Black History Month '22

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Across
  1. 2. Singer-songwriter (Purple Rain)
  2. 4. American jazz singer (Lady Day)
  3. 5. Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback
  4. 7. known as the Moses of her people
  5. 8. Singer and percussionist (Glamorous Life)
  6. 9. wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Black national Anthem)
Down
  1. 1. Mathematician and Astronomer born in 1731
  2. 3. outspoken advocate for abolition, civil and women's rights in the 19th century
  3. 6. Author of The Color Purple