| COLEMAN | Bessie who was the first Black and Native female pilot |
| RCA | Company that unveiled the first black-and-white TV in 1939 |
| TIGER | A large, fierce, flesh-eating animal of the cat family with a tawny coat striped with black and native to most of Asia |
| TOPPER | First black-and-white film to be colorized |
| FUMES | Upset South Australian native female shows anger (5) |
| CORFU | Copper caught alter native female on island (5) |
| CHARLEYPRIDE | Kiss an Angel Good Mornin' singer who was the first Black country artist to cohost the CMA Awards (1975) and the ACM Awards (1980): 2 wds. |
| EARHART | Amelia ___ , the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean |
| INCE | Who was the first black player to captain the England football team? (4) |
| SIDNEYPOITIER | Who was the first black winner of the Oscar for Best Actor? (6,7) |
| NAOMAMPBELL | *Woman who was the first Black model to appear on the cover of Time |
| OREE | Former Bruins winger Willie who was the first Black player in the NHL |
| POITIER | Who was the first black winner of the Oscar for Best Actor? (7) |
| NAOMICAMPBELL | "American Horror Story: Hotel" actress who was the first black model on the cover of French Vogue : |
| ASHE | United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993). |
| ISABELWILKERSON | "Caste" author who was the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism |
| BUMBRY | Grace, late U.S. mezzo soprano who was the first black singer to perform at the Paris Opera (6) |
| ALTHEA | ..... Gibson was the first Black player to win the French Open, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open singles tennis championships? (6) |
| WORRELL | Frank ____ was the first black captain of the West Indies cricket team |
| ETHEL | Waters who was the first Black American to host a national television show |
