Odessa “OJ” Jenkins born 1980. In 2014, co-founded the Texas Elite Spartans and later the Women’s National Football Conference (WNFC), which broke barriers as the first women’s tackle football league sponsored by major global sports brands like Adidas.
Read more "Odessa “OJ” Jenkins"Have you ever broken a bone? No, but completely severed my Achilles tendon.
Read moreJohn Ewing Jr. born 1961 in 2025 was elected to be the first Black Mayor of Omaha, Nebraska.
Read more "John Ewing Jr."What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? My underwear, 7 years old.
Read moreMaryanne Loom-Martin built and furnished Jnanr Tamara, Morocco’s first and only Black female hotelier.
Read more "Maryanne Loom-Martin"Pat Spearman, born 1955, first openly lesbian member of the Nevada state legislature in 2012. Founded “Resurrection Faith Community Ministries”, a church in North Vegas.
Read more "Pat Spearman"Bananas, apples, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries.
Read more "Top 5 fruits"Toni Tipton, who in the ’90s became the first Black food editor for a major American daily newspaper, investigated why mixology disappeared from the pages of Black cookbooks for her book ‘Juke Joints, Jazz Clubs & Juice.’
Read more "Toni Tipton-Martin"Carla Hayden born 1972 is the first Black and first woman Librarian of Congress.
Read more "Carla Hayden"Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. Delores Harris, who I met when I was 5 years old. She was a librarian then with no children and I spent time with her every weekend until I was 11. She fostered my love of reading. When I was 11 she […]
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