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

David Emmanuel Goatley will be taking over as president of Fuller Theological Seminary, the largest interdenominational seminary in the United

TheGrio Staff / September 15, 2022

Featured Politics

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

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has existed for 131 years but has never included a Black

TheGrio Staff / September 14, 2022

News

Zimbabwean is Asia’s first black news anchor

From the Zimbabwe Daily News: CHINA – 28-year-old Zimbabwean Vimbayi Kajese first came to China for a visit in 2004,

TheGrio Staff / April 29, 2010

News Top Stories

First black NFL official dies at 81

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- Burl Toler, the first African-American official in NFL history who went on to work one

TheGrio Staff / August 21, 2009

News

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

(AP Photo/Al Behrman) CINCINNATI – Alysa Stanton has become the first black female rabbi. She and thirteen others were ordained

TheGrio Staff / June 8, 2009