Black Women Who Rock award honorees, keynote speaker announced.
The Elkhart Chapter of Indiana Black Expo has announced that Cora Breckenridge and the Rev. Jean Mayes will be honored with the Edith Pasley Lifetime Achievement Awards for their outstanding work in ...
Dorothy Phillips Becomes First Black Woman President Of The American Chemical Society
Dorothy Phillips is continuing her legacy of firsts by becoming the first Black woman to lead the American Chemical Society.
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How the first Black woman pilot left her mark on Jacksonville and future aviators
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Bessie Coleman was an ambitious young woman, inspired by Black pilots in World War I. Her accomplishments inspired generations of women and girls aspiring to become pilots.
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Trailblazing Leader, First African-American Elected Official In Yorktown Dies
A town in Westchester is mourning the loss of Alice Roker, a trailblazing leader and its first African-American elected ...
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Editorial: Black history is American history
LIKE BALTIMORE NATIVE WESLEY A BROWN, WESLEY BECAME THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO GRADUATE FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, OPENING THE DOOR FOR THOUSANDS OF BLACK MEN AND WOMEN TO FOLLOW ...