Black History Month

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Across
  1. 3. First Black woman in space
  2. 5. Nineties rapper who was killed in Las Vegas in 1996
  3. 7. “I Have a Dream”
  4. 8. Science and speculative fiction author famous for her Parable trilogy
  5. 10. First Black Congressional representative from South Carolina
  6. 12. Actor known for his narrator voice and his role in The Shawshank Redemption
  7. 13. Talk show host who hosted The Oprah ____ Show
  8. 16. Won a golden globe for her role in One Battle After Another
  9. 19. First Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and ran for President in 1972
  10. 22. Marylander abolitionist who founded The North Star newspaper
  11. 23. “DENIAL IS A RIVER”
  12. 24. The _____ Renaissance
  13. 26. Famous for his bravery at "Bloody Sunday" in Selma
  14. 28. NASA human computer
  15. 29. First Black President
  16. 31. “Ain’t I a Woman”
  17. 33. Tennis athlete who has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister
  18. 35. Famous for his song “Humble”
  19. 36. Eighties neo-expressionism artist whose most recognized symbol it is a dinosaur with a crown appearing in Pez Dispenser (1984)
Down
  1. 1. Heavyweight boxer known as ‘The Greatest’
  2. 2. Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2025
  3. 4. The _____ Airmen
  4. 5. ‘The Conductor’ on the Underground Railroad
  5. 6. First Black Mayor of Alexandria
  6. 7. Alexandria Historian who advocated for the telling for Black History in Alexandria, he died in December
  7. 9. _____ v Virginia, ruled laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional
  8. 11. ____ State University, in Ohio, first celebrated Black History Month
  9. 14. T.C. Graduate and sprinter
  10. 15. Teenager who refused to give up her seat to a white woman in and died recently
  11. 17. First Black player for Brooklyn Dodgers
  12. 18. Partnered with NIKE for his own shoe
  13. 19. ‘Night, Night’ celebration
  14. 20. ‘Father of Black History’
  15. 21. Most decorated gymnast
  16. 25. ‘By Any Means Necessary’ stance
  17. 27. First Black Supreme Court Justice
  18. 28. Music genre created in New Orleans
  19. 30. Forward for the Washington Spirit and US National Team
  20. 32. HBCU known as “The Mecca”
  21. 34. Known for her unwillingness to give up her bus seat to a white man