Category: History
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Discover the story of Osborne Brooks and Jonestown, Orlando’s first Black neighborhood, through segregation, service, and remembrance.
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Alfred Sumner became Lebanon Valley College’s first Black graduate in 1902, later advancing education and mission work in Sierra Leone.
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Discover the powerful story of William Dorsey Swann, the first Black drag queen in 19th-century America, who fought for queer freedom and defied injustice.
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Dolores D. Wharton transformed U.S. corporate boardrooms and cultural institutions as the first Black woman director, leaving a legacy of leadership and advocacy.
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Learn how Harry “Bucky” Lew paved the way as basketball’s first Black professional player, standing strong against 1900s opposition.
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A new plaque honors Emmitt Edward Jimmar Jr, Colbert County’s first Black commissioner and education advocate, remembered for his lifelong civic leadership.
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Brantford considers naming new community centre and park after Blanche E. Williams, pioneering 1880s Black woman who broke educational barriers by attending University of Toronto with equal privileges.
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Indiana honors Ida Hagan Whitaker, the first Black woman pharmacist in the state, with a permanent historical marker in Ferdinand celebrating her remarkable life and contributions.
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Washington D.C. honors artist Alma Thomas, the first to earn a fine arts degree from Howard University in 1924, with a street renaming near her longtime studio.
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Tom Bradley became Los Angeles’ first Black mayor in 1973, leading the city through 20 years of transformation, from hosting the 1984 Olympics to expanding equality in leadership.
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