Spotswood William Robinson III, 1916 – 1998. In 1964 first Black judge for the Federal District Court in D.C. and in 1966 first Black on D.C. Court of Appeals.

Anne-Marie Johnson born 1962 elected first national vice president of the Screen Actors Guild in 2008.

Frances Thompson, transgender advocate, 1840 – 1876.

Madeline Morgan Chicago school teacher who in 1942 introduced Black History into the curriculum.

Yvette Lee Bowser born 1965 is the first Black woman to develop a prime time series for television.

Brittney Griner born 1990, was the first openly gay athlete to sign a deal with Nike.

Tracie Morris first tenured Black poet in the Iowa Writers’ Workshop.

Hettie Simmons Love born in 1922, in 1947 became the first Black person to graduate and receive an MBA from Wharton School in Pennsylvania.