Cheryl White
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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Steve McQueen 1st black filmmaker to win an Academy Award for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave, 2014.
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Tony Dungy 1st black head coach to win a Super Bowl, 2007.
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Lonnie Johnson invented the Super Soaker toy gun, 2009. Also held more than 80 other patents for products.
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Donyale Luna was the 1st black, female, model on the cover of the British Vogue Magazine, 1966.
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Capt. Tonya Boyd is the 1st black, female deputy chief of the New York City Fire Department, 2017.
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In 2018, Denmark displayed its first public monument to a black woman: A sculpture inspired by Mary Thomas. Thomas led a revolt against the Danish’s labor colonial rulings in the 19th century.
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