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Monica Montgomery Steppe was sworn in on Tuesday as the first Black woman supervisor in San Diego County, and she…
Dr. Melissa Gilliam, a top official at Ohio State University, will be the first Black woman to serve as president…
Claudine Gay is continuing her tenure at Harvard University following her inauguration as the institution's first Black president.
After two years in the role, Row Brewer is stepping down as the first Black female CEO to lead Walgreens…
A passion for puppets has helped Megan Piphus Peace cement her place in "Sesame Street" history as the first Black…
Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman to enter the Secret Service when she joined in 1974, has passed away at…
U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts was the first judge to address the lack of Blacks in federal juries in the…
Pamela Price, Oakland's recently sworn-in district attorney, is re-investigating several fatal shootings and two in-custody deaths.
Starr Andrews is the first Black woman since Debi Thomas to take home a medal at the U.S. figure skating…
A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination filed by RaShall Brackney, the first Black female police chief in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Michelle Woodfork has been named the interim chief of NOPD, becoming the first Black woman to lead the department.
Bass requested that the vice president administer her oath of office, and a Harris staffer said she was "honored to…
Bolden's career in law was inspired by her great-grandfather, whose 1930s' death was deemed accidental after his lynching.
A 54-year-old Republican from Decatur, Holder White has sat on the bench for 21 years, beginning as an associate circuit…
Susan Hutson made history twice in December when she also became the first woman elected to serve as sheriff in…
Edmonia Lewis, a pioneering Black Native American artist from the 1800s, will be featured on a new USPS stamp to…
Special agent Tai, who is based in San Juan Puerto Rico, becomes the first Black woman to train in any…
Dr. Monifa Phillips became the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in physics from the University of Glasgow in…
Mary Winston, Bed, Bath & Beyond's new interim CEO, is a black woman. She previously worked for Family Dollar Stores,…
Harvard’s newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, will be led by Kristine E. Guillaume, a Black woman who was named as President a…