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Xavier University Makes History as First HBCU to Launch Co-Ed Varsity Rowing Program

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Kevin Hart Announces Release of ‘Lil Kev,’ the First Original Animated Series on BET+

Xavier University Makes History as First HBCU to Launch Co-Ed Varsity Rowing Program

Joseph Deng Makes History as First Player From South Sudan to Sign a Professional MLB Contract

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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

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

Don Scott Makes History as the First Black House Speaker in Virginia

Racquel Oden Makes History as the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s First Female Board Chair

Joy Sewing Becomes First Black News Columnist At Houston Chronicle

Jasmine Guy Earns First Emmy Award in 4 Decade Career

Keke Palmer Makes History as First Black Woman to Win an Emmy for Best Game Show Host

6 Trailblazing Achievements You Didn’t Know About Harvard’s First Black President

Cherelle Parker Sworn in as the First Woman Mayor of Philadelphia

NFL Makes History With First All-Black Officiating Crew Including 3 Women

Wilfried Nancy Makes History as the First Black Coach to Win a Major League Soccer Championship

Atiba Edwards Makes History as First Black Man to Lead Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Its 125-Year History

Fisk University Set to Host Historic Gymnastics Meet With All Black Women Coaches

Queen Latifah Makes History as First Woman Rapper to Earn Prestigious Kennedy Center Honors Award

Jordyn Foster Makes History as the Youngest & First Woman Director of Football Operations at NC A&T

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