Alexander Augusta was the first black physician appointed the first commissioned black surgeon in the U.S. Army in 1863 and the first black physician to direct a U.S. hospital — Freedman’s Hospital in 1868.
Read more "Alexander Augusta"Marilyn Gaston, MD became the first black female director of an U.S. Public Health Service bureau after being appointed director of HHS’ Bureau of Primary Health Care in 1990.
Read more "Marilyn Gaston"Tyler Mitchell is the first black photographer to shoot a Vogue magazine cover after being chosen by Beyonce to do her shoot in 2018.
Read more "Tyler Mitchell"Dr. Patrice Harris is the first black woman elected president of the American Medical Association in 2018.
Read more "Dr. Patrice Harris"The Haitian-Japanese player, Naomi Osaka, became the first person from Japan to win a Grand Slam title after she defeated Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open.
Read more "Naomi Osaka"Frederick Douglass “Fritz” Pollard was the first black head coach in the National Football League (NFL), Akron Pros, the team he would lead to the championship in 1920.
Read more "Frederick Douglass “Fritz” Pollard"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history in November 2018 by becoming the youngest woman elected to Congress.
Read more "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez"Charles Luther Sifford was a professional golfer who was the first black man to play on the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) Tour in 1961.
Read more "Charles Luther Sifford"Janelle Commissiong, a Trinidadian politician, model, and beauty queen was crowned as the first black Miss Universe in 1977.
Read more "Janelle Penny Commissiong"Ishmael Reed born in 1938 is a poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter, playwright, editor and publisher.
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