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- 3. This astronaut was the first African American woman to fly in space.
- 5. This entertainer has won 13 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) championships.
- 6. This entertainer won an Oscar in 2020 for best actress.
- 8. This basketball player became the third-highest scorer in NBA history.
- 9. This politician started the New Georgia Project, which helped people register to vote, in 2013.
- 10. This business leader created the hit character Madea, who appears in many of his movies.
- 11. This fierce singer won two Grammy awards as part of the group Destiny's Child.
- 12. This gymnast became the first Black American to win the all-around gymnastics gold medal in the 2012 Olympics.
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- 1. This writer is the author of the Captain Underpants and Dogman book series.
- 2. This ballerina became the first African American prima ballerina for the American Ballet Theater.
- 4. This track star, known as "the fastest man alive," has won eight gold medals in three Olympic games.
- 5. This writer was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2020.
- 7. This writer was the first National Youth Poet Laureate and the youngest poet to read at an U.S. Presidential inauguration.
