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Michael Stephens Makes History as First Black CEO of Tampa International Airport

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Virginia State University Makes History as First HBCU With Accredited Master’s Social Work Program

Michael Stephens Makes History as First Black CEO of Tampa International Airport

Activist Ronald Moten Opens First Go-Go Museum & Café in D.C.

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Erica Lee Carter, Daughter of Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Makes History as the First Woman to Replace Her Mother in Congress

Mayor Brandon Scott Makes History as the First Mayor to Be Reelected in Baltimore in Two Decades

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Kaleena Smith Makes History as First High School Women’s Basketball Player to Sign NIL Deal With Adidas

Philly to Honor First Black Woman to Graduate From U Penn’s Law School With Statue

6 Historic Wins on Election Night 2024

Ashley T. Johnson Makes History as First Black Woman to Lead St. Louis FBI Field Office

Missy Elliott & Queen Latifah Make History as First Rappers to Receive National Medal of Arts

Dwyane Wade Becomes First NBA Player in Miami Heat History to Have a Statue Outside the Arena

Civil War Era Politician Robert Smalls Becomes First African American to Receive Monument in South Carolina

Keke Palmer Named First Ever Chief Brand Officer for ‘Creme of Nature’

Tuskegee University Launches First HBCU Aviation Program in Alabama to Train Black Pilots

LeBron James & Son Bronny Officially Make History as First Father-Son Duo to Play as NBA Teammates

Meet the First Mother-Daughter Duo to Be Certified Sports Agents by NFLPA

Christopher Johnson Makes History as First Black & Deaf Assistant Dean at University of Cincinnati

Amy Sherald to Make History as First Contemporary Black Artist to Have Solo Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery

Actor Lamorne Morris Wins Very First Emmy for Role in FX’s ‘Fargo’

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