Tag: history

By Roxana Tiron and Daniel Flatley Bloomberg/Alabama Newscenter The U.S. Senate confirmed retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as defense secretary on Friday, making him the first...

By Kathleen Ronayne and Alexandra Jaffe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris broke the barrier Wednesday that has kept men at the top...

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting...

By Richard Friedman For The Birmingham Times It was a trip Cameron Mayers had to make, driving 90 miles and 65 years back into history. Mayers, an...

By Brittney Oliver Essence On April 1, 2021, WarnerMedia’s Pascal Desroches will become AT&T’s first Black chief financial officer. This news comes after the recent announcement...

By Dana Gives Black Enterprise This