Octavia’s Bookshelf

“Octavia’s Bookshelf” in 2023 became Pasadena, CA’s first Black bookstore.

Jennifer McClellan

Jennifer McClellan born 1972, in 2023 was the first elected Black Woman Congressperson from the state of Virginia.

Viola Davis born 1965. In 2023 became the 18th person to win an EGOT.

Jennifer Hudson born 1981. In 2022 became the youngest woman to become an EGOT.

Afrochella festival, celebration of Africa’s culture.

African American Civil War Memorial & Museum — Washington, D.C.

Black Twitter first started in 2009.

Hakeem Jeffries born 1970 in 2023 became the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress.

Marie P. Williams (1866-1932) in 1923 was the first Black woman to write, direct, and produce a film, “The Flames of Wrath”.