) • to play (instruments) • the past form for verbs • Black History Month is in _______

Black History Month 2021-02-03

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. refused to give up bus seat
  2. first African American pilot
  3. First Black president
  4. first Black vice president
Down
  1. MLKs most famous speech
  2. produce madame CJ Walker made
  3. Person whose birthday Black History Month was made to line up with
  4. peanut scientist

8 Clues: peanut scientist • First Black president • MLKs most famous speech • first Black vice president • refused to give up bus seat • first African American pilot • produce madame CJ Walker made • Person whose birthday Black History Month was made to line up with

Black History Month 2022-02-23

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to do something
  2. gain knowledge
  3. to put into the mouth, chew, and swallow
  4. to do something special for a person or event
  5. activity that is meant to relax or to be fun
Down
  1. civil rights leader
  2. really like
  3. to go somewhere

8 Clues: really like • gain knowledge • to do something • to go somewhere • civil rights leader • to put into the mouth, chew, and swallow • activity that is meant to relax or to be fun • to do something special for a person or event

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  2. black lives matter
  3. refused to give up her seat
Down
  1. writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
  2. First African American president
  3. black history month
  4. first African American in an all-white school
  5. "I have a dream"

8 Clues: "I have a dream" • black lives matter • black history month • refused to give up her seat • First African American president • first African American in an all-white school • led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad • writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

Black History Month 2019-02-05

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an amount of money or property left to someone when they die.
  2. is a synonym for example
  3. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
Down
  1. the opposite of conflict
  2. property that is or may be inherited
  3. the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
  4. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
  5. prejudice against other people from other countries

8 Clues: the opposite of conflict • is a synonym for example • property that is or may be inherited • prejudice against other people from other countries • an amount of money or property left to someone when they die. • the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution • the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions • ...

black history month 2023-02-24

black history month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the river that Emmett TIll was thrown into
  2. a movement that was sparked by 2 popular incidents, this movement was to end segregation
  3. where rosa parks' was from
Down
  1. a black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person
  2. where Emmett Till was from
  3. where rosa parks' bus incident happened
  4. a 14 year old boy who was kidnapped and killed, sparked civil rights movement
  5. where Emmett Till was when he was kidnapped

8 Clues: where Emmett Till was from • where rosa parks' was from • where rosa parks' bus incident happened • the river that Emmett TIll was thrown into • where Emmett Till was when he was kidnapped • a black woman who refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white person • a 14 year old boy who was kidnapped and killed, sparked civil rights movement • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-21

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. She has over 50 honorary degrees and was a celebrated poet, educator, actress, and civil rights activist
  2. He did a lot of research that led to many discoveries that helped farmers. He is most known for inventing hundreds of new products that could be made from crops, especially peanuts
  3. He opened the door of education to many people
  4. He is known as one of the greatest Olympic Athletes of all time
Down
  1. She devoted her life to the abolition (getting rid of) slavery
  2. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license
  3. She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  4. She was the first African American child to attend William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white school

8 Clues: He opened the door of education to many people • She devoted her life to the abolition (getting rid of) slavery • He is known as one of the greatest Olympic Athletes of all time • She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot's license • She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-04

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MLK's famous march started here and ended in Montgomery
  2. broadway musical featuring people of color portraying white historical figures
  3. first word of movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx
  4. creator of adidas line "ivy park"
Down
  1. MLK famously said "I have a _____"
  2. actor who played The Black Panther
  3. 44th president of the USA, last name
  4. basketball player nicknamed "the black mamba"

8 Clues: creator of adidas line "ivy park" • MLK famously said "I have a _____" • actor who played The Black Panther • 44th president of the USA, last name • basketball player nicknamed "the black mamba" • MLK's famous march started here and ended in Montgomery • first word of movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Foxx • ...

Black History Month 2025-01-24

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what year did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat to a white passenger?
  2. what year was MLK the recipient was of the Nobel Peace Prize?
  3. what year did Barack Obama become president?
  4. what year did George T Sampson receive his patent for automatic clothes dryer?
  5. what year was black history month officially recognized?
Down
  1. what year were the touch tone phones introduced to the public
  2. what year was the automatic gear shift invented?
  3. what year was black history month created?
  4. what year was the traffic light invented?

