Quincy Jones 1st black Vice President of a major record label, 1961.

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Tamika D. Mallory is a black activist and national co-chair for the Women’s March.

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James Derham was the 1st black male to formally practice medicine without a medical degree, 1783.

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Angela Reid was the 1st woman and 2nd black White House Chief Usher in the Obama Administration, 2011.

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Doug Williams, 1st black quarterback to appear in the Super Bowl, 1988.

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Tracey Norman is one of America’s 1st black transgender models.

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Gabby Douglas is the 1st U.S. gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics.

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Toni Morrison was the 1st black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1993.

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Addie L. Wyatt 1st black woman elected officer of an international labor union, Amalgamated Meat Cutters, 1976.

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Madam CJ Walker 1st woman and black person to be a self-made millionaire in the U.S.

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