Category: Featured
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Greenpeace appoints Ebony Twilley Martin as its first Black executive director, challenging decades of racial exclusion in environmental leadership while confronting today’s urgent climate justice issues.
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A historical marker honoring South Carolina’s first Black state representative, Alfred Rush, was destroyed near the site of his 1876 assassination. Rush fought for free education and equal rights during the Reconstruction era.
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Anthony Collins rises from East Tampa to lead over 1,000 officers as Hillsborough County’s first Black Chief Deputy, marking a milestone in the Sheriff’s Office 180-year history.
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California State University, Bakersfield opens its first Black Student Success Center, offering tutoring, mentoring, and community to support Black students in thriving academically and socially.
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A Hopkinsville non-profit, Men 2 Be, has revived Christian County’s first Black high school to serve as a new community center focused on growth, mentorship, and support.
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Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana is now a leading candidate to become the first Black pope as the Catholic Church prepares for a historic conclave following the death of Pope Francis.
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First Lt. Gabrielle A. White, a 25-year-old Black woman, makes history as the first female to complete the U.S. Army’s grueling Best Ranger Competition.
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Wyoming honors Liz Byrd, its first Black legislator and education champion, with a downtown Cheyenne statue celebrating her lifelong legacy.
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Fairfield’s Blessed Stephen leads a powerful BSU exhibit, celebrating Black student history and becoming the first Black art history major to curate a library showcase at the university.
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Chief McFarlane has been named Miramar’s first Black Fire Chief after 26 years of dedicated service.
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