9 Clues: what year was the traffic light invented? • what year was black history month created? • what year did Barack Obama become president? • what year was the automatic gear shift invented? • what year was black history month officially recognized? • what year were the touch tone phones introduced to the public • ...

Black History Month 2025-03-06

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stress in life
  2. to leave something
  3. People made to be slaves
  4. Greatest Of All Time
  5. to jump over something
Down
  1. word or phrase
  2. to move around, increase in popularity
  3. Important or memorable

8 Clues: word or phrase • stress in life • to leave something • Greatest Of All Time • Important or memorable • to jump over something • People made to be slaves • to move around, increase in popularity

ALANA Heritage Quiz 2015-10-06

ALANA Heritage Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black history month in the UK
  2. Japanese style animated film/series
  3. Celebration to commemorate the abolition of slavery
  4. First surgeon to separate twins joined at the head (last name)
  5. State with the largest Latino population
  6. 14th Surgeon General of the United States (last name)
  7. Native American legend on the golden dollar coin
  8. City where the “Black Wall Street” was located
  9. Architect who designed the glass pyramid of the Louvre (last name)
  10. Used to describe someone born in a Spanish speaking country
  11. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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  1. Native American Heritage Month
  2. Hispanic birthday celebration for 15 year old girls
  3. First Asian American Astronaut in space (last name)
  4. First Native American to walk in space (last name)
  5. Heelless shoe, worn originally by Native Americans
  6. Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo
  7. State with largest Pacific Islander population
  8. Inventor of Potato chips (last name)

19 Clues: Black history month in the UK • Native American Heritage Month • Japanese style animated film/series • Inventor of Potato chips (last name) • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month • State with the largest Latino population • City where the “Black Wall Street” was located • State with largest Pacific Islander population • Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo • ...

ALANA Heritage Quiz 2015-10-06

ALANA Heritage Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First surgeon to separate twins joined at the head (last name)
  2. Heelless shoe, worn originally by Native Americans
  3. Used to describe someone born in a Spanish speaking country
  4. Hispanic birthday celebration for 15 year old girls
  5. Native American Heritage Month
  6. Black history month in the UK
  7. Japanese style animated film/series
  8. The month when Latino/a Heritage Month ends
  9. Inventor of Potato chips (last name)
  10. State with largest Pacific Islander population
Down
  1. City where the “Black Wall Street” was located
  2. Native American tribe/street in Downtown Buffalo
  3. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  4. Celebration to commemorate the abolition of slavery
  5. Native American legend on the golden dollar coin
  6. First Native American to walk in space (last name)
  7. State with the largest Latino population
  8. Architect who designed the glass pyramid of the Louvre (last name)
  9. First Asian American Astronaut in space (last name)
  10. 14th Surgeon General of the United States (last name)

20 Clues: Black history month in the UK • Native American Heritage Month • Japanese style animated film/series • Inventor of Potato chips (last name) • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month • State with the largest Latino population • The month when Latino/a Heritage Month ends • City where the “Black Wall Street” was located • State with largest Pacific Islander population • ...

Black History Month 2022-02-11

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place where MLK was assassinated
  2. month of black history month
  3. first African american president of the US
  4. first African american baseball player
Down
  1. refused to give up her seat to a white person
  2. many of these laborers were African-American
  3. led the civil rights movements
  4. an act of banishing another person for their race, skin color, or gender

8 Clues: month of black history month • led the civil rights movements • a place where MLK was assassinated • first African american baseball player • first African american president of the US • many of these laborers were African-American • refused to give up her seat to a white person • an act of banishing another person for their race, skin color, or gender

Black History Month 2022-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First African American president
  2. "I have a dream"
  3. black history month
  4. writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)
Down
  1. refused to give up her seat
  2. led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
  3. first African American in an all-white school
  4. black lives matter

