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Sheila Brown Becomes The First Black Woman To Own A Radio Station In Buffalo, New York

Sheila Brown Becomes The First Black Woman To O...

She's a trailblazer! Meet Sheila Brown, the first Black woman to own a radio station in Buffalo, New York, WIVB 4 reports.  Brown started her career working in radio at WUFO in...

Sheila Brown Becomes The First Black Woman To O...

She's a trailblazer! Meet Sheila Brown, the first Black woman to own a radio station in Buffalo, New York, WIVB 4 reports.  Brown started her career working in radio at WUFO in...

Pamela Smith Set To Make History As First Black Woman Chief of the U.S. Park Police

Pamela Smith Set To Make History As First Black...

It’s a new era! Pamela A. Smith is set to make history as the first Black woman chief of the U.S. Park Police (USPP), ABC 7 WJLA reports. Smith is a Park...

Pamela Smith Set To Make History As First Black...

It’s a new era! Pamela A. Smith is set to make history as the first Black woman chief of the U.S. Park Police (USPP), ABC 7 WJLA reports. Smith is a Park...

Meet Claudette Colvin, The Teen Who Pioneered The Civil Rights Movement

Meet Claudette Colvin, The Teen Who Pioneered T...

Give her all the roses! In honor of Claudette Colvin Day, here is the story of the teen who pioneered the Civil Rights Movement. Claudette Colvin was born September 1939...

Meet Claudette Colvin, The Teen Who Pioneered T...

Give her all the roses! In honor of Claudette Colvin Day, here is the story of the teen who pioneered the Civil Rights Movement. Claudette Colvin was born September 1939...

She Just Became NYC School Chancellor, The First Black Woman To Lead The Nation's Largest School System

She Just Became NYC School Chancellor, The Firs...

Black women get the job done! Meisha Ross Porter will replace New York City Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, and become the first Black woman to lead the nation's largest school...

She Just Became NYC School Chancellor, The Firs...

Black women get the job done! Meisha Ross Porter will replace New York City Schools Chancellor, Richard Carranza, and become the first Black woman to lead the nation's largest school...

Thasunda Brown Duckett Named First Black Woman CEO Of TIAA Becoming The Second Black Woman Leading A Fortune 500 In 2021

Thasunda Brown Duckett Named First Black Woman ...

She's on top of the business world! Thasunda Brown Duckett has been named president and CEO of TIAA, the leading retirement, and investment company. Duckett, who is currently CEO of...

Thasunda Brown Duckett Named First Black Woman ...

She's on top of the business world! Thasunda Brown Duckett has been named president and CEO of TIAA, the leading retirement, and investment company. Duckett, who is currently CEO of...

Local Washington State Park Changes Name Meaning To Honor Rosa Franklin, The States First Black Woman Senator

Local Washington State Park Changes Name Meanin...

They are honoring our hidden heroes! A local Washington State park recently changed the meaning of its name to honor the state's first Black woman senator, King 5 news reports. The board...

Local Washington State Park Changes Name Meanin...

They are honoring our hidden heroes! A local Washington State park recently changed the meaning of its name to honor the state's first Black woman senator, King 5 news reports. The board...