Black History Month

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Across
  1. 2. Engineer who was a mission specialist on Space Shuttle Endeavour and the first Black woman in space
  2. 4. Eighties neo-expressionism artist known for his works like Untitled (1982) and Per Capita (1983) his most known symbol is a dinosaur with a crown on it appearing in Pez Dispenser (1984)
  3. 5. Played in the NBA from 1984 to 2003 and partnered with NIKE for his own shoe
  4. 8. First Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and ran for President in 1972
  5. 9. Recently won a golden globe for her role in One Battle After Another
  6. 10. First Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white woman in 1955 and died on 1/13/2026
  7. 11. Forward for the Washington Spirit who won a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics
  8. 12. Civil Rights activist known for his ‘By Any Means Necessary’ stance
  9. 13. Civil rights activist who delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech (acronym)
  10. 15. “Ain’t I a Woman” speech and artivist for Women’s and African American rights
  11. 17. Science and speculative fiction author famous for her Parable trilogy
  12. 18. Philadelphia Eagles quarterback known for his dual threat ability
  13. 19. First Black actor to win an Academy Award for his role in Lilies of the Field
  14. 23. Singer and Actress famous for her song “I Will Always Love You”
  15. 24. Rapper from Compton, CA famous for his song “Humble”
  16. 26. Gymnastics athlete who has 7 Olympic gold medals and 23 World Championship medals
  17. 29. Abolitionist who founded The North Star newspaper
  18. 31. Tennis athlete who has 23 Grand Slam singles titles and 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister
  19. 33. Talk show host who hosted The Oprah ____ Show
  20. 35. ____ State University first celebrated Black History Month
  21. 36. Nineties rapper whose lyrics focused on racial injustice and was killed in Las Vegas in 1996 (first name)
Down
  1. 1. NASA human computer whose calculations were crucial to the Moon Landing
  2. 3. First woman to lead an armed expedition for the U.S. Army and was famous for her numerous Underground Railroad missions
  3. 5. Known as the The King of Pop who is famous for his album Thiller
  4. 6. Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2025 that never finished with a losing record
  5. 7. _____ Renaissance was a Black cultural movement in the 20s and 30s
  6. 11. Track sprinter specializing in the 100m sprint, 200m sprint, and the 4X100m relay and she is known for her bold style while running
  7. 13. First Black Supreme Court Justice and lead NAACP attorney for Brown v. Board of Education
  8. 14. Alexandria Historian who advocated for the telling for Black History in Alexandria, both the good and bad, he died 12/4/2025
  9. 16. First Black Congressional representative from South Carolina
  10. 19. Civil rights activist known for her unwillingness to give up her bus seat to a white man
  11. 20. First Black man to play in Major League Baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers
  12. 21. First HBCU founded in 1837 in southeast Pennsylvania
  13. 22. Which American historian is known as the ‘Father of Black History?’
  14. 25. The _____ Airmen were the first Black pilots in the U.S. Military
  15. 27. Famous basketball shooter, 4 times NBA champion who plays for the Warriors
  16. 28. Music genre created by Black people in New Orleans
  17. 30. Heavyweight boxer who was given the nickname ‘The Greatest’
  18. 32. Historic Supreme Court Case, _____ v Virginia, ruled laws illegalizing interracial marriage were unconstitutional
  19. 34. Actor known for his narrator voice and his role in The Shawshank Redemption