Across
- 2. Singer-songwriter (Purple Rain)
- 4. American jazz singer (Lady Day)
- 5. Civil rights activist and former NFL quarterback
- 7. known as the Moses of her people
- 8. Singer and percussionist (Glamorous Life)
- 9. wrote the lyrics for "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (Black national Anthem)
Down
- 1. Mathematician and Astronomer born in 1731
- 3. outspoken advocate for abolition, civil and women's rights in the 19th century
- 6. Author of The Color Purple