Black History Month Crossword Week 3: Authors and Actors

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Across
  1. 4. Pulitzer Prize winning author of "The Colour Purple"
  2. 5. American Poet, civil rights activist, and author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
  3. 7. American rapper, actor, and filmmaker, writer and star of 1995 comedy Friday
  4. 10. Star of "Coach Carter" and "Pulp Fiction"
  5. 11. First Black American to earn a PHD from Harvard, founding member of NAACP and the organization's journal, The Crisis
  6. 13. San Francisco native actor and director, star of Lethal Weapon franchise
  7. 14. Comedian and actor, star of the "Beverly Hills Cop" movie series
Down
  1. 1. Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and author of "Invisible Man"
  2. 2. Former First Lady, author of #1 New York Times Bestseller "Becoming"
  3. 3. First African American to win an Oscar, from her work in "Gone With the Wind"
  4. 6. Groundbreaking daytime talk show host, first black female billionaire, founder of Harpo Productions
  5. 8. Author of Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Roots (1976)
  6. 9. New York City native who won the Academy Award for playing Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire
  7. 12. Academy award winner, star of "Ray" and "Django Unchained"