US crossword fan creates puzzles celebrating Black heritage

NEW YORK — It started a couple of years ago when Juliana Pache was doing a crossword puzzle and got stuck. She was unfamiliar with the reference that the clue made. It made her think about what a crossword puzzle would look like if the clues and answers included more of some subjects that she was familiar with, thanks to her own identity and interests — Black history and Black popular culture. When she couldn't find such a thing, Pache decided to do it herself. In January 2023, she created blackcrossword.com...