WRHS Black History Month Week 1

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Across
  1. 6. first African American sportscaster, WNJR
  2. 7. first African American academy award
  3. 8. First African-American solo singer to have a #1 hit on the Billboard charts
  4. 9. first African American Olympic gold medal
  5. 10. first African American Pulitzer Prize
Down
  1. 1. First African-American to win Miss America in 1983.
  2. 2. First African American Head Coach to win the superbowl
  3. 3. first African-American to grace the cover of time magazine as “Man of the Year” in 1963.
  4. 4. First African-American billionaire. Established BET, the first African-American oriented cable channel in 1980. Also, became the first African American to become majority owner of a U.S. major sports league team (Charlotte Bobcats, NBA 2002).
  5. 5. First African-American woman to win a grammy in 1959.