Melody Millicent Danquah 1937 – 2016) was first woman pilot in Ghana.

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Dinah Washington 1924-1963. “Queen of the Blues.”

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Simone Biles born in 1997, in 2023 at 26 became the oldest woman to win the U.S. Gymnastic Championship.

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Nora Antonia Gordon 1866-1901. First Spelman graduate to go to Africa.

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Clarence Avant 1931-2023. The godfather of Black entertainment.

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Fani Willis born 1971. First woman of any race to become district attorney of Fulton County, Georgia.

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William T. Shorey born in Barbados, (July 13, 1859 – April 15, 1919) was the only Black ship captain on the west coast known to his crew as the Black Ahab.

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Paul Revere Williams 1884-1980. First Black person to become a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1923.

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MC Sha-Rock born 1962. First woman DJ/emcee/rapper of hip-hop.

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Nathaniel Alexander invented and patented the folding chair in 1911. His date of birth and death are unknown.

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