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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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VIDEO: Highest-ranking African American Female in NYPD makes history

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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VIDEO: How Alexia Grant and other chefs beat out Disney in feeding NBA Players

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...

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Atlanta’s first African American Police Chief dies

George Napper Jr., a trailblazing lawman who became Atlanta’s first African American police chief and the first head of Georgia’s Department...

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John Jenkins, Maine’s First African American State Senator, Dies At 68

The first African American elected to the Maine Senate has died. According to the Sun Journal, John Jenkins died this week...

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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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Perth Amboy promotes first African American fire Captain

James Dean Garrison is the first Black firefighter to reach the rank of captain in the Perth Amboy Fire Department. A...

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Doris Miller, First African American Enlisted Namesake Navy

Ship’s Mess Attendant Doris Miller was recognized as one of the first U.S. heroes of World War II, was the first...

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Kevin Young emerges new Director of African American Museum

Kevin Young, distinguished poet and former professor at Emory University, has been named the new Director of the National Museum of...

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Tuskegee Airman from Arizona who Flew in 3 Wars Dies at 95

A member of the famed all-Black Tuskegee Airmen who died in Arizona will be remembered this week. Martinez Funeral Chapels in...

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