Across
- 5. A hip-hop artist whose album To Pimp a Butterfly is widely studied for its political and social commentary
- 7. A former NFL quarterback who became a national symbol of protest after kneeling during the national anthem
- 9. A Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist whose works, such as Beloved, interrogate memory, trauma, and the legacy of enslavement
- 11. A pioneering astronaut and physician who became the first Black woman to travel to space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour
- 12. A filmmaker who directed 13th, a documentary analyzing the intersection of race and mass incarceration
- 14. An Olympic gymnast known not only for record-breaking medals but also for redefining athlete advocacy and mental health awareness
- 15. An NBA legend whose “Mamba Mentality” philosophy emphasized discipline, focus, and relentless self-improvement
Down
- 1. A humanitarian lawyer and public health leader who founded Partners In Health and advocated for global health equity
- 2. A civil rights advocate and politician who famously declared she was “unbought and unbossed” during her historic presidential campaign
- 3. The first Black woman elected Vice President of the United States, whose career spans prosecution, Senate service, and executive leadership
- 4. The first African American president of the United States, elected in 2008
- 6. The youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, whose poem “The Hill We Climb” was delivered at a presidential inauguration
- 8. A U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor who was the first Black woman to hold both roles
- 10. This author of Between the World and Me explores systemic racism through epistolary reflection addressed to his son
- 13. A climate activist who began protesting outside the Swedish parliament and sparked a global youth movement