Karen Bass
Karen Bass born 1953. First woman mayor of Los Angeles, elected 2022.
Read more "Karen Bass"Karen Bass born 1953. First woman mayor of Los Angeles, elected 2022.
Read more "Karen Bass"Glory Johnson born 1990. Played pro basketball with WNBA and internationally.
Read more "Glory Johnson"Casemate Museum in Hampton, VA. Fort Monroe, “Freedom’s Fortress” sanctuary for formerly enslaved.
Read more "Casemate Museum"Ariyanna Mitchell, 17 years old resident of Newport News, Virginia. On April 2, 2022 Ariyanna was shot and killed because she was transgender.
Read more "Ariyanna Mitchell"Douglas Wilder Born 1931 was the first Black governor of Virginia and in the United States in 1990.
Read more "Douglas Wilder"Deval Patrick born 1956, first Black person to become governor of the state of Massachusetts in 2008.
Read more "Deval Patrick"Westley Watende Omari Moore born 1978. In 2022 became the first Black person to become governor elect of Maryland.
Read more "Wes Moore"“Gullah Geechee” African creole language.
Read more "Gullah Geechee"“Ellis Island for African Americans” aka “Freedom’s Fortress” Fort Monroe, Virginia where enslaved Africans were brought in 1619 also became the point of freedom in 1861.
Read more "Ellis Island for African Americans"Irene Cara 1959-2022, first Hispanic-Black woman to win an Oscar in a category other than an acting category in 1983 for Best Song.
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