Tag: trailblazing performance
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The historic moment when Ella Fitzgerald became the first Black woman to sing during the Super Bowl Halftime Show in 1972. Learn about her legendary career, trailblazing performance, and enduring impact on representation and inclusivity in the entertainment…
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- Alicia Graf Mack, Juilliard’s First Black Dean and Director of Dance, Inspires the Next Generation of Performers
- Maj. Gen. Marcia Anderson, First Black Woman to Earn U.S. Army Major General Rank, Honored as USS Beloit Sponsor
- Timothy Lewis Becomes First Black Tenured Professor in SIUE’s Political Science Department and Leads Black Studies Expansion
- James Wilson Kilby’s Fight for Equality Honored with Warren County’s First African American Museum
- Terri Sewell, Alabama’s First Black Congresswoman, Honors Civil Rights Icons Through Historic Congressional Actions
