Category: Sport
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19-year-old Dominique Malonga makes WNBA history as the youngest draft pick ever. The Seattle Storm selected the French-Cameroonian star second overall.
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Sinomhlobo Ndlela, the first Black female Cox at Rhodes University, led her rowing team to victory and uses poetry and teaching to uplift others.
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Kevin Campbell, the first Black captain of Everton and Arsenal star, has died at 54. His legacy continues to inspire football fans worldwide.
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Fisk University’s Morgan Price makes history as first HBCU gymnast to win consecutive USA Gymnastics All-around championships, highlighted by a perfect 10 score this season.
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Barbie unveils the first-ever Ken doll inspired by an athlete—NBA star LeBron James—honoring his cultural impact and work with youth.
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Lewis Hamilton’s historic role as Formula 1’s first Black driver led to a groundbreaking DEI report that transformed motorsport. Learn how he sparked lasting change.
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Kevin Knight made history as the first Black NJPW Dojo graduate and IWGP Junior Tag Champion before joining AEW.
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Cleveland celebrates Frank Robinson’s 50th anniversary as MLB’s first Black manager, recalling his history-making home run debut and leadership.
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Lee Elder’s 1975 Masters debut as the first Black golfer marked a historic moment in golf. Fifty years later, his legacy continues to influence the sport’s evolution towards inclusion.
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Morehouse College becomes the first HBCU to win a national boxing title, with students Elijah McLean and Kaleb Hudson leading the victory at the USIBA tournament.
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