8 Clues: "I have a dream" • black lives matter • black history month • refused to give up her seat • First African American president • first African American in an all-white school • led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad • writer, poet, and activist (I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings)

Black History Month 2023-03-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Allen founder of the African Methodist Church
  2. bois one of the foremost Black intellectuals
  3. Ellington the embodiment of jazz
  4. O.DAVIS SR First African-American general
Down
  1. ALI BOXER, ACTIVIST
  2. Colvin The first person to not give up their seat on a bus
  3. Douglass The most influential slave narrative
  4. AILEY Legendary modern dance pioneer

8 Clues: ALI BOXER, ACTIVIST • Ellington the embodiment of jazz • AILEY Legendary modern dance pioneer • O.DAVIS SR First African-American general • Douglass The most influential slave narrative • bois one of the foremost Black intellectuals • Allen founder of the African Methodist Church • ...

Black History Month 2023-02-07

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Hardest working man in show business
  2. Film director "Selma" "13th" and "A Wrinkle in Time"
  3. The first African American woman to run for president, Shirley ______
Down
  1. MLK Quote "A riot is the voice of the ______________."
  2. Sculptor/Painter Kehinde
  3. Tennis Stars ______ and Serena Williams
  4. langston hughes poem
  5. Co-founder Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou ________

8 Clues: langston hughes poem • Sculptor/Painter Kehinde • Tennis Stars ______ and Serena Williams • The Hardest working man in show business • Film director "Selma" "13th" and "A Wrinkle in Time" • MLK Quote "A riot is the voice of the ______________." • Co-founder Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Fannie Lou ________ • ...

Black History Month 2023-01-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all men are to be treated the same
  2. a negative preconception of specific people
  3. liberation from slavery
Down
  1. fair treatment in court
  2. separation by race
  3. I have a dream
  4. discrimination by race
  5. a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: I have a dream • separation by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • a strike delivered on foot • all men are to be treated the same • a negative preconception of specific people

Black History Month 2023-01-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all men are created equal
  2. preconception
  3. liberation from slavery
Down
  1. fair treatment in court
  2. sepiration by race
  3. I have a dream
  4. discrimination by race
  5. a strike delivered on foot

8 Clues: preconception • I have a dream • sepiration by race • discrimination by race • fair treatment in court • liberation from slavery • all men are created equal • a strike delivered on foot

Black History Month 2023-02-13

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Birth name of the NBA's Second leading alltime scorer Lew ____________
  2. GOAT gymnast ________________ Biles
  3. Fearless journalist determined to expose the horrors of lynching
  4. Hip Hop duo whose hits include "Ms. Jackson," "Bombs over Baghdad" and "Hey Ya"
Down
  1. "Power concedes nothing without a _________. It never did and it never will."
  2. W.E.B. du Bois masterpiece: "Black _____________ in America"
  3. Legendary left-handed guitarist ________ Hendrix
  4. Artist of record-setting "Untitled" Jean Michel__________

8 Clues: GOAT gymnast ________________ Biles • Legendary left-handed guitarist ________ Hendrix • Artist of record-setting "Untitled" Jean Michel__________ • W.E.B. du Bois masterpiece: "Black _____________ in America" • Fearless journalist determined to expose the horrors of lynching • Birth name of the NBA's Second leading alltime scorer Lew ____________ • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-01

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two words basic rights that every citizen has
  2. to make someone a slave. To oppress
  3. hatred or unfair treatment toward a race
  4. having equal rights and opportunities
  5. people who have ancestors from Africa
Down
  1. gifts that you give or do for others
  2. separating people based on their race
  3. a way to describe people based on their appearance

8 Clues: to make someone a slave. To oppress • gifts that you give or do for others • separating people based on their race • having equal rights and opportunities • people who have ancestors from Africa • hatred or unfair treatment toward a race • two words basic rights that every citizen has • a way to describe people based on their appearance

