Category: Featured
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Norton Healthcare honors Marietta Porter Potter and early Black medical pioneers with a monument unveiling in West Louisville, celebrating their legacy in community healthcare.
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The Premier League honors Adam Wharton, Ghana’s first Black professional footballer, celebrating his significant contributions to sports and inspiring future generations.
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Dr. Lonnie Randolph, former SC NAACP president and civil rights leader, leaves behind a legacy of healthcare advocacy and racial equality. Learn about his impact on South Carolina.
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South Carolina will honor Robert Smalls, the first Black man with a Statehouse statue, celebrating his heroic escape from slavery and lifelong fight for equality.
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Mel Showers, Alabama’s first Black evening news anchor, is remembered for his trailblazing career, integrity, and influence on future generations of journalists.
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St. Louis leaders propose renaming Civil Courts building after Judge Clyde S. Cahill, the city’s first Black federal judge and champion of civil rights.
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Carol Edwards shares her inspiring journey from Holnicote House, Britain’s first mixed-race orphanage, highlighting the resilience of ‘brown babies’ born to Black GIs and white mothers.
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Ashley T. Johnson becomes the first Black woman to lead the St. Louis FBI Field Office, bringing her expertise in cybercrime and domestic terrorism to this historic appointment.
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Discover how Lola Smallwood-Cuevas pioneered the nation’s first Black Worker Center, fighting job discrimination and improving access to quality employment for Black workers.
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Winfred Hill, Patrick County’s first Black deputy, retires after 28 years of service, leaving a legacy of compassion, dedication, and community impact in law enforcement.
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