Donald Glover
Donald Glover, the first black man to win an Emmy for directing a comedy series, 2017.
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Audra McDonald In 2014 Tony Award, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play this year, making her the first woman to ever earn six Tony Award wins (not counting honorary awards) and the first woman to win a Tony Award in all four acting categories.
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Geraldine W. Lewis 1st black woman elected to the Montana legislature, 1967.
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Feelmore Adult Gallery in Oakland, CA, was founded in 2010 by Nenna Joiner one of the few queer women of color in the sex toy store industry. The store’s motto is “it’s more than just sex.”
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Joseph L Searles III was the 1st black member of the New York Stock Exchange, 1970.
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John Mercer Langston was the first dean of Howard Law School.
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Juliana Stratton 1st black woman elected lieutenant governor of Illinois, 2018.
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Jessica O. Matthews, Nigerian-American inventor, co-founder of Uncharted Power, makes a soccer ball used as a power generator.
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Carole Simpson was the 1st black woman to anchor a major network newscast, 1975.
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Jim Brown was a black running back for the Cleveland Browns from 1957 through 1965. He was recognized as the AP NFL Most Valuable Player three times, and won an NFL championship with the Browns in 1964.
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