Black History Month 2024-02-15

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American appointed to the _____________
  2. The Theme of Black History Month for 2024 " African Americans and the _____ "
  3. The month February was chosen to to celebrate black history month because it coincides with the birthdays of __________ and __________.
  4. The last name of the First African American to go into space.
  5. The prestigious award won by Maya Angelou in 1994, 1996 and 2003
  6. The city that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in.
Down
  1. The month February was chosen to to celebrate black history month because it coincides with the birthdays of __________ and __________.
  2. Civil Rights Heroine _________ Parks
  3. ________Renaissance(period of black literary renewal)

9 Clues: Civil Rights Heroine _________ Parks • The city that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in. • ________Renaissance(period of black literary renewal) • The last name of the First African American to go into space. • The prestigious award won by Maya Angelou in 1994, 1996 and 2003 • The Theme of Black History Month for 2024 " African Americans and the _____ " • ...

Black History Month Crossword 1 2023-02-20

Black History Month Crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I invented the hairbrush.
  2. I received a patient for the stethoscope in 1882.
  3. I invented the first lawnmower.
  4. I invented the first cell phone.
  5. I created the automatic gear shift.
  6. I received a patent for the first lock in 1889.
  7. I invented the dustpan.
Down
  1. I invented the elevator.
  2. I received a patent in 1891 for my improved refrigerator design.
  3. I am responsible for inventing the clothes dryer.
  4. I invented the first successful system for mobile refrigeration.
  5. I invented the fountain pen.
  6. I invented a method for producing a more durable carbon filament in light bulbs.
  7. I invented Laserphaco Cataract Surgery.
  8. I invented the ironing board.
  9. I invented the Super Soaker water gun.

16 Clues: I invented the dustpan. • I invented the elevator. • I invented the hairbrush. • I invented the fountain pen. • I invented the ironing board. • I invented the first lawnmower. • I invented the first cell phone. • I created the automatic gear shift. • I invented the Super Soaker water gun. • I invented Laserphaco Cataract Surgery. • ...

KWANZAA 2022-11-29

KWANZAA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. USING MONEY
  2. PAST EVENTS
  3. LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA
  4. CANDLE HOLDER
  5. MONTH FOR KWANZAA
  6. MAKING THINGS
  7. KWANZAA CELEBRATES
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  1. DEC 26-31
  2. WORKING TOGETHER
  3. MIDDLE CANDLE COLOR
  4. COMING TOGETHER
  5. GROWS ON TREES
  6. RIGHT SIDE CANDLE
  7. WHERE LIFE CAME FROM
  8. UP HABARI GHANI
  9. LEFT SIDE CANDLE
  10. WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER

17 Clues: DEC 26-31 • USING MONEY • PAST EVENTS • CANDLE HOLDER • MAKING THINGS • GROWS ON TREES • COMING TOGETHER • UP HABARI GHANI • WORKING TOGETHER • LEFT SIDE CANDLE • RIGHT SIDE CANDLE • MONTH FOR KWANZAA • KWANZAA CELEBRATES • MIDDLE CANDLE COLOR • WHERE LIFE CAME FROM • WHAT WE GIVE EACH OTHER • LANGUAGE USED FOR KWANZAA

Black History Month 2023-02-27

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known For His Famous Quote "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee
  2. First Major League Baseball Player
  3. One of the Most Famous and Best Boxers
  4. First African American President
  5. Has Her Own Talk Show, a journalist and an Author
  6. A Minister and a Human Rights Activist
Down
  1. Famous For the "I Had a Dream Speech"
  2. Paired up with a huge shoe brand

8 Clues: First African American President • First Major League Baseball Player • Paired up with a huge shoe brand • Famous For the "I Had a Dream Speech" • One of the Most Famous and Best Boxers • A Minister and a Human Rights Activist • Has Her Own Talk Show, a journalist and an Author • Known For His Famous Quote "Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee

Black History Month 2022-02-14

Black History Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first African American in all-white school
  2. Olympic Long jump world record 1936
  3. first African American President
  4. Writer, poet, and activist
Down
  1. led slaves to freedom on Underground Railroad
  2. refused to give up her seat
  3. black lives matter
  4. "I had a dream"

