Category: Featured
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Bill Pannell, pioneering Black evangelical leader, advocated for racial reconciliation and became the first Black board member and professor at Fuller Theological Seminary.
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Renée Boutte Myer reflects on her historic win as LSU’s first Black homecoming queen, its impact on university traditions, and LSU’s ongoing commitment to diversity.
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Ed Vaughn, owner of Detroit’s first Black bookstore and former state representative, leaves behind a legacy of activism and community service at 90.
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Liverpool hosts an exhibition spotlighting Brenda Garratt-Glassman and Darren Panton, the first Black British students at Royal Ballet Schools, celebrating their contributions to ballet.
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The upcoming Black Health and Research Conference at Norwich Research Park, focusing on healthcare inequalities in the UK.
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Toni Vaz, Hollywood’s first Black woman stunt performer and founder of the NAACP Image Awards, passes away at 101. Discover her groundbreaking legacy in entertainment.
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Discover how Shaye Ogbonna’s “Fight Night” series brings a forgotten Atlanta heist to life, featuring Don Cheadle and Kevin Hart as unlikely allies in 1970s Georgia.
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Discover how Colonel Andy Allen broke barriers as the British Army’s first black colonel and his efforts to increase diversity in military leadership.
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Kingswood Golf Estate in George, Western Cape, welcomes its first-ever black springbok in 2024, a rare genetic variation described as a “one in a million” sight.
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Roy Shivers, the CFL’s first Black GM, to be inducted into Saskatchewan Roughriders’ Plaza of Honour in 2024, recognizing his trailblazing leadership and commitment to diversity in football.
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