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DELMAR STARS Located on Delmar Avenue, the St. Louis Walk of Fame honors people from St. Louis, Missouri, who have contributed to the culture and history of the United States.
All inductees were either born in the Greater St. Louis area or spent their formative or creative years here.
As February marks Black History month, the following crossword puzzle has the last names of some of the African American inductees. Learn about them and how they influenced history.
Most clues and references can be found at: http://stlouiswalkoffame.org/. ACROSS: 1. Trumpet player. Jazz great bandleader and arranger.
His quintet is considered one of the outstanding groups of all time. 3. R&B singer and songwriter best known for “Rescue Me.” 5. Filmmaker and founder Blackside, Inc. which produced over 60 films.
His signature work, Eyes on the Prize I and II (1987 and 1990), is a definitive history of the civil rights movement. 10. Helped found the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses (two last names). 11.
His more than 50 published works include The Entertainer and The Cascades, inspired by the waterfalls of the 1904 Worlds Fair. 12.
This “What’s Love Got to Do With It” singer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. 14. Renowned entertainer, heroine of the French Resistance and an activist for civil rights in the United States. 15. Six-time Olympic medal winner, in 2000 opened a youth center bearing her name in East St. Louis. (two last names). 18. Rapper, singer, actor, entrepreneur. Two-time Grammy award winner. Founder of Charity 4Sho4Kids. DOWN 2. 15-time All-Star, 13 consecutive Gold Gloves, career with 2,460 hits, 1,257 runs and 580 stolen bases. 4. Poet and author of novels, essays and plays, with a passionate feminist voice and African-American perspective. 6. One of the 1st inductees into the Boxing Hall of Fame, he was known as “Perpetual Motion.” 7. Batted .400 several times and stole 175 bases in one year. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. 8. Patriarch of St. Louis blues, featured in a BBC documentary and recorded in each of eight decades. 9. 1857 Supreme Court decision withheld their fundamental rights of citizenship after 11- year legal battle. 13.
A pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, standout in the NBC-TV Orchestra, composer, educator. 14. Hailed as “The Father of Rock and Roll.” 16. Educator, author, editor, Grammy Award winner, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Member of the National Council on the Humanities. 17. Missouri’s first African-American U.S. congressman, served 32 years in the House of Representatives. *references: StLouisWalkofFame.org, Wikipedia.org, IMDB.com THIS MONTH’S ACTIVITY Visit the Little Art Gallery of Skinker DeBaliviere and get a snowflake or snowman to decorate for your home. Consider taking two so you can bring a decorated one back to display in the Gallery.
The Little Gallery is on the SE Corner of Des Peres and Kingsbury (next to the Little Library). RESOURCE OF THE MONTH Check out EyeSeeMe African American Children’s Bookstore at 6951 Olive Blvd or online at https://www.eyeseeme.com/.
It is a children’s bookstore devoted exclusively to promoting positive African American Images and African American History while advocating for Academic Excellence. EyeSeeMe carries thousands of African American and Multi-Cultural Children’s Books, offering parents and teachers a resource to foster educational excellence and family fun.
ANSWER KEY 1. DAVIS; 2. SMITH; 3. BASS; 4. SHANGE; 5. HAMPTON; 6. ARMSTRONG; 7. BELL; 8. TOWNSEND; 9. SCOTTS; 10. FORDSMITH; 11. JOPLIN; 12. TURNER; 13. TERRY; 14a. BAKER; 14d. BERRY; 15. JOYNERKERSEE; 16. EARLY; 17. NELLY; 18. CLAY
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Complete Delmar Stars crossword, clues and upside down answer key.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2022.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Archival transcription note: Answer key lists seventeen Nelly and eighteen Clay, while clues seventeen congressman and eighteen rapper imply reversed placement. Original answers retained; no silent correction.
Original source: SD_Times2022_02.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
