Author: Ebenezer Agbey Quist
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John Hope, the first Black president of Morehouse College and Atlanta University, transformed African American higher education and championed civil rights in the early 1900s.
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In 2016, Sheku Kanneh-Mason became the first Black winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year, redefining classical music talent and inspiring a new generation.
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Media Borough’s mayoral race is heating up as Joi Washington secures the Democratic nomination. If elected, she’ll be the town’s first Black woman mayor, signaling a new era of leadership after 30 years.
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Charles Rangel, the first Black chairman of Congress’s powerful tax committee, is remembered as a bold Harlem leader and champion for justice, civil rights, and economic equality.
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Monroe honors James F. Sutton, its first Black police chief, with a historical marker celebrating his life, leadership, and legacy in the community.
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Former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo reflects on George Floyd’s murder and the lessons learned, sharing his story in a powerful new memoir about justice, leadership, and accountability.
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Discover how Cornelius Golightly led Detroit’s schools and challenged academic spaces as the first Black president of the Detroit Board of Education and a pioneering philosophy professor at Wayne State.
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Chef Kwame Onwuachi is opening Maroon, the first Black chef-led restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip, celebrating Caribbean flavors and the untold stories of the Maroons of Jamaica.
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First Black Woman to Serve as Zimbabwe’s High Court Judge, Mavis Gibson, Remembered for Transforming the Nation’s Legal Landscape
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Tiffany Derry makes history as the first Black full-time judge on MasterChef after years of competing and cooking worldwide, bringing fresh representation to the hit show.
Recent Posts
- Ernestine Chambers and Naté Gordon Open Baltimore’s First Black and Woman-Owned Bodega, Blending New York Flavor with Local Opportunity
- Alma Thomas—First to Earn a Fine Arts Degree from Howard in 1924—Honored With D.C. Street Renaming Near Her Longtime Studio
- James P. Humphrey, Sidney’s First Black Mayor, Inspires Ongoing Scholarship Support Empowering Local Black Students’ Academic Success
- Oakland’s First Black Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell Ends Tenure After Reviving District Finances and Boosting Graduation Rates
- Tom Bradley Became Los Angeles’ First Black Mayor in 1973, Leading the City Through 20 Transformative Years
