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

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Travis Hunter Makes History as First 2-Way Player to Win Heisman Trophy in Nearly 30 Years

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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Michael Stephens Makes History as First Black CEO of Tampa International Airport

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

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

Christopher Johnson Makes History as First Black & Deaf Assistant Dean at University of Cincinnati

Amy Sherald to Make History as First Contemporary Black Artist to Have Solo Exhibition at National Portrait Gallery

Actor Lamorne Morris Wins Very First Emmy for Role in FX’s ‘Fargo’

Pediatrician Creates First Ever Black-Owned Virtual Autism Clinic for Kids in the U.S.

Morehouse Alum James Jeter Makes History as First Black Creative Director of Ralph Lauren

Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind First Black Woman-Owned Culinary Academy in Atlanta

Donald Ramphadi & Lucas Sithole Make History as First South Africans to Win Paralympic Medal in Wheelchair Tennis

Meet Dr. Joanne Patterson, Nurse Behind First Mobile Psychiatric Clinic in the State of Georgia

Mariam Eniola Bolaji Becomes the First African Athlete to Win a Paralympic Medal in Badminton

Manika Gamble Set to Become First African American to Complete Most Difficult Marathon Challenge in the World

Olympian Rojé Stona Wins First-Ever Olympic Gold Medal in Discus Throw for Jamaica

Nigeria Makes History as First African Basketball Team to Reach Olympic Quarter-Finals

Lauren Scruggs Makes History as First Black American Woman to Earn an Individual Medal in Women’s Fencing at Olympics

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