Across
- 1. Major music award
- 5. New York cultural hub
- 7. Band led by Questlove
- 9. Natural hairstyle
- 11. Tennis star, last name Williams
- 12. Soul singer with "Super Freak"
- 16. Traditional African hairstyle
- 17. New Orleans-born genre
- 19. 90s R&B girl group
- 21. Detroit record label
- 23. Hair extension brand
- 24. NYC borough, diverse population
- 26. Jazz trumpet icon, last name Davis
- 28. "Confessions" singer
- 29. Bright Ghanaian cloth
- 30. Annual Black culture festival
Down
- 2. Activist with last name X
- 3. Actress, married to Will Smith
- 4. Birthplace of hip-hop
- 6. Civil rights leader's first name
- 8. Music genre with deep roots
- 10. Afrobeat pioneer
- 13. Forced labor era
- 14. X-Men character, weather powers
- 15. West African drum
- 18. African city, pyramids home
- 20. Filmmaker of "Do the Right Thing"
- 22. Ancient African kingdom
- 25. Soulful church music
- 27. African storyteller