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Spelman Alumna Anne Collins Smith Makes History as First Black Chief Curator at New Orleans Museum of Art

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Spelman Alumna Anne Collins Smith Makes History as First Black Chief Curator at New Orleans Museum of Art

Barbara Lee Makes History as First Black Woman to Be Elected Mayor of Oakland

LeBron James Makes History as First Professional Male Athlete to Receive a Barbie

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19-Year-Old Dominique Malonga Makes History as the Youngest Player Ever Drafted to the WNBA

39 Year Old Dr. Jermaine Whirl Named President of Savannah State, Becoming Youngest HBCU President in History

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19-Year-Old Dominique Malonga Makes History as the Youngest Player Ever Drafted to the WNBA

WNBA All-Star Chiney Ogwumike Developing First Scripted TV Series About the League

Dekalb High School Teams up With ‘Goodr’ to Open First Free Grocery Store for Students in County

Rapper Flo Rida Invests $10M to Open First Black-Owned Plaza in Hometown of Miami Gardens

Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Makes Broadway History as Highest-Grossing Play Ever

Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel Makes NCAA History as First One-Armed Women’s Basketball Player to Score in a Game

Pat McGrath Makes History as Creative Director of Louis Vuitton’s First Makeup Line

Dr. Brandon Jones Makes History as First Black President of the World’s Largest Scientific Organization

Serena Williams Becomes Part Owner of Canada’s First WNBA Team, Toronto Tempo

Former NASA Rocket Scientist Aisha Bowe to Make History as Crew Member on Blue Origin’s First All-Woman Spaceflight

Paul Tazewell Makes History as First Black Man to Win Oscar for Best Costume Design

17-Year-Old Kamora Freeland Makes History as Youngest Licensed Woman Pilot in New York

Meet Stan Thomas, the Sega President Who Spearheaded One of the First Game Streaming Services

Shannon and Sterling Sharpe Make History as the First Brothers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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