Sylvia Harris
Sylvia Harris 1953-2011. Pioneer in social impact design.
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Eunetta Boone 1955-2019. First Black woman to be a sports reporter for The Baltimore Sun.
Read more "Eunetta Boone"Chokwe Lumumba
Chokwe Lumumba 1947 -2014. Attorney and politician. Founded Malcolm X Center.
Read more "Chokwe Lumumba"Nona Brown
Nona Brown born 1962 first Black woman to be elected president of the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy in 2022.
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Martin Henry Freeman 1829-1889. First Black President of an American college (Allegheny Institute (Avery College) in Pittsburgh, PA) in 1856.
Read more "Martin Henry Freeman"“Coral Oral”
“Coral Oral” first Black-owned toothbrush company.
Read more "“Coral Oral”"Alaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines in 2022 hired Alex and Alan, as the first identical twin brothers of any race, as pilot first officers.
Read more "Alaska Airlines"Sandra Douglass
Sandra Douglass born 1978. In 2022 became the first Black woman to be president of a National Football League team, the Las Vegas Raiders.
Read more "Sandra Douglass"Peter M. Johnson
Peter M. Johnson born 1966. First Black general authority in church history for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Read more "Peter M. Johnson"Vivian Malone Jones
Vivian Malone Jones 1942-2005. The University of Alabama’s first Black graduate in 1963.
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