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  • First African-American to win an Oscar: Halle Berry

    First African-American to win an Oscar: Halle Berry

    Halle Maria Berry (/ˈhæli/ HAL-ee; born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress. She began her career as a model and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the first runner-up in the Miss USA pageant and coming in sixth in…

  • First African-American Miss America: Vanessa L. Williams

    First African-American Miss America: Vanessa L. Williams

    Vanessa Lynn Williams[1] (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, producer, and dancer. She gained recognition as the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984, but resigned her title amid a media controversy…

  • First African American to give a White House Command Performance: Josh White

    First African American to give a White House Command Performance: Josh White

    Joshua Daniel White (February 11, 1914 – September 5, 1969) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and civil rights activist. He also recorded under the names Pinewood Tom and Tippy Barton in the 1930s. White grew up in the South during the 1920s and…

  • First African American to win an Oscar: Hattie McDaniel

    First African American to win an Oscar: Hattie McDaniel

    Hattie McDaniel (June 10, 1893 – October 26, 1952) was an American actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. For her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind (1939), she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to win an Oscar. She…

  • British Vogue Taps First Black Woman to Head the Publication

    British Vogue Taps First Black Woman to Head the Publication

    Chioma Nnadi, a veteran journalist and podcaster, has been tapped to lead editorial content at British Vogue. The move makes Nnadi the first Black woman to assume the role, which is currently being held by Edward Enninful, the first Black man to…

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