“A Fool and His Money” in 1912 was the first movie with an all Black cast.

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Dana Douglas, born 1975, first Black woman appointed to the 5th circuit.

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Claudine Gay in 2022 she was 52 or 53 according to Wikipedia. She is Harvard University’s first Black woman President and takes office in 2023.

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Aina-Nia Ayo’Dele

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Devin Murphy is Pinole, CA’s first Black, first openly gay, and youngest mayor in 2022.

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Bonnie St. John born 1964 first Black person to medal in any paralympic event.

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Jayden Smith, 18, youngest Black mayor in U.S. in 2022.

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Dorothy Pitman Hughes 1938-2022. Co-founded Ms. Magazine and organized the first shelter for battered women in New York City and co-founded the New York City Agency for Child Development.

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Megan Thee Stallion born 1995, first Black woman on the cover of Forbes magazine, in 2022.

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Raphael Warnock born 1969 first Black person to be a U. S. Senator from Georgia in 2021.

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