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Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray

Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray 1910 to 1985 first Black American to graduate from Yale Law School with a Doctor of Juridical Science (JSD) degree in 1965. The first woman to be featured in the American Women Quarters Program for 2024. And first Black woman to be ordained as an Episcopal priest. LGBTQ+

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Lloyd Austin III

Lloyd Austin III served as the 33rd vice chief of staff of the Army from January 2012 to March 2013, and as commander of United States Forces – Iraq from September 2010 to December 2011. He is the first Black American to hold each of these positions.

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Pamela Price

Pamela Price, the first Black woman District Attorney of Alameda County is also the first Alameda County District Attorney to be recalled in the November 5 2024 election.

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Dambala

Damballa, also spelled Damballah, Dambala, Dambalah, among other variations (Haitian Creole: Danbala), is one spirits in West African Vodun, Haitian Voodoo and other African diaspora religious traditions such as Obeah. He is traditionally portrayed as a great white or black serpent, but may also be depicted as a rainbow. Damballa originated in the city of Wedo (Whydah or Ouidah) in modern-day Benin.

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Lena Richard

Lena Richard 1892 or 1893-1950. Chef, cookbook author, restaurateur, and frozen food entrepreneur. First Black woman to host her own television show from 1949 to 1950 on a local station in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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