Maxine Waters Is Reclaiming Her Time As The First Woman To Chair House Financial Services Committee  Photo: Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post Amidst the multiple women of color who have been newly sworn into Congress as...
Peter Ramsey Is The First Black Person To Direct A Major Animated Film Photo: AP In 2012, Peter Ramsey became the first Black director of a major animated film when he...
You Can Now Find Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley In Shirley Chisholm's Old Office  Photo: Diana Levine/ Boston Globe Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, not only...
50 Years Ago, Shirley Chisholm Was Sworn In As The First Black Congresswoman  On January 3, 1969, Shirley Chisholm was sworn as the nation's first Black Congresswoman. Two years later, she...
At 105, Azellia White Reflects On Making History As The First Black Female Pilot In Texas  Photo via: ABC 13 In 1946, Azellia White became the first Black woman to earn a pilotâs...
Yolanda Ford Becomes The First Black Woman Mayor Of Missouri City, Texas Photo via: Yolanda Ford The citizens of Missouri City, Texas have elected Yolanda Ford as its next mayor, making her...
