Tamika D. Mallory

Tamika D. Mallory is a black activist and national co-chair for the Women’s March.

James Derham

James Derham was the 1st black male to formally practice medicine without a medical degree, 1783.

Angela Reid was the 1st woman and 2nd black White House Chief Usher in the Obama Administration, 2011.

Doug Williams, 1st black quarterback to appear in the Super Bowl, 1988.

Tracey Norman is one of America’s 1st black transgender models.

Gabby Douglas is the 1st U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.

Toni Morrison was the 1st black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993.

Addie L. Wyatt 1st black woman elected officer of an international labor union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1976.

Madam CJ Walker 1st woman and black person to be a self-made millionaire in the U.S.

“Fat Albert And The Cosby Kids“ was the 1st cartoon with an all black cast and aired 1972-84.