8 Clues: "I had a dream" • black lives matter • Writer, poet, and activist • refused to give up her seat • first African American President • Olympic Long jump world record 1936 • first African American in all-white school • led slaves to freedom on Underground Railroad

SB Library Crossword 2022-03-02

SB Library Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author known for horror
  2. The high school mascot
  3. Auditorium capacity
  4. Energy from the City Hall roof
  5. SB Library's most popular 2021 YA book "The Inheritance..."
  6. Number of study rooms in the library
  7. Volunteers with a book shop
  8. Not books, not DVDs, the "Library of..."
  9. Community member the kid's space is named after
  10. SB Library's most popular 2021 nonfiction book
  11. Month this building opened last year
  12. Month of Earth Day
  13. The boy who lived
  14. Population of SB (to the nearest thousand)
  15. Lake monster
  16. SB Library's most popular 2021 DVD
  17. Best-selling novelist ever
Down
  1. Number of city council members in SB
  2. March history month
  3. A library for gardeners
  4. Artist who made the clock
  5. Quebecois detective character
  6. Japanese paper folding
  7. Club that meets in Quiet Reading Room
  8. Nonfiction decimal system
  9. An ongoing, DIY program
  10. Library streaming service
  11. February history month
  12. Number of book groups at library
  13. Young Adult area of the library
  14. SB Library's most popular 2021 fiction book "The..."
  15. SB Library's most popular 2021 kid's book "Diary of a..."
  16. Popular 2021 book about Shakespeare's son

33 Clues: Lake monster • The boy who lived • Month of Earth Day • March history month • Auditorium capacity • The high school mascot • Japanese paper folding • February history month • Author known for horror • A library for gardeners • An ongoing, DIY program • Artist who made the clock • Nonfiction decimal system • Library streaming service • Best-selling novelist ever • Volunteers with a book shop • ...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FAMOUS FIGURES) 2023-02-10

BLACK HISTORY MONTH (FAMOUS FIGURES) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the greatest boxers of all-time and the first fighter to win the world heavyweight championship three times
  2. An American aviator, in 1921 she became the first African American female to become a licensed pilot
  3. First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor
  4. Civil rights activist best known for her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white man sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  5. Professional tennis player who won three grand slam titles and the only black man to win a singles title at Wimbledon and the US Open
  6. Lawyer and civil rights activist who was the first African American justice on the Supreme Court
  7. First black woman in space when she boarded the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992
  8. Actress and former model known for her roles in the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, The Help, and other notable film & television
Down
  1. First African American woman elected to the United States Congress
  2. A world-renowned leader in the civil rights movement, famous for his "I Have a Dream" speech
  3. The NBA's all-time leading scorer
  4. All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics
  5. Served as the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office
  6. First African American to publish a book of poetry
  7. One of the most influential gospel singers in the world, she was often referred to as the "Queen of Gospel"
  8. First African American to play in the MLB when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947

16 Clues: The NBA's all-time leading scorer • First African American to publish a book of poetry • First black male actor to win an Academy Award for best actor • First African American woman elected to the United States Congress • All-star track and field athlete who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-15

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giving systematic instruction
  2. a thing done successfully,
  3. the power or right to act
  4. the past considered as a whole
  5. the state of being a slave.
  6. high respect
  7. kill someone or something.
  8. the quality of being friendly
Down
  1. preconceived opinion
  2. relating to ordinary citizens
  3. prejudice
  4. freedom from disturbance
  5. act in a particular way
  6. achievement
  7. walk or proceed quickly and with determination
  8. prolonged cruel

16 Clues: prejudice • achievement • high respect • prolonged cruel • preconceived opinion • act in a particular way • freedom from disturbance • the power or right to act • a thing done successfully, • kill someone or something. • the state of being a slave. • relating to ordinary citizens • giving systematic instruction • the quality of being friendly • the past considered as a whole • ...

