Angela Reid

Angela Reid was the 1st woman and 2nd black White House Chief Usher in the Obama Administration, 2011.

Doug Williams

Doug Williams, 1st black quarterback to appear in the Super Bowl, 1988.

Tracey Norman is one of America’s 1st black transgender models.

Gabby Douglas is the 1st U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.

Toni Morrison was the 1st black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993.

Addie L. Wyatt 1st black woman elected officer of an international labor union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1976.

Madam CJ Walker 1st woman and black person to be a self-made millionaire in the U.S.

“Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids“ was the 1st cartoon with an all black cast and aired 1972-84.

James Alan McPherson was the 1st black writer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 1978.

Ralph Bunche was the 1st black man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, 1950 for mediations in Israel.