NR Black History Month Crossword

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Across
  1. 1. Maria P. Williams has been called the first woman of color producer, we have female directors and producers like ____.
  2. 3. Bessie Coleman being the first licensed Black ____.
  3. 5. Ethal Waters was nominated for an ____ in 1962.
  4. 7. Minnie Riperton perfected the singing technique years before and was best known for her five ______ vocal range.
  5. 9. Marian Anderson is considered one of the greatest _____ singers in the world.
  6. 10. Alice Coachman has become the first _____ American woman to get a Gold Medal for winning the 1948 Summer Olympic Games.
  7. 11. Now the Ruby ____ Foundations exists to “inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together one step at a time.
  8. 13. Ella Baker was the center for ____.
  9. 14. Jane Bolin was the first female.
Down
  1. 2. Gwendolyn Brooks was the first Black author to win the _____ prize.
  2. 4. Jesse Owens was a track-and-field athlete who set a ____ ____.
  3. 6. She was the first African American woman who orbited into space aboard the shuttle Endeavour.
  4. 8. Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to ___.
  5. 12. Gordon Parks famously told ____.