Henrietta Bowers Duterte 1817-1903. First American woman of any race to own a funeral home. Helped slaves to escape via coffins.

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Negro Leagues Black and Latino professional baseball leagues from 1920-1960 when there was segregation in Major League Baseball.

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Bob Hearts Abishola first American sitcom to feature a Nigerian family.

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Regina Obedapo “Gina” Iyashere first Briton to perform on Def Comedy Jam in 2008. Also an out lesbian.

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Ernestine Eckstein (1941-1992) a leader in the New York chapter of Daughters of Bilitis, the first lesbian civil and political rights organization in the United States. She was the only Black woman — present at early LGBTQ rights protests.

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Viola Davis born 1968. First Black woman to win an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a drama for “How to Get Away with Murder” in 2015.

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Leyna Bloom born in 1993, in March 2021 she became the first openly transgender Black and Asian-American Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue model.

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Andrea Jenkins

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Jacqueline Johnson artist, author and into fiber arts.

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Janet Mock born 1983. In 2019 with Netflix she was the first openly transgender woman of color to secure a deal with a major content company

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