Lorna Mahlock

Lorna Mahlock is the first black woman to be nominated as a (one star) Brigadier General in the United States Marine Corps 2018.

Edward Alexander Bouchet

Edward Alexander Bouchet was the 1st black man to earn a doctorate degree in the United States in 1876.

Sigma Pi Phi was the 1st First Greek-letter fraternal organization established by blacks, 1904.

Rosalind Brewer In 2012 was the first woman and the first black person to be CEO at Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart stores.

George Carruthers is a scientist who invented the ultraviolet camera/spectrograph, which was used by NASA in the 1972 Apollo 16 flight.

Joan Jones founder Black History Month Halifax, Canada. Died April 2019 age 79.

Franco Harris 1st black person to be named Super Bowl MVP in the NFL, 1975.

Mia Love 1975-2025, became the first black Republican woman in Congress in 2015.

Hiram Revels was the 1st black male to serve in Congress and become Senator, 1870.

Iula O. Carter received a patent for a “portable nursery chair” in 1960.