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Dr. Lynn O'Connor NYPD

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

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Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor

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

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Charles Robinson

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

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

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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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Zimbabwean is Asia’s first black news anchor

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First black NFL official dies at 81

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

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