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Steven Reed, first African-American mayor of Montgomery, hopes MLK Jr. is "proud" - Home - WCBI TV...
May 10, 2021 - Steven Reed, first African-American mayor of Montgomery, hopes MLK Jr. is "proud" from Home - WCBI TV | Telling Your Story
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First African American Navy Seal to Receive 2023 Lone Sailor Award — United States Navy Memorial
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Rod Nicholson, a Midwestern civil engineer, became Terry, Mississippi's first African-American mayor, transforming the town's infrastructure
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Steven Williams, MD, Makes History as the ASPS’s First African American President - Plastic Surgery...
Oct 30, 2023 - Steven Williams, MD, the first African American president of the ASPS, has taken office with a focus on advancing technology and diversity.
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University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., extended his condolences to the family and friends of Adam S. Arnold Jr., associate p...
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Princeton & Slavery | Erased Pasts and Altered Legacies: Princeton’s First African American Students
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William Swann Named First African American Director Chief of Nashville Fire Department –...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Director Chief Swann, who was previously the first African American deputy director in Nashville history, is now also the city’s first...
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No Shoulders to Stand On: The first African-American scholarship football players at UVA
May 6, 2025 - The University of Virginia admitted its first African-American football players in 1970. This series chronicles the four men who broke the color barrier at UVA.
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The First African-American Automobile Manufacturer
Jul 5, 2026 - The story of the first African-American automobile manufacturer — a forgotten chapter of 20th-century industry that deserves its place in the history books.
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Remembering Zipporah Parks Hammond: CU Nursing’s First African-American Graduate
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State Rep. Stephen Slesnick (D-Canton) today applauded the passage of House Bill 87, legislation to honor Moses Fleetwood Walker, the nation's first...
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As The First African-American Drafted Into The NBA, Chuck Cooper Changed Basketball Forever – The...
Mar 4, 2021 - On his way to the Hall of Fame, the pioneer from Pittsburgh helped pave the way for today's black players. The post As The First African-American Drafted Into...
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AfriClassical: Free to Sing: The Story of the First African American Opera Company
Free to Sing: The Story of the First African American Opera Company is a world premiere original Strathmore concert production about the he...
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First African American Director For ABC News Live Expanding Horizons | Black News Reel
Feb 28, 2024 - Nationwide — Michael Dante Dottin, a renowned audio engineer, Technical Production Manager, and the founder/CEO of 319 Media Group, has expanded his
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Remembering W. George Allen, UF’s first African American graduateUF News Archive | University of...
The UF community is mourning the passing and celebrating the life of W. George Allen, the first African American graduate of the University of Florida. Allen...
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The First Man to Reach the North Pole was an African American Desk Clerk the World Forgot
Mar 2, 2020 - The First Man to Reach the North Pole was an African American Desk Clerk the World Forgot - Obscure history - Messy Nessy's
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First African American Fireman -- Engine Company Thirty-two
Action photographs of game in progress during the first and second quarters (race, African Americans). [Only selected images have been digitized.] Earl J. Gage...
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Lena Waithe Becomes First African-American Woman to Win Comedy Writing Emmy
Lena Waithe made history as the winner of the 2017 Emmy for comedy writing, and made some inspiring observations in her speech.
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Dr Seun Adetayo » Honoring Black Excellence: The First African American Female Surgeon, Dr. Dorothy...
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Pierre Caliste Landry: First African American Mayor In The U.S. – Black Mail 4 U
Pierre Caliste Landry was the first African American in the United States, to be elected as a mayor. Click the link to learn more.
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Photograph of Rev. John W. Elliott, Sr · The First African American Graduates of Perkins School of...
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City Unveils Marker to Louisiana’s First African-American Governor - City of Alexandria, Louisiana
Mar 6, 2020 - Alexandria, La. (Feb. 25, 2020) — Alexandria Mayor Jeffrey W. Hall joined local historic preservation supporters Tuesday afternoon in the […]
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