Black History Month

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Across
  1. 4. Alpha ____ Alpha Sorority, founded in 1908
  2. 6. Jimi _________ - his career had a lifetime’s worth of influence on the rock genre and how the electric guitar is played today
  3. 7. Alpha ____ Alpha Fraternity, founded in 1906
  4. 9. Zeta Phi _____ Sorority, founded in 1920
  5. 14. Hattie McDaniel was the first African American to win this in 1939
  6. 15. an American hip hop group from Hollis, Queens, New York City, formed in 1983 by Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels, and Jason Mizell
  7. 19. Louis _______ - one of the century's most recognized and beloved musicians
  8. 20. Phillis ______ - first black woman to become a poet of note in the US
  9. 21. Tina ________ - known as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll"
Down
  1. 1. Stevie ________ - went blind as an infant and went on to become one of the most dynamic and significant musicians of all time
  2. 2. _____ Alpha Psi Fraternity, founded in 1911
  3. 3. Iota Phi _____ Fraternity, founded in 1963
  4. 5. Marie Selika ________ became the first black artist to perform at the White House in 1878
  5. 8. Delta _____ Theta Sorority, founded in 1913
  6. 10. which amendment ended slavery in the US?
  7. 11. Nina _________ - one of the most revered and outspoken musicians throughout the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
  8. 12. Sigma _____ Rho Sorority, founded in 1922
  9. 13. James Weldon _______ - wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which later became known as the Black National Anthem
  10. 16. Phi Beta _____ Fraternity, founded in 1914
  11. 17. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of _______
  12. 18. Curtis Lee ______ - his song "People Get Ready" was ranked at no. 24 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time