Tag: 920 (Biography)
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Frederick C. Ford led the Union League Club of Chicago as its first Black president after decades of leadership in business and education.
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Joi Harris will lead DTE Energy as the first Black woman CEO. Her journey from intern to leader is inspiring Detroit and beyond.
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Two-year-old Ghanaian artist Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah earns Guinness World Record as youngest male artist and is honored in London.
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Basketball legend Lynette Woodard sues Harlem Globetrotters for using her image without permission in a clothing line from 2021–2024.
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Michele Samuels, a descendant of Underground Railroad conductor William Parker, is named Detroit Golf Club’s first Black woman president during the 2025 Rocket Classic.
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Dwight Evans Ends 45-Year Political Journey as First Black Leader of Pennsylvania’s Budget Committee
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans announces retirement after 45-year political career, including historic role as first Black chair of Pennsylvania’s Appropriations Committee.
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Jane R. Cosby, Philadelphia’s first Black full-time court reporter and church leader, spent her life uplifting education and justice.
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Leandre Hayes fought through addiction and a severe injury to become Kentucky’s first Black pro skateboarder. Now he’s giving back.
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Sir Geoff Palmer, Jamaica-born grain scientist who became Scotland’s first Black professor at Heriot-Watt University, dies at 85 after pioneering career in brewing science and civil rights advocacy.
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson earned $2 million for her memoir Lovely One, sharing her powerful journey to the Supreme Court.
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