Black History Month Crossword

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  1. 4. What was a popular PBS Children’s educational TV program about books?
  2. 8. Who was the First Black Major League Baseball Player?
  3. 12. Who wrote “I Know Why The Caged Birds Sing”?
  4. 13. Who was the first Black woman to star in her own television program? (US)
  5. 15. The first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Actor
  6. 16. Who is the first Black woman to serve as a US Supreme Court justice?
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  1. 1. Who was the first woman with US presidential power?
  2. 2. Which Fortune 500 Company had the first Black woman CEO?
  3. 3. When did the celebration of Black History Month begin?
  4. 5. How many times did Kobe Bryant win the NBA Championship?
  5. 6. Who won the most medals for Team USA's Black athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
  6. 7. Which State has the most HBCUs?
  7. 9. Which Black filmmaker became the first to have a debut movie surpass $100 million at the box office?
  8. 10. This mathematician’s calculations for NASA were critical to the success of the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing. Who was she?
  9. 11. Which singer headlined the Super Bowl LIX halftime show?
  10. 14. Who was the first Black model to be featured on the cover of GQ magazine?