June Jordan
June Jordan was a LGBT poet, writer, and activist. Known as “poet of the people”. Born in 1936 in Harlem, NY and died in 2002 in Berkeley, CA.
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Lowell W. Perry
Lowell W. Perry was the 1st black NFL broadcaster; CBS, on Pittsburgh Steelers games, 1966.
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Maxine Waters born 8/15/38. Served in the House of Representatives to Congress representing California since 1991. Chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. Served in the California Assembly from 1976 to 1990.
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John Mercer Langston is the 1st black lawyer in Ohio, 1888. Also the first black person to be elected to public office in the United States, 1890.
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Pat Parker was a black lesbian writer, feminist, activist, and poet. Born in 1944, died in 1989.
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John Kitzmiller was the 1st black person to win the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, 1957.
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Nadja West was the first black female, active-duty, major general in 2015.
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John D. Robinson was the 1st black psychologist in the U.S. Air Force, 1973.
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Francia Marquez is a black Columbian human rights and environmental activist. In 2018 she was awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work to end illegal gold mining and organizing miners.
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Darryl A. Williams was the 1st black superintendent of the United States Military Academy, 2018.
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