Across
- 5. Prince’s drummer’s first name
- 6. Star of "Atlanta" and musician
- 8. Fast-spoken poetry over beats
- 9. First Black-led republic in the Americas
- 10. Chicago rapper with "Acid Rap"
- 13. Last name of Beyoncé and Jay-Z
- 15. Nigerian musician known for Afrobeat
- 17. Popular Black hairstyle
- 18. Term often used in civil rights discussions
- 21. Important value in Black communities
- 24. Actor in "Lethal Weapon"
- 25. Key medium for spreading Black music
- 27. First Black female U.S. Vice President
- 28. Role symbolized in some gospel songs
- 29. Known for album "The Miseducation"
- 30. Movement against harassment
Down
- 1. Early style of hip-hop dance
- 2. Activist and dancer Josephine
- 3. Known for directing powerful films
- 4. Known as "Empress of the Blues"
- 7. James Earl Jones is known for his ___
- 11. Partner to Bonnie, also a famous Black athlete
- 12. Noted Black jazz drummer
- 14. Essential element in Black storytelling
- 16. Founder of famous Black dance troupe
- 19. Rapper known for conscious lyrics
- 20. Known as the Notorious B.I.G.
- 22. Central theme in many Black spirituals
- 23. Beyoncé’s mother
- 26. Partnered with The Weeknd in "Starboy"