Across
- 1. The first Black person on the cover of GQ and a star of the original Oceans 11
- 4. This hairstyle was used by enslaved Africans to create maps or escape routes to freedom
- 6. Spanning back to the days of the Egyptians roughly 5,000 years ago, made of ivory and bone and painted them varying shades ranging from black to red
- 8. This phrase is used when a person has in a protective style weave, and her edges are laid to the max
- 9. The first Black woman to win two Oscars, both for best costumes
- 10. The fierce and androgynous style and Afro-futurist image of this model, razor-sharp cheekbones and cropped geometric hairstyles broke boundaries in the fashion world and introduced us to a style that created cultural conversation.
Down
- 1. They were always made of canvas, even for basketball players. By the end of the 1960s, many basketball players were black and had long realized they needed something more protective on their feet than the Converse sneakers that had been popular on the court
- 2. The inspiration for Betty Boop, this triple threat won a Golden Globe for her performance in Porgy and Bess and was the first female African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Carmen Jones
- 3. Used to hold in energy and its connection to wisdom, this hairstyle was seen as dreadful and unprofessional, although are now making a reappearance in today's fashion trends.
- 5. These eye enhancers lets the person across the room know I am winking at them
- 7. This style dates all the way back to Mesopotamia, but was so popular even men in Egypt began adorning themselves with these
- 8. This refers to the little pieces of hair around the forehead that are unable to fit into the hairstyle. We lay these down with gel.