Juanita Kidd Stout

Juanita Kidd Stout was the 1st black woman elected to the U.S. judgeship and appointed to a state supreme court, 1988.

Violet Palmer

Violet Palmer first woman official in any U.S. professional sport, the NBA, 1997.

Ida Gray Nelson Rollins first black, male or female to practice dentistry in Chicago, 1895.

Charles LeRoy Gittens was the 1st black Secret Service agent, 1956.

Sahle-Work Zewde, a black woman, Ethiopia’s first female president, 2018.

Epsy Campbell Barr 1st black woman to become Vice President of Costa Rica, 2018.

Richard Theodore Greener was the 1st black graduate of Harvard College, 1870.

Janie L. Mines was the 1st black female to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, 1980.

Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the 1st black appointed surgeon general of the United States, 1993.

Asa Philip Randolph aka A. Philip Randolph, organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the 1st predominantly black labor union, 1925.