First Black

Dr. Lynn O'Connor NYPD
September 26, 2023

Dr. Lynn O’Connor becomes first Black woman police surgeon for the NYPD

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January 18, 2023

Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor

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December 8, 2022

Maine, the whitest state in America, elects first Black House speaker

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Charles Robinson
November 17, 2022

Charles Robinson elected as first Black chancellor of University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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September 15, 2022

David Emmanuel Goatley will be first Black man to lead largest U.S. interdenominational seminary

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September 14, 2022

After 131 years, a Black man will be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

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April 29, 2010

Zimbabwean is Asia’s first black news anchor

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August 21, 2009

First black NFL official dies at 81

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theGrio featured stories
June 8, 2009

First black female rabbi says she ‘wants to break down barriers’ (video)

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