African American Puzzles: Perspective
African American Puzzles takes you on a journey through the achievements, history, leadership, culture, and contributions of African Americans from 1619 to the present. Each of the free puzzles on this site, from Black crossword puzzles to word searches to criss cross puzzles, is focused on a theme, a central event, individual or institution that can help provide greater perspective on the Black experience.
The puzzles available here (with a few noted exceptions) are unique from those published in our 2025 release "The HBCU Edition of African American Puzzles" as well as the original "African American Crossword Puzzles and Other Word Games". (This is where we must add that the books are available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.) While many other sites will offer free puzzles, they don't provide the context, insight and discovery in each puzzle you get at African American Puzzles.