Viola Davis
Viola Davis first black to win an Emmy for lead actress for “How to Get Away with Murder”.
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Deborah Matthews
Deborah Matthews 1st black to serve on board of directors, Livable Berkeley.
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Sue Taylor 1st black senior to own a medical cannabis dispensary in the SF Bay Area.
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Sarah Rector born 1902, “the richest colored girl in the world”
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Ernie Banks first black manager in MLB.
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Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN is the 1st Hip Hop album to win a Pulitzer Prize.
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Vanessa Williams was crowned the 1st black Miss America, 1984.
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Vanessa Williams was the 1st black to go from 1st to 12th grade in the Chappaqua School District in New York.
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LaToya Cantrell 1st black woman to be elected mayor, New Orleans, LA 2018.
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Pauli Murray 1st black woman to be vested as an Episcopal priest.
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