Author: Ebenezer Agbey Quist
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Discover how Willis Cummings became the first Black varsity captain in Ivy League and Big Ten history. His journey from Texas to Penn broke barriers and reshaped athletic history.
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George Arthur Roberts was London’s first Black firefighter, a World War I veteran, and a civil rights activist whose impact shaped British history.
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Discover how Marilyn Bevans made history as the first African American woman to win a marathon in 1975 and medal at Boston in 1977, breaking barriers with determination and self-training.
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Discover how General Roscoe Robinson Jr. rose from St. Louis to become the U.S. Army’s first Black four-star general and West Point’s highest-ranking Black graduate despite military segregation.
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Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, First Black Woman Elected to Marion County Superior Court, Passes Away at 77
Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, the first Black woman elected to Marion County Superior Court, passed away at 77. Read about her trailblazing career and legacy.
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Discover how Capt. Alvin Vincent Blount Jr. became the first Black chief surgeon in a MASH unit during the Korean War and later fought hospital segregation.
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Greenpeace appoints Ebony Twilley Martin as its first Black executive director, challenging decades of racial exclusion in environmental leadership while confronting today’s urgent climate justice issues.
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A historical marker honoring South Carolina’s first Black state representative, Alfred Rush, was destroyed near the site of his 1876 assassination. Rush fought for free education and equal rights during the Reconstruction era.
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Anthony Collins rises from East Tampa to lead over 1,000 officers as Hillsborough County’s first Black Chief Deputy, marking a milestone in the Sheriff’s Office 180-year history.
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Milton L. Olive III gave his life during the Vietnam War to save fellow soldiers and became the first Black Medal of Honor recipient in that war.
Recent Posts
- How Willis Cummings Led Penn’s Cross Country Team in 1918, Becoming the First Black Varsity Captain in Ivy League and Big Ten History
- George Arthur Roberts Was the First Black Firefighter in London and a Wartime Hero Who Helped Shape the Fire Service
- Marilyn Bevans Won Her First Marathon in 1975 and Blazed a Path as the First African American Woman to Medal at Boston
- Roscoe Robinson Jr. Rises from Segregated Ranks to Become U.S. Army’s First Black Four-Star General and West Point’s Highest-Ranking Black Graduate
- Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, First Black Woman Elected to Marion County Superior Court, Passes Away at 77
