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Regina Hall Makes History As The First Black Woman To Win Best Actress At NYFCC Awards

Regina Hall Makes History As The First Black Wo...

Photo: AOL's Build Series Last week, acclaimed actress Regina Hall made history as the first Black woman to win the Best Actress award at the New York Film Critics Circle...

Regina Hall Makes History As The First Black Wo...

Photo: AOL's Build Series Last week, acclaimed actress Regina Hall made history as the first Black woman to win the Best Actress award at the New York Film Critics Circle...

Howard University Freshman is the First African American Ms. Texas Teen USA

Howard University Freshman is the First African...

Congratulations to Howard University freshman, Kennedy Mack, on becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Ms. Texas Teen USA! She took to her Instagram account to share her reaction...

Howard University Freshman is the First African...

Congratulations to Howard University freshman, Kennedy Mack, on becoming the first African American woman to be crowned Ms. Texas Teen USA! She took to her Instagram account to share her reaction...

Pierre Kompany, A Congolese Immigrant, is Now Belgium's First Black Mayor

Pierre Kompany, A Congolese Immigrant, is Now B...

Pierre Kompany Campaign In 1975, Pierre Kompany came to Belgium as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, 43 years later, he's been elected as the first...

Pierre Kompany, A Congolese Immigrant, is Now B...

Pierre Kompany Campaign In 1975, Pierre Kompany came to Belgium as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Now, 43 years later, he's been elected as the first...

The 27-Year-Old Who Just Became The First Black Woman To Earn A Ph.D. In Nuclear Engineering From The University Of Michigan

The 27-Year-Old Who Just Became The First Black...

  After successfully completing her thesis this October, 27-year-old Ciara Sivels has become the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the nation’s top program at...

The 27-Year-Old Who Just Became The First Black...

  After successfully completing her thesis this October, 27-year-old Ciara Sivels has become the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering from the nation’s top program at...

Quincy Jones Is Now The First Composer To Be Immortalized At The TCL Chinese Theatre

Quincy Jones Is Now The First Composer To Be Im...

Photo credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Music legend Quincy Jones is still making history at 85 years old! On top of being the first African American vice president of a...

Quincy Jones Is Now The First Composer To Be Im...

Photo credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Music legend Quincy Jones is still making history at 85 years old! On top of being the first African American vice president of a...

State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins Becomes First Woman Elected As NY State Senate Majority Leader

State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins Becomes First...

Photo credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union On Monday, Senate Democrats gathered in Albany, New York to vote State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) into the role of Senate majority leader, making...

State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins Becomes First...

Photo credit: Will Waldron/Albany Times Union On Monday, Senate Democrats gathered in Albany, New York to vote State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) into the role of Senate majority leader, making...