Black talents are breaking boundaries and making great strides in STEM, joining the league of brilliant minds in tech is Nyla Hayes, …
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KNOW HER ???????? The Legendary Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes: She created the iconic Playboy Bunny costume and broke several barriers #BlackGirlMagic
Pennsylvania-born designer Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes simply known as Zelda Wynn was unarguably a go-to designer of the 1940s / 50s who …
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Women of color are shattering the divide and rewriting the narrative. Trailblazing Melody Maddox is the first woman and first black woman …
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#BlackHistoryMonth Henrietta Lacks: The Black Woman Whose Cells Were Used To Achieve Breakthroughs In Cancer, HIV, Covid-19, Yet Her Race Was Hidden By The Medical World
Medical science would not be complete without the mention of an African-American woman, Henrietta Lacks, who unknowingly donated her cells at Hopkins …
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#BlackHistoryMonth Salute To Mary Slessor: The Scottish Missionary Who Stopped The Killing Of Twins In Nigeria
One of the most remarkable women of all time. Dubbed Great Mother and White Queen of Okoyong’, the legacy of Scottish missionary …
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#BlackHistory Dr. Eliza Ann Grier: The Former Slave Who Became The First Black Woman Licensed To Practice Medicine In Georgia
Born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina in 1864 to Emily and George Washington Grier, her road to redefinition from slavery began when …
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Rewriting History! Trailblazing Marian Croak and Dr. Patricia Bath set to make history as first black women inductees of the National Investors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame for the first time in 50 years is set to induct two Black women, Engineer Marian …
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With strong, leading voices like Catrice Hixon donning on their creative hats, the black legacy will forever remain. When Catrice Hixon decided …
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Maia Chaka, a native of Rochester, New York recently made history as the first Black woman to ever officiate an NFL game. …
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Entertainment
#BlackExcellence Nia DaCosta Rewrites History With Candyman: Becomes First Black Woman To Clinch Top Spot At U.S Box Office
It’s #BlackExcellence ? Been a long time coming and now, director Nia DaCosta finally gets the recognition she totally deserves and we …
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#BlackHistory Homage To Dorothy Dandridge ??? The first African American to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress
Respect to our ancestors who paved way for this moment! Sultry looks, impressive vocals, magnetic performances each time. Dubbed Hollywood’s first sex …
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Tony Nominee Camille A. Brown set to make history as first black woman to direct and choreograph a Broadway production in more than six decades
Camille A. Brown has been named director and choreographer for the upcoming 2022 Broadway production of Ntozake Shange’s “for colored girls who …
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Black girl magic is in full swing and we can’t help but cheer on one of our very own taking on the …
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Rewriting History! Amanda Wilson Just Became The First Black Person to Have a Puzzle Line in Target Stores Nationwide
From setting up her brand in 2019 while pregnant, after noticing a lack of diversity in puzzles, without representation allowing black and …
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Black history will never be complete without reference to this pace setter, a pioneer who paved way for other women in aviation, …
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Inspired to depict slavery of her ancestors Gabrielle Faisal’s impressive artwork wins National White House Art Competition
Nine-year-old Gabrielle Faisal recently emerged winner of the White House Historical Association’s National Student Art Competition. Inspired to tell the history of …
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Living Her Ancestors Wildest Dream! Meet Dr. Ashley Roxanne Peterson: The Youngest Black Osteopathic Physician In America
Through decades and decades of embracing hope, putting in work, and continually fighting for glory, our ancestors paved the path and now, …
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Meet Nancy Abu-Bonsrah: The Ghanaian Who Makes History As First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident At Johns Hopkins Hospital
In 2017, Nancy Abu-Bonsrah broke a thirty year record as the first black to be accepted to train as a brain surgeon …
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#BlackLegacy ???JaVale and Pam McGee Made Awesome Mother-son Olympic history And Yes #WeLoveToSeeIt
#BlackIsPower and yes #BlackIsAVibe ? Talk awesomeness being transmitted through gene from generations and this awesome mother-son duo are a hundred percent …
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“I don’t want to be put on a pedestal. I just want to be reasonably successful and live a normal life with …
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#QUEENING And #MakingHistory Naomi Osaka Becomes First Black Athlete On Cover Of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Breaking Barriers! “Growing up and watching many incredible women grace this cover…it feels like a dream.” Osaka says. Photographed by @yutsai88 with …
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Farewell To An Icon ? Sislin Fay Allen first black woman police woman in the United Kingdom dies at 83
The black community has lost a pacesetter who paved way for other black women in the Met Police force. Sislin Fay Allen …
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For the first time in almost a century, The Domino Sugar Factory, the second-largest sugar factory in the United States is set …
