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Marcus Freeman Makes History as First Black Coach to Reach College Football Finals

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Marcus Freeman Makes History as First Black Coach to Reach College Football Finals

Jewel Rodgers Makes History as First African American Poet Laureate in Nebraska

Jewel Rodgers Makes History as First African American Poet Laureate in Nebraska

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Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Makes History as First Woman VP to Be Elected in Ghana

Dr. Vinson Eugene Allen, Founder of First Black-Owned Urgent Care Facility in U.S., Receives Keys to City of Compton

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Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Makes History as First Woman VP to Be Elected in Ghana

Activist Ronald Moten Opens First Go-Go Museum & Café in D.C.

Kaleena Smith Makes History as First High School Women’s Basketball Player to Sign NIL Deal With Adidas

Erica Lee Carter, Daughter of Late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Makes History as the First Woman to Replace Her Mother in Congress

Mayor Brandon Scott Makes History as the First Mayor to Be Reelected in Baltimore in Two Decades

Whoopi Goldberg Announces Launch of First Global Women’s Sports Channel

Meet Ardean Miller, Founder of the First Black-Owned Gift-Wrapping Brand Sold at Lowe’s

Philly to Honor First Black Woman to Graduate From U Penn’s Law School With Statue

6 Historic Wins on Election Night 2024

Ashley T. Johnson Makes History as First Black Woman to Lead St. Louis FBI Field Office

Missy Elliott & Queen Latifah Make History as First Rappers to Receive National Medal of Arts

Dwyane Wade Becomes First NBA Player in Miami Heat History to Have a Statue Outside the Arena

Civil War Era Politician Robert Smalls Becomes First African American to Receive Monument in South Carolina

Keke Palmer Named First Ever Chief Brand Officer for ‘Creme of Nature’

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