Black History Month Recognition

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Across
  1. 7. "float like a ____" Muhammad
  2. 9. Famous Obama
  3. 12. Du Boise, one founder of NAACP
  4. 13. Lead singer of all time best-selling girls group
  5. 14. Activist, author, and public speaker born in Feb. 1818
  6. 15. 4 time gold medalist in Berlin
  7. 16. Hosted weekly shows with over 46 million viewers
  8. 17. First African American Appointed to the US Supreme Court
Down
  1. 1. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Author Zora Neale
  2. 2. "Hate cannot drive out hate; only ___ can do that." -MLK
  3. 3. LA Lakers player 1996-2016
  4. 4. Jackie Robinson team name
  5. 5. Father of North
  6. 6. Great jazz singer raised in Baltimore, MD
  7. 8. Month celebrating Black History
  8. 10. Langston who wrote poems, novels, short stories, and plays
  9. 11. Chicago Bulls player