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Quincy Jones 1st black Vice President of a major record label, 1961.
Read more "Quincy Jones"Quincy Jones 1st black Vice President of a major record label, 1961.
Read more "Quincy Jones"Tamika D. Mallory is a black activist and national co-chair for the Women’s March.
Read more "Tamika D. Mallory"James Derham was the 1st black male to formally practice medicine without a medical degree, 1783.
Read more "James Derham"Angela Reid was the 1st woman and 2nd black White House Chief Usher in the Obama Administration, 2011.
Read more "Angela Reid"Doug Williams, 1st black quarterback to appear in the Super Bowl, 1988.
Read more "Doug Williams"Tracey Norman is one of America’s 1st black transgender models.
Read more "Tracey Norman"Gabby Douglas is the 1st U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.
Read more "Gabby Douglas"Toni Morrison was the 1st black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993.
Read more "Toni Morrison"Addie L. Wyatt 1st black woman elected officer of an international labor union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1976.
Read more "Addie L. Wyatt"Madam CJ Walker 1st woman and black person to be a self-made millionaire in the U.S.
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