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3. First Black woman in space
4. Nineties rapper who was killed in Las Vegas in 1996
5. “I Have a Dream”
6. Science and speculative fiction author famous for her Parable trilogy
7. First Black Congressional representative from South Carolina
8. Actor known for his narrator voice and his role in The Shawshank Redemption
9. Talk show host who hosted The Oprah ____ Show
10. Won a golden globe for her role in One Battle After Another
11. First Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and ran for President in 1972
12. Marylander abolitionist who founded The North Star newspaper
13. “DENIAL IS A RIVER”
14. The _____ Renaissance
15. Famous for his bravery at “Bloody Sunday” in Selma
16. NASA human computer
17. First Black President
18. “Ain’t I a Woman”
19. Tennis athlete who has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister
20. Famous for his song “Humble”
21. Eighties neo-expressionism artist whose most recognized symbol it is a dinosaur with a crown appearing in Pez Dispenser (1984)

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1. Heavyweight boxer known as ‘The Greatest’
2. Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2007 to 2025
3. The _____ Airmen
4. ‘The Conductor’ on the Underground Railroad
5. First Black Mayor of Alexandria
6. Alexandria Historian who advocated for the telling for Black History in Alexandria, he died in December
7. _____ v Virginia, ruled laws prohibiting interracial marriage were unconstitutional
8. ____ State University, in Ohio, first celebrated Black History Month
9. T.C. Graduate and sprinter
10. Teenager who refused to give up her seat to a white woman in and died recently
11. First Black player for Brooklyn Dodgers
12. Partnered with NIKE for his own shoe
13. ‘Night, Night’ celebration
14. ‘Father of Black History’
15. Most decorated gymnast
16. ‘By Any Means Necessary’ stance
17. First Black Supreme Court Justice
18. Music genre created in New Orleans
19. Forward for the Washington Spirit and US National Team
20. HBCU known as “The Mecca”
21. Known for her unwillingness to give up her bus seat to a white man