Nala Toussaint

Nala Toussaint founder of Reuniting of African Descendants

Terry Fontenot

Terry Fontenot, 40, born 12/16/1980 becomes the first Black GM for the Atlanta Falcons in 2021.

George Herriman 1880 – 1944 “Leonardo da Vinci of comics”.

Denise Verret first Black woman director of an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited institution in 2019.

Black History Month Florence a celebration of Black history and culture established in 2016.

Gloria Richardson born 1922 leader of the Cambridge, Maryland Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC).

Clarence Matthew Baker 1921 – 1959. First Black person to have success as a comic book artist.

Barbara Miller-Williams first Black woman Comptroller for the City of Buffalo, NY.

Prentice Earl Sanders sunrise 10/12/1937, sunset 1/11/2021. In 2002 became the first Black chief of police for San Francisco, California.

Brough Brothers Distillery in 2020 became the first Black owned distillery in the state of Kentucky.