Author: Ebenezer Agbey Quist
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Dr. Chelsey Green ushers in a new era as the first Black woman to lead the Recording Academy’s Board of Trustees, bringing her passion for music, education, and advocacy to the industry’s top role.
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Monroe Nichols, Tulsa’s first Black mayor, unveils a $105 million private trust plan to repair the lasting damage of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and restore the Greenwood District.
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Drake becomes the first artist with 10 RIAA diamond-certified hits, setting new records and proving Black talent continues to lead the music industry.
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Indiana honors Ida Hagan Whitaker, the first Black woman pharmacist in the state, with a permanent historical marker in Ferdinand celebrating her remarkable life and contributions.
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Rev Zolile Mbali, the first Black chaplain at Grahamstown’s white theological college, is remembered for challenging apartheid’s restrictions and leading ministries in South Africa and the UK.
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Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, the first woman to score 250 tries in the Sevens Series, is honored as a rugby icon and record-breaking athlete.
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Baltimore celebrates its first Black and woman-owned bodega as Ernestine Chambers and Naté Gordon open Chopped Broadway, blending New York deli flavors with hometown pride.
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Washington D.C. honors artist Alma Thomas, the first to earn a fine arts degree from Howard University in 1924, with a street renaming near her longtime studio.
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The James P. Humphrey Sidney-Shelby County Black Achievers Scholarship Committee awards over $14,000 in scholarships to local Black students, continuing the legacy of Sidney’s first Black mayor.
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Oakland’s first Black superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell ends historic tenure after transforming district finances from crisis to stability and boosting graduation rates significantly.
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