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Across
  1. 5. Prince’s drummer’s first name
  2. 6. Star of "Atlanta" and musician
  3. 8. Fast-spoken poetry over beats
  4. 9. First Black-led republic in the Americas
  5. 10. Chicago rapper with "Acid Rap"
  6. 13. Last name of Beyoncé and Jay-Z
  7. 15. Nigerian musician known for Afrobeat
  8. 17. Popular Black hairstyle
  9. 18. Term often used in civil rights discussions
  10. 21. Important value in Black communities
  11. 24. Actor in "Lethal Weapon"
  12. 25. Key medium for spreading Black music
  13. 27. First Black female U.S. Vice President
  14. 28. Role symbolized in some gospel songs
  15. 29. Known for album "The Miseducation"
  16. 30. Movement against harassment
Down
  1. 1. Early style of hip-hop dance
  2. 2. Activist and dancer Josephine
  3. 3. Known for directing powerful films
  4. 4. Known as "Empress of the Blues"
  5. 7. James Earl Jones is known for his ___
  6. 11. Partner to Bonnie, also a famous Black athlete
  7. 12. Noted Black jazz drummer
  8. 14. Essential element in Black storytelling
  9. 16. Founder of famous Black dance troupe
  10. 19. Rapper known for conscious lyrics
  11. 20. Known as the Notorious B.I.G.
  12. 22. Central theme in many Black spirituals
  13. 23. Beyoncé’s mother
  14. 26. Partnered with The Weeknd in "Starboy"