The B.A.G "Black Card Revoked" Crossword #4 2025-04-15

The B.A.G "Black Card Revoked" Crossword #4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Actress Campbell of “Martin”
  2. This month is known as Black History Month
  3. What might momma tell you before going into any store? "Don't __ Nothing"
  4. Borough with the highest Black population in NYC
  5. “___ Goes My Baby” (Usher hit)
  6. Pepa's Partner
  7. “Baby Can I ___ You” (1998) Tracy Chapman tune)
Down
  1. Soul singer Baker
  2. Toni Braxton 1996 hit (has a hyphen)
  3. Rashida or Kidada
  4. “Gone with the Wind” actress McDaniel
  5. Richie who sang “All Night Long”
  6. "Alls my life I had to ___"

13 Clues: Pepa's Partner • Soul singer Baker • Rashida or Kidada • "Alls my life I had to ___" • Actress Campbell of “Martin” • “___ Goes My Baby” (Usher hit) • Richie who sang “All Night Long” • Toni Braxton 1996 hit (has a hyphen) • “Gone with the Wind” actress McDaniel • This month is known as Black History Month • “Baby Can I ___ You” (1998) Tracy Chapman tune) • ...

Black History Month: Key People 2023-01-31

Black History Month: Key People crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I am the most decorated tennis player winning 23 'Grand Slams'. More than any other man or woman.
  2. I am widely considered the richest man in all of history. I ruled the kingdom of Mali during the 1300s.
  3. I am regarded as one of the best basketball players to ever play the game. I led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships.
  4. I was born in Omaha, Ne and was well known for fighting against racial injustice in the 1950s and 60s.
  5. I escaped from slavery in Maryland and wrote a book about my life convincing many to join the anti-slavery movement in the 1850s and 60s.
  6. I was given the nickname 'Black Moses' because I led nearly 300 enslaved people out of the slave-holding South.
  7. I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany.
  8. In 1947, I joined the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team playing first base. I was the first black man to play on a major league team.
  9. I became the President of South Africa after spending 27 years in prison for fighting against the country's racist policies.
  10. I worked for NASA as a 'computer' and was helped the U.S. to be the first country to put a man on the moon.
Down
  1. I suffered from polio as a child but made a miraculous recovery and went on to win three gold medals in track at the 1960s Olympics.
  2. I was a world-renowned boxing champion who was also known for my outspoken protest of the Vietnam War.
  3. I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks.
  4. I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands.
  5. In 1968, I was the first African American woman elected to Congress. I represented the state of New York.
  6. In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space.

16 Clues: I won four gold medals for the U.S.A at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. • In 1992, I was on board the Endeavor shuttle. I was the first black woman in space. • I was a warrior queen in Nubia and fought back against the Romans trying to control my lands. • I refused to give up my seat on a bus to a white person in 1955 - FIVE MONTHS before Rosa Parks. • ...

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-28

Black History Month Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most awarded female rap artist
  2. Music film highlighting the culture and traditions of the African diaspora directed, written, and produced by Beyonce (2020)
  3. Twitch name for the most followed black streamer on the platform
  4. Youngest Black Grammy Award winner (2021)
  5. First Black woman to hold a seat on the Supreme Court (2022)
  6. First Black Vice President (2020)
  7. First Black woman to lead a major television news network (2021)
  8. Longest serving Black astronaut on the International space Station
Down
  1. Former first daughter who graduated Harvard with the Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize (2021)
  2. First National Youth Poet Laureate (2017)
  3. Princeton University's first black valedictorian (2020)
  4. The largest civil movement in US history, taking a stand against police brutality and racial inequity (2013)
  5. First Black actor to headline an MCU film (2018)
  6. Youngest Black executive producer in Hollywood history (2019)
  7. Afrofuturism author known for the Binti series
  8. First American to take the COVID-19 Vaccine outside of trials (2019)

16 Clues: Most awarded female rap artist • First Black Vice President (2020) • First National Youth Poet Laureate (2017) • Youngest Black Grammy Award winner (2021) • Afrofuturism author known for the Binti series • First Black actor to headline an MCU film (2018) • Princeton University's first black valedictorian (2020) • ...