Across
- 4. Muslim activist, "by any means necessary"
- 6. Renowned poet of "And Still I Rise"
- 10. Painter, a sometimes friend of Warhol's
- 13. Recent civil rights organization/movement, abv.
- 15. Bit an ear off
- 16. State, the birthplace of Rosa Parks
- 19. Filmmaker Spike
- 20. All-black team of WWII airmen
- 22. Original first-name of Abdul-Jabbar
- 23. Plays Donkey in Shrek
- 25. Boycotted in Montgomery from 1955-1956
- 26. Star of Sister Act
- 30. self-described “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”
- 32. Rapper, "California Love"
- 33. President before Trump
- 34. Scott, fought for citizenship, lost in Supreme Court
- 35. The act of ending a system, practice, or institution
Down
- 1. The site of a tragic church bombing that killed 4 girls
- 2. Killed by cops in 2020, "I can't breathe"
- 3. He's gon' give it to ya
- 5. "WAP" artist
- 7. "That's So _____!"
- 8. Best kind is Sweet Potato
- 9. First African-American Oscar winner
- 11. Boy murdered for alleged catcalling
- 12. Musical genre, Christian
- 14. Gave "I Have A Dream" speech, abbr.
- 16. Killed by 3 white men while jogging
- 17. AKA Ebonics, a dialect of American English, abbr.
- 18. Boxer, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee"
- 21. Alton-born Trumpet player, Jazz star
- 24. Abolitionist, writer, and orator known for his brilliant autobiography, died 1895
- 27. Recently-passed star of "In the Heat of the Night"
- 28. "Ol' Man River" bass-baritone
- 29. Author of "The Fire Next Time", "Giovanni's Room"
- 31. Watery passage taken by enslaved peoples, most died