Gail Fisher 1st black woman to win an Emmy, 1970.

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Gail Fisher was the 1st black person to win a Golden Globe Award, Mannix, 1971.

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Sampson McCormick is the 1st #LGBTQ comic to perform at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2018.

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Ahmet Ali Çeliken (born İzmirli Alioğlu Ahmed; 1883 – 1969), also known as Arap Ahmet Ali (Ahmet Ali the Arab) or İzmirli Ahmet Ali (Ahmet Ali from İzmir) was an Ottoman aviator the first black pilot in aviation history, 1914.

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Alan Lenon was the first black man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Bessie Coleman was the first black of any gender to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and was also the first American of any race or gender to hold an international pilot license.

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Cheryl White is the 1st black female jockey in the United States, 1971.

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Cathay Williams was the 1st black woman to enlist in the U.S. Army, 1866.

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Johnny Grier was the 1st black NFL referee, 1988.

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Gordon Parks was the 1st black director of a major Hollywood motion picture; The Learning Tree, 1969.

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