Achebe Betty Powell
Achebe Betty Powell 1940-2023. First Black woman to serve on the board of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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Jeanette Epps
Jeanette Epps born 1970. In 2020 she became the first Black woman to join International Space Station.
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Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner 1912-2006. Most patents awarded to a Black woman by the U.S. government. Invented toilet tissue holder and sanitary belt.
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Gloria Maria, 1949-2023. Brazil’s first Black television journalist.
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Zandra Flemister 1951-2023. First Black woman to be a Secret Service agent.
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December 2022 Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, and Houston all had Black Mayors at the same time.
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“Octavia’s Bookshelf” in 2023 became Pasadena, CA’s first Black bookstore.
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Jennifer McClellan born 1972, in 2023 was the first elected Black Woman Congressperson from the state of Virginia.
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Viola Davis born 1965. In 2023 became the 18th person to win an EGOT.
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Jennifer Hudson born 1981. In 2022 became the youngest woman to become an EGOT.
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