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Margaret Nyamumbo's ‘Kahawa 1893’ Is Set To Make History As The First Black Woman-Owned Coffee Brand Sold At Trader Joe’s

Margaret Nyamumbo's ‘Kahawa 1893’ Is Set To Mak...

She's selling coffee and empowering women at the same time!Kahawa 1893 makes history the first Black woman-owned coffee brand to be sold at Trader Joe's, according to a company press...

Margaret Nyamumbo's ‘Kahawa 1893’ Is Set To Mak...

She's selling coffee and empowering women at the same time!Kahawa 1893 makes history the first Black woman-owned coffee brand to be sold at Trader Joe's, according to a company press...

Eboni Harrington Makes History As First Black Woman To Be Named Teacher of the Year In Roanoke City

Eboni Harrington Makes History As First Black W...

Teachers make all the difference. Eboni Harrington just made history as the first Black teacher of the year in Roanoke, VA, WSLS reports. Harrington first got her start teaching at a charter...

Eboni Harrington Makes History As First Black W...

Teachers make all the difference. Eboni Harrington just made history as the first Black teacher of the year in Roanoke, VA, WSLS reports. Harrington first got her start teaching at a charter...

Ed Gainey Set To Make History As The First Black Mayor of Pittsburgh

Ed Gainey Set To Make History As The First Blac...

It’s a new season. It’s a new day. Ed Gainey is set to make history as the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh, The New York Times reports.  Gainey is a...

Ed Gainey Set To Make History As The First Blac...

It’s a new season. It’s a new day. Ed Gainey is set to make history as the first Black mayor of Pittsburgh, The New York Times reports.  Gainey is a...

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History As First Black Woman To Host Daily White House Press Briefing In Three Decades

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History As First Black...

She's only the second Black woman in 30 years! Karine Jean-Pierre is making history as the first Black woman to host the daily White House press briefing in three decades, CNN...

Karine Jean-Pierre Makes History As First Black...

She's only the second Black woman in 30 years! Karine Jean-Pierre is making history as the first Black woman to host the daily White House press briefing in three decades, CNN...

Charanna Alexander Makes History As First Black Woman To Become Weddings Editor At New York Times

Charanna Alexander Makes History As First Black...

She’s been working towards this for a long time! Charanna Alexander, pronounced “Sha-Anna,” is making history as the first Black woman to become the Weddings editor at The New York...

Charanna Alexander Makes History As First Black...

She’s been working towards this for a long time! Charanna Alexander, pronounced “Sha-Anna,” is making history as the first Black woman to become the Weddings editor at The New York...

Kristen Clarke Makes History As First Black Woman To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

Kristen Clarke Makes History As First Black Wom...

And she persisted! Kristen Clarke just became the first woman of color and the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.  The daughter of Jamaican...

Kristen Clarke Makes History As First Black Wom...

And she persisted! Kristen Clarke just became the first woman of color and the first Black woman to lead the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division.  The daughter of Jamaican...