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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

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’

Tuskegee University Launches First HBCU Aviation Program in Alabama to Train Black Pilots

LeBron James & Son Bronny Officially Make History as First Father-Son Duo to Play as NBA Teammates

Meet the First Mother-Daughter Duo to Be Certified Sports Agents by NFLPA

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

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