Ken Gibson

Ken Gibson, 1970, first elected black mayor of a major city in the northeast U.S.

George Gates

George Gates 1st black postal worker.

London Breed SF 1st black woman mayor-elect 2018.

Viola Davis first black to win an Emmy for lead actress for “How to Get Away with Murder”.

Deborah Matthews 1st black to serve on board of directors, Livable Berkeley.

Sue Taylor 1st black senior to own a medical cannabis dispensary in the SF Bay Area.

Sarah Rector born 1902, “the richest colored girl in the world”

Ernie Banks first black manager in MLB.

Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN is the 1st Hip Hop album to win a Pulitzer Prize.

Vanessa Williams was crowned the 1st black Miss America, 1984.