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

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Virginia State University Makes History as First HBCU With Accredited Social Work Program

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

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

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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

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

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

MLB Makes History With First-Ever All-Black Umpiring Crew in 120+ Year History

Baltimore Students Make History as First Team of Black Women to Win Policy Debate at Chicago Tournament

April Verrett Named First Black Woman President Of Nation’s Largest Service Workers Union

Kyrie Irving Signs Father Drederick Irving as First Signature Athlete for Anta Shoe Line

Morgan State’s Marching Band Makes History as First HBCU to Perform at D-Day Memorial Parade in France

Minneapolis Woman on Quest to Become First Black Woman to Solo Kayak Down the Mississippi River

Joe Mazzulla Makes History As Youngest Head Coach To Reach NBA Finals

Chelsea Manalo Becomes First Black Filipino Woman To Be Crowned Miss Universe Philippines

Theresa Claiborne, the First Black Woman Pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Has Retired

Jay Jones Makes History as Howard University’s First Transgender Student Body President

Hampton University Graduates First-Ever All Woman Doctoral Candidates in Departments of Education & Counseling

Angel Reese Just Became the First Co-Owner of DC Power Football Club

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