Tag: marathon barriers
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Discover how Marilyn Bevans made history as the first African American woman to win a marathon in 1975 and medal at Boston in 1977, breaking barriers with determination and self-training.
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- Marilyn Bevans Won Her First Marathon in 1975 and Blazed a Path as the First African American Woman to Medal at Boston
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- Judge Cynthia J. Ayers, First Black Woman Elected to Marion County Superior Court, Passes Away at 77
- Alvin Vincent Blount Jr. Led Battlefield Surgery in Korea as the First Black Chief Surgeon in a MASH Unit
- Ebony Twilley Martin Named Greenpeace’s First Black Executive Director After Decades of Environmental Exclusion
