ElectriCities Black History Month 2026 Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 2. Who became the 1st woman & African American to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the Clinton Administration?
  2. 6. Who joined what is now NASA in 1955 as one of four Black employees & became known as a "human computer" for her calculations by hand?
  3. 7. Who is the retired President & CEO of the Nashville Electric Service?
  4. 9. Who founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
  5. 10. Who served as one of the 5 commissioners appointed by President Obama to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission?
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  1. 1. Who was the 1st Black woman to write a screenplay for a major movie release?
  2. 3. Who referred to themselves as the “Black Edison” & designed a breathing device known as the "safety hood"?
  3. 4. Who is the co-founder of the African School of Fundamental Physics & Applications?
  4. 5. Who led the largest Black political organization of the 20th century?
  5. 8. Who helped lead Ghana to independence in 1957?