Annie J. Easley

Annie J. Easley was a leading member of the team which developed software for the Centaur rocket stage, and was one of the first black people to work as a computer scientist at NASA in 1997.

Walter Lincoln Hawkins

Walter Lincoln Hawkins was the first African-American to become a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and in 1992 was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President George H. W. Bush.

First Miss Black America

The first Miss Black America was in 1968 when black women were not allowed in the pageant.

Charles Henry Turner

Charles Henry Turner was the first black person to receive a graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati after earning his Biology degree in 1892.

Black Women Hold Major Beauty Pageant Titles Simultaneously for the First Time

Black women hold major beauty pageant titles simultaneously for the first time in 2019 with the crowning of Nia Franklin as Miss America, Cheslie Krystal as Miss USA, and Kaliegh as Miss Teen.

Mamokgethi Phakeng

Mamokgethi Phakeng became the first black female South African to obtain a PhD in Mathematics Education in 2002.

Darius Rucker

Darius Rucker became the first black person to win the New Artist Award from the Country Music Association, and the second black person to win any award from the association in 2009.

Moms Mabley

Moms Mabley 1894 to 1975 was one of the first openly LGBT comedians.

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta was the first prime minister from 1963 to 1964 and then the first president from 1964 to 1978 of independent Kenya.

Augusta Savage

Augusta Savage was the first black artist to join the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors in 1934.

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