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- 2. Misty Copeland is the first Black female principal _____ for the American Ballet Theater.
- 5. Among singers, Aretha Franklin is royalty. Known as the “_______ of Soul,” she’s sold over 75 million records worldwide.
- 6. Prince was a pop star who played a lot of his own _____ on different instruments. Some people say he could play 27 different instruments!
- 8. Nina Simone was a musician whose songs incorporated lots of different kinds of music – but she loved classical ______ music the most. She especially loved playing songs composed by Bach.
- 9. While Snoop Dogg rose to fame as one of the greatest rappers of all time, his life shows that anyone can change! He’s done everything from movies, kids TV shows, coach football, to even writing a _______. I wonder what foods Snoop is making?
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- 1. Louis Armstrong was one of the kings of jazz music – although he also sang, he was best known for playing the ______.
- 3. Alvin Ailey used dance as a way to spread _______ about Black life in America. His ballet, “Revelations,” is one of the most popular and performed ballets in the world.
- 4. Artist Margaret Burroughs didn’t just make art – she displayed it, too! She founded the DuSable Black History _______ and Education Center, which preserves Black culture, history, and art, in her hometown of Chicago.
- 7. Don’t count on painter Alma Thomas to use black or white; her use of ______ in her abstract paintings is especially vibrant and beautiful!
- 8. As an artist, Kehinde Wiley paints portraits of Black _____ - most famously, former President Barack Obama.