John D. Robinson
John D. Robinson was the 1st black psychologist in the U.S. Air Force, 1973.
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Francia Marquez
Francia Marquez is a black Columbian human rights and environmental activist. In 2018 she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work to end illegal gold mining and organizing miners.
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Darryl A. Williams was the 1st black superintendent of the United States Military Academy, 2018.
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Myrtle Potter was the first black woman on Amazon’s board of directors, 2004- 2009.
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The Platters were the 1st black group to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Smoke Get in Your Eyes, January 19, 1959.
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Seba Johnson first black woman to ski at the Olympics in 1988, also the youngest at age 14.
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Ernie Davis was the 1st black person to win the Heisman Trophy, 1961.
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Cathy Hughes founded Radio One in 1999 and was the first Black woman to head a publicly traded corporation.
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Solomon Carter Fuller was the 1st black Psychiatrist, Boston University School of Medicine, 1897.
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Tim Scott was the 1st black senator to be elected in the South since Reconstruction, 2014.
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