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She Just Became the First Known African-America...
A dream deferred is not a dream denied! Leslie Irby knows this firsthand. Last month she persevered to become the first known African American female with a disability to receive...
She Just Became the First Known African-America...
A dream deferred is not a dream denied! Leslie Irby knows this firsthand. Last month she persevered to become the first known African American female with a disability to receive...
Monifa Phillips Becomes First Black Woman to Ea...
Despite conversations around the need for more diversity in STEM, data shows that women, particularly Black women, still lack representation in the field. Helping to shatter the glass ceiling in...
Monifa Phillips Becomes First Black Woman to Ea...
Despite conversations around the need for more diversity in STEM, data shows that women, particularly Black women, still lack representation in the field. Helping to shatter the glass ceiling in...
Alphonso David Becomes First African-American P...
For the first time in its 40-year history, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, the Human Rights Campaign, has appointed an African-American president. The Grio reports that civil rights lawyer...
Alphonso David Becomes First African-American P...
For the first time in its 40-year history, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group, the Human Rights Campaign, has appointed an African-American president. The Grio reports that civil rights lawyer...
Brianna Mason Becomes First Black Woman Crowned...
Black beauty queens continue to break barriers this pageant cycle! On Saturday night, Brianna Mason was crowned Miss Tennessee, becoming the first African-American woman to win the title since the...
Brianna Mason Becomes First Black Woman Crowned...
Black beauty queens continue to break barriers this pageant cycle! On Saturday night, Brianna Mason was crowned Miss Tennessee, becoming the first African-American woman to win the title since the...
She Just Became the First Black Woman to Comple...
Whether you call it Black girl magic, Black excellence or just pure grit, Dr. Venita Simpson has it! This past weekend she became the first Black woman to complete Neurosurgery...
She Just Became the First Black Woman to Comple...
Whether you call it Black girl magic, Black excellence or just pure grit, Dr. Venita Simpson has it! This past weekend she became the first Black woman to complete Neurosurgery...
She Just Made History as the First Black Editor...
Kenesha Starling recently became the first Black Editor-in-Chief of the South Texas Law Review. Her historic achievement at Houston’s oldest law school has undoubtedly shattered a glass ceiling that has been...
She Just Made History as the First Black Editor...
Kenesha Starling recently became the first Black Editor-in-Chief of the South Texas Law Review. Her historic achievement at Houston’s oldest law school has undoubtedly shattered a glass ceiling that has been...