North Carolina Senior Makes History As First Black Valedictorian At High School In 100 Years She’s paving the way! Alecia Washington is a senior at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina,...
University of Tennessee Grad Makes History As First Black Deaf Woman To Earn A Doctorate in STEM She’s the first in the nation! Amie Fornah Sankoh was born in Sierra Leone, sent to the U.S....
Yemi Mobolade Makes History As First Black Mayor Of Colorado Springs He’s also the first immigrant to become mayor of the city! Yemi Mobolade is a Nigerian immigrant, husband,...
Kristen Welker Makes History As First Black Woman Host Of NBC’s “Meet The Press” Now this is worth celebrating!! Chuck Todd, the longtime talk show moderator of NBC’s Sunday morning show “Meet...
Sarah Mensah Makes History As First Black Woman President Of Jordan Brand She’s no stranger to history-making accomplishments! Sarah Mensah got her start working with the Portland Trailblazers, Black Enterprise...
Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown Set To Be First Black Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff Since Colin Powell If confirmed, he’ll be the highest-ranking military officer in the nation! President Joe Biden has nominated Air Force...
