Venmo Black History Month

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Across
  1. 1. This trio features Lisa "Left-eye" Lopes
  2. 4. In 1991, this became the first black-controlled company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange
  3. 5. Kunta Kinte was one the characters in this Alex Haley book
  4. 6. In 1988 Black American author Toni Morrison was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for this novel
  5. 8. Music form born from the Blues
  6. 12. Best selling album of all time
  7. 13. ______ Daughters is an organization of young radical Black women and girls in Chicago, protesting against police violence.
  8. 16. This person is hailed as the creator of "Afro-Beat"
  9. 17. The youngest performer ever to win lead actress in a drama series
  10. 19. Mary Jackson,Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughn worked here
  11. 20. The phrase "Bye Felicia" came from this movie
  12. 24. All black Disney show about this family
  13. 25. First historically Black college in America
  14. 27. The ______ of Lauryn Hill
Down
  1. 2. This group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961
  2. 3. An American drama television series about New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming drag ball culture scene
  3. 4. “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged ___ that cannot fly.”
  4. 7. “Don’t agonize, _____.” —Florynce Kennedy
  5. 9. Name of the Black Panther from the movie Black Panther
  6. 10. Donald Glover stars as "Earn" in this series
  7. 11. First state to abolish slavery
  8. 14. Widely acknowledged as the birthplace of hip-hop
  9. 15. Langston Hughes was responsible for publishing this Black American magazine
  10. 18. Civil Rights Organization founded on Feb 12, 1909
  11. 20. This rapper's real name is Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn
  12. 21. The "princess of R&B" with hits like "Rock the Boat" and "One in a Million"
  13. 22. ___ and ____- 2019 American romantic road crime drama film written by Lena Waithe
  14. 23. Black Is King is a 2020 American musical film and visual album directed, written, and executive produced by _____
  15. 25. Dr. Hale Williams established the first African-American hospital in this midwestern city
  16. 26. First rap group featured on MTV