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