Edouard Wah
Edouard Wah 1938 – 2003 Afro-Haitian and Chinese painter.
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Kenneth Kaunda
Kenneth Kaunda 1924 – 2021. First president of Zambia in 1934.
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Mary Ellen Pleasant 1814 – 1904 “The Mother of Civil (or Human) Rights in California.” Also a chef.
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Cheryl White 1954 – 2019 first licensed Black woman jockey at age 17 in 1971.
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Sidney Dearing was first Black homeowner in Piedmont, California.
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Cerelyn “CJ” Davis first Black woman Chief of Police of Memphis in their 194-year history.
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William Dorsey Swann 1858 – 1925 aka “The Queen” first drag queen, former slave.
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Martha White 1922 – 2021. Started 1953 bus boycott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Zaila Avant-garde, 14, from Harvey, Louisiana in 2021 became the first Black person to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in its nearly 100 year history.
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Willie O’Ree born 1935. First Black player in the National Hockey League.
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