Category: Academia
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Connie Mosley Goree opens Ray-Con Academy, the first Black-owned cosmetology school in Lexington, offering new opportunities for aspiring beauty professionals.
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Discover how Calvin Waller, Penn State’s first Black graduate, shaped the future of Black leadership and excellence through his trailblazing achievements and lasting legacy.
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Dr. Chika Oriuwa, first Black woman valedictorian at Temerty Medicine, establishes award to support Black medical students and advance Black health.
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Dr. Asya Johnson pioneers NYC’s first HBCU Early College Prep High School, offering students a free path to college through an innovative program with guaranteed admission to Delaware State University.
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Dr. Sherita L. Johnson, Penn State’s Africana Research Center’s first Black director, aims to expand scholarship and community engagement in African diaspora studies.
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Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, South Africa’s first Black chartered accountant, inspires future leaders with his commitment to purposeful leadership and educational transformation.
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Christopher Johnson becomes University of Cincinnati’s first Black, deaf assistant dean, championing disability justice and diversity in higher education.
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Naronda Wright becomes NAGAP’s first Black president, bringing over 16 years of higher education experience to lead the graduate enrollment management association.
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Zimbabwean Mildred ‘Lighting Bae’ Moyo becomes the first Black African woman to earn a Master’s in Light in Performance from Rose Bruford College, breaking barriers in lighting design.
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UMW honors Venus Jones, its first Black graduate and scientist, with a mural. This tribute is part of the new Fredericksburg Civil Rights Trail on campus, celebrating diversity pioneers.
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