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Briana Scurry Makes History, Becomes First Afri...
Photo credit: Bryan Woolston/Philadelphia Inquirer Among 33 nominees announced in May, 14-year soccer veteran Briana Scurry has been named as the first African American woman to be elected into the...
Briana Scurry Makes History, Becomes First Afri...
Photo credit: Bryan Woolston/Philadelphia Inquirer Among 33 nominees announced in May, 14-year soccer veteran Briana Scurry has been named as the first African American woman to be elected into the...
Meet Simone Askew, The First African American W...
Photo via: U.S. Army The United States Military Academy at West Point has never appointed an African American woman to serve as First Captain -until now. Cadet Simone Askew...
Meet Simone Askew, The First African American W...
Photo via: U.S. Army The United States Military Academy at West Point has never appointed an African American woman to serve as First Captain -until now. Cadet Simone Askew...
LL Cool J Will Make History As Kennedy Center's...
On Thursday, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients for its 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. For the first time ever, a hip-hop artist has made...
LL Cool J Will Make History As Kennedy Center's...
On Thursday, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced the recipients for its 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. For the first time ever, a hip-hop artist has made...
Maggie Lena Walker: Richmond Honors First Woman...
Photo courtesy of The National Museum of American History On Saturday, the city of Richmond, Virginia honored the legacy of one of its own when it unveiled a monument of pioneering...
Maggie Lena Walker: Richmond Honors First Woman...
Photo courtesy of The National Museum of American History On Saturday, the city of Richmond, Virginia honored the legacy of one of its own when it unveiled a monument of pioneering...
This 19-Year-Old Just Became The First Black Wo...
Photo credit: Chris Palermo/For Hearst Connecticut Media Do you believe in destiny? 12 years ago, Shariah Harris' mother, Sharmell Harris, accidentally took a wrong turn and ended up on a dead-end road...
This 19-Year-Old Just Became The First Black Wo...
Photo credit: Chris Palermo/For Hearst Connecticut Media Do you believe in destiny? 12 years ago, Shariah Harris' mother, Sharmell Harris, accidentally took a wrong turn and ended up on a dead-end road...
For The First Time Ever, Ballou High School's E...
Photo via: Ballou High School They did it! Frank W. Ballou High School's entire senior class has been accepted into college. According to Washington D.C.'s local news, WUSA9, "it's a...
For The First Time Ever, Ballou High School's E...
Photo via: Ballou High School They did it! Frank W. Ballou High School's entire senior class has been accepted into college. According to Washington D.C.'s local news, WUSA9, "it's a...