Black History Crossword

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  1. 3. Born on a cotton plantation, this woman became a self-made millionaire after creating a line of African American hair care products.
  2. 4. This rapper released the iconic album “Illmatic” in 1994, often considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time?
  3. 7. This movie highlights the scientific contributions made by Katherine G. Johnson to NASA’s space program
  4. 12. First African American United Stated Supreme Court Justice
  5. 14. There are two all-female HBCUs, one is Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and the other is in Greensboro, NC. What is the name of the all-female HBCU in Greensboro?
  6. 15. This prominent author and poet wrote poems such as I know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Phenomenal Woman and Still I Rise. She was also a professor at Wake Forest University prior to her death in 2014.
  7. 16. The Sugar Hill Gang created the 1st rap song which was released in 1979. What is the name of that rap song?
  8. 17. This is the stage name of female rapper and actress Dana Owens
  9. 19. This hairstyle helped enslaved Africans put up small acts of rebellion and resistance by not lonely allowing then to keep their heritage close, but also providing a discreet way to transfer information.
  10. 20. This person discovered over 300 uses for the peanut
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  1. 1. In 2021, this woman became the first African American Vice President of the United States
  2. 2. The name of Oprah Winfrey’s TV production company.
  3. 5. This summer holiday commemorates the emancipation of Black slaves in the U.S.? Juneteenth
  4. 6. The first Black Secretary of State
  5. 8. This sitcom is based in Chicago, it focuses on The Evans Family (James, Florida, J.J., Thelma, and Michael)
  6. 9. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‟s non-violent and peaceful movement was modeled after this Indian leader
  7. 10. The name of the anti-slavery newspaper that was founded by Frederick Douglas
  8. 11. This man made history by being the first African American to play Major League Baseball.
  9. 13. The name of a famous, powerful poem written by Useni Eugene Perkins, which asks the reader, “Do you know who you are? Who you really are?”
  10. 18. The Jeffersons were moving on up to what direction, to a deluxe apartment in the sky?