Juliana Stratton Gets Sworn in as Illinois' First Black Lieutenant Governor Photo via: Julianna Stratton On Monday, Juliana Stratton was officially sworn in as the first Black Lieutenant Governor of...
Barbara Gardner Proctor Was The First Black Woman To Own An Ad Agency Photo: WTTW News Barbara Gardner Proctor blazed her own trail in 1970 when she launched her own business and...
Misty Copeland and Calvin Royal III Will Be The First Black Couple to Dance Lead Roles For The American Ballet Theatre  Photo: Rebecca Miller/Disney Enterprises  In 2015, Misty Copeland made history twice when she became the first African American woman...
Michigan Stateâs First Black Rodeo Queen Could Become The First Black Miss Rodeo USA  Photo: Lauren Jeziorski In February of 2018, then Michigan State University sophomore, Khalilah Smith, became the first...
Missy Elliott Will Be âSupa Dupa Flyâ As The First Woman Rapper To Be Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame  Photo: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images It's official! Missy Elliott will be the first woman rapper to be inducted into the...
Lisa Myers Makes History As First Woman, First African American Police Chief In Howard County, Maryland  Photo: Doug Kapustin/Baltimore Sun Media Group After retiring from the police force last January, former Howard County, Maryland...
