Aurlus Mabele, 1953 -2020 Congolese King of Soukous Music,

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Robin Ransom born 1967 first Black woman Supreme Court Missouri in 2021.

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Kenneth Paschal born 1966, first Black Republican since Reconstruction in Alabama legislature in 2021.

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MacNolia Cox 1923 – 1976 first Black American finalist in the National Spelling Bee in 1936.

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Kristen Clarke born 1975 first Black woman head Department of Justice.

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Ketanji Brown Jackson born 1970, in 2021 elevated by Biden to U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. and is a contender to be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Frieda and Winifred Parker January 1947, the Parker sisters were among the first Black women to move into the Bunker Hill residence halls at Purdue.

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Kerby Jean-Raymond born 1986, was the first Black American designer invited by France’s Chambre Syndicale to show a collection during Paris Couture Week in 2021 with Pyer Moss.

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Marion Wright Edelman born 1932 founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. In 1964 she became the first Black woman admitted to practice law in Mississippi.

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Myrtis Dightman born 1935. “Jackie Robinson of rodeo”. First Black American to compete at the National Finals Rodeo in 1964.

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