Toni Newman, an African-American Transwoman, Named New Interim Executive Director of LYRIC
With an election that direcly impact on the LGBTQI+ community right around the corner, San Francisco’s esteemed nonprofit LYRIC has named Toni Newman...
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First Black Batwoman and Her Own Batsuit Made For Her
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Pope Appoints First Black American Cardinal, Archbishop Wilton Grey
On Sunday, Pope Francis has named 13 new cardinals including Washington DC Archbishop Wilton Gregory, becoming the first Black American to...
Ludacris and His Daughter Produce Animated Netflix Series
Rapper/actor Chris Bridges, more popularly known as Ludacris, is set to produce a new animated series called Karma’s World inspired by his eldest...
Meet Simone Leigh, First African American Woman To Represent US At Venice Biennale
Simone Leigh has sculpted her way into the history books as the first African-American woman artist to be chosen to represent...
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Chief Juanita Holmes is barreling through the NYPD’s glass ceiling. The Chief of Collaborative Policing is the highest-ranking African American female in...
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In July, the National Basketball Association launched the NBA bubble, a COVID-free isolation zone at Walt Disney World. To feed the teams, the NBA...
North Texan becomes 1st African American man to win Teacher of the Year Award
A Dallas ISD teacher was named 2021 Texas Teacher of the Year. Eric Hale, who teaches at David G. Burnet Elementary...
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