Alexander L. Twilight
Alexander L. Twilight was the 1st black college graduate; Bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College, 1823.
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Lelia Foley-Davis
Lelia Foley-Davis was elected mayor of Taft, Oklahoma, making her the nation’s first elected black woman mayor; 1973.
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Venus Williams first black woman to reach # 1 in tennis in the open era in 2002.
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Berry Gordy Jr. founded Motown Records, the most successful black owned music company in the history of the United States, 1960.
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Velvalea “Vel” Phillips was elected Wisconsin’s Secretary of State, the first black woman to hold a statewide elected executive office; 1979.
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Robert “Lil’ Bobby” Hutton, was the 1st treasurer and recruit to join the Black Panther Party.
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Queen Sophia Charlotte, born in 1744, died in 1844 was England’s first black queen. Charlotte, North Carolina was named after her.
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Black and Missing Foundation, Inc. is a ten year old non-profit whose mission it is to “bring awareness to mission persons of color nationally.
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Lori Lightfoot first black woman and openly gay person to be elected mayor of Chicago on April 2nd 2019.
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Edna Lewis was a chef and author who founded the Society for the Revival and Preservation of Southern Food in the 1980s and was the first recipient of the James Beard Living Legend award in 1995.
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