Canadian Black History Crossword

2. She was the first black Canadian concert singer to win International Acclaim. She was considered one of the best classical singers of the 20th century.
6. His novel Fifteen Dogs won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and Roger Writes` Trust Fiction Prize in 2015.
8. Her fiction has been nominated for the Governors General`s Award and is the winner of the Eccles British Library Award 2018.
9. She is considered one of the most influential and pioneering voices in the Canadian dub poetry and spoken word movement.
10. He was a Black trade unionist, community organizer, and activist. He was a pivotal figure in the early anti-discrimination campaigns in Ontario that lead to Canada`s first anti-discrimination laws.
11. She was the first female black MP and Cabinet Minister, Social Justice Advocate, Teacher, and Principal. She was elected the first Black female member of the Parliament and she is why we have Black History Month here in Canada.

1. The first Canadian woman to win an individual medal in track at the IAAF World Championships.
3. Her new media and performance works question Canadian identity and notions of belonging, and interrogates the erasure of Black history from Canadian narratives.
4. This person won the BET Award for Video Director of the Year 2016.
5. She was a social worker and a politician and was Canada's first Black female member of a provincial legislature and the first woman to run for leadership of a federal political party.
7. His work is strongly influenced by hip-hop culture and touches upon a variety of social issues such as drug use, family violence, and racism.