Tia Norfleet

Tia Norfleet born in 1986 is NASCAR’s first licensed Black woman driver.

Hazel Monet

Hazel Monet youngest person to receive a Grammy nomination at age 2 in 2023.

Tracy Chapman born in 1964, in 2023 became the first Black woman to win a Country Music Association award.

Chief Theresa Kachindamoto born in 1959 of the Dzedza district in Malawi led the effort to outlaw child marriage. First woman Ngoni chief in 2003.

Alice Travis at age 32 in 1975 was the first Black woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.

Serena and Venus Williams in 2009 became the first Black women to own a NFL football franchise

Dominic Dupree aka Dominic Palace, 25, was non-gender conforming and shot and killed 10/13/2023 in Chicago.

Lisa Love, 35, Black transgender woman from Chicago shot and killed 10/17/2023.

Since 1987 the United Kingdom has designated October as UK Black History Month.

Barbara Ross-Lee born in 1942, in 1993 became the first Black woman to become dean of a U.S. Medical school. Diana Ross is her sister.