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Missy Elliott to Become the First Female Hip-Hop Artist to Receive an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

Missy Elliott to Become the First Female Hip-Ho...

Photo: Derek Blanks Before Missy Elliott makes history in June as the first woman rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she'll become the first female hip-hop artist to receive...

Missy Elliott to Become the First Female Hip-Ho...

Photo: Derek Blanks Before Missy Elliott makes history in June as the first woman rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, she'll become the first female hip-hop artist to receive...

University of South Florida Elects its First Black Woman Student Body President

University of South Florida Elects its First Bl...

View this post on Instagram Swipe to see my campaign drip 💦 #BT19 🤘🏾 A post shared by Britney Abigail Deas (@britney_deas) on Feb 28, 2019 at 12:11pm PST The...

University of South Florida Elects its First Bl...

View this post on Instagram Swipe to see my campaign drip 💦 #BT19 🤘🏾 A post shared by Britney Abigail Deas (@britney_deas) on Feb 28, 2019 at 12:11pm PST The...

First African American Full Professor of Urology Retires After Making Mark in Education and Military

First African American Full Professor of Urolog...

  Photo: Augusta University   Dr. Bobbilynn Hawkins, the nation's first African American full professor of urology, has recently retired from her role at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University...

First African American Full Professor of Urolog...

  Photo: Augusta University   Dr. Bobbilynn Hawkins, the nation's first African American full professor of urology, has recently retired from her role at Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University...

Antoinette Harris Just Made History With Full College Football Scholarship

Antoinette Harris Just Made History With Full C...

  Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic After receiving six college football scholarship offers, Antoinette "Toni" Harris has signed a letter of intent to play football for Missouri's Central Methodist University and made history while doing...

Antoinette Harris Just Made History With Full C...

  Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic After receiving six college football scholarship offers, Antoinette "Toni" Harris has signed a letter of intent to play football for Missouri's Central Methodist University and made history while doing...

Golf Pioneer Lee Elder to Become First African American to Receive the United States Golf Association’s Highest Honor

Golf Pioneer Lee Elder to Become First African ...

Photo via: CNN  The legendary Lee Elder began to break down barriers as a professional golfer back in the 1970’s and continues to do so today. The 84-year-old will now be...

Golf Pioneer Lee Elder to Become First African ...

Photo via: CNN  The legendary Lee Elder began to break down barriers as a professional golfer back in the 1970’s and continues to do so today. The 84-year-old will now be...

For the First Time in History, Chicago Will Have a Black Woman as Mayor

For the First Time in History, Chicago Will Hav...

  Photo: Ben Winck On Tuesday, February 26th, in a mayoral race with 14 candidates, two Black women emerged as the front runners — Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Meaning...

For the First Time in History, Chicago Will Hav...

  Photo: Ben Winck On Tuesday, February 26th, in a mayoral race with 14 candidates, two Black women emerged as the front runners — Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Meaning...