Glory Johnson
Glory Johnson born 1990. Played pro basketball with WNBA and internationally.
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Casemate Museum
Casemate Museum in Hampton, VA. Fort Monroe, “Freedom’s Fortress” sanctuary for formerly enslaved.
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Ariyanna Mitchell, 17 years old resident of Newport News, Virginia. On April 2, 2022 Ariyanna was shot and killed because she was transgender.
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Douglas Wilder Born 1931 was the first Black governor of Virginia and in the United States in 1990.
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Deval Patrick born 1956, first Black person to become governor of the state of Massachusetts in 2008.
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Westley Watende Omari Moore born 1978. In 2022 became the first Black person to become governor elect of Maryland.
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“Gullah Geechee” African creole language.
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“Ellis Island for African Americans” aka “Freedom’s Fortress” Fort Monroe, Virginia where enslaved Africans were brought in 1619 also became the point of freedom in 1861.
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Irene Cara 1959-2022, first Hispanic-Black woman to win an Oscar in a category other than an acting category in 1983 for Best Song.
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International African American Museum opens in January 2023 in Charleston, South Carolina.
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