Category: Academia
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Discover how Mary Annette Anderson, the first African American woman valedictorian at Middlebury College, transformed education and inspired generations.
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Duke University’s first Black sorority, Delta Sigma Theta’s Lambda Omega Chapter, celebrates 50 years of leadership, sisterhood, and service with a weekend of connection, history, and pride.
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Dr Louisa Dlamini makes history at the University of Pretoria as its first Black graduate in Radiation Oncology, opening new doors in South African medicine.
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Nigerian-American ImeIme Umana made history as the first Black woman president of the Harvard Law Review in 2017, breaking a 130-year tradition and following Barack Obama’s earlier milestone as its first Black president.
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Howard University becomes the first HBCU to hit a $1 billion endowment as other Black colleges brace for deep federal funding cuts.
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Thobile Ngcamphalala earns the first Master’s Distinction in Topology by a Black South African woman at Rhodes University. Her inspiring journey from extended curriculum to published researcher sets a powerful example.
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Dr. Sherry Turner becomes the first Black president of Hartford International University, bringing years of leadership, ministry, and academic experience to her new role.
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Sinomhlobo Ndlela, the first Black female Cox at Rhodes University, led her rowing team to victory and uses poetry and teaching to uplift others.
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Darnell K. Williams Sr. becomes the first Black president of North Central University, bringing over 30 years of leadership experience to guide the future of Christian higher education.
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Malinda Russell’s A Domestic Cook Book is the first cookbook authored by an African American woman. Published in 1866, it captures 19th-century Southern cuisine and continues to inspire today.
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