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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

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

Penn State Assistant Coach Lynnzee Brown Makes History as First Woman Gymnast to Compete in Olympics for Haiti

17-Year-Old Ryan Garner Makes History as Youngest Black Private Pilot in North Carolina

South Sudan, Youngest Country in the World, Wins First-Ever Olympic Basketball Game

Coco Gauff Makes History as Youngest Team USA Athlete to Ever Be a Flag Bearer

Tiffany Tucker Named First Black Woman Athletics Director at UMBC

Dr. Vonnya Pettigrew Makes History as First Black Woman to Own a Block on Baltimore’s Waterfront

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