Serena Williams is the first tennis player of any race or gender to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the open era.

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Roland Mourning Jr. inventor of Lotto scratch pen, 2015.

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Christine Chilcott is the only black person of either gender to run a non-profit in the city of Alameda, California. She is CEO of Girls Incorporated of the Island City.

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Drake was the 1st rapper to reach #1 on the Top Artist 100 in 2015.

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Hannah Beachler third black woman to win non-acting Oscar — for best production design. She was also the first black woman ever nominated in her category and first to win.

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George Taliaferro was the 1st black man to be drafted by an NFL team, the Chicago Bears, 1949.

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Ursula Burns first black woman to run a Fortune 500 company, Xerox from 2009 to 2016.

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Ruth E. Carter the second black woman to win non-acting Oscars — for best costume design, 2019.

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Mahershala Ali first black actor to win back to back Oscar awards for Best Supporting Actor, 2019.

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Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler first black woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, 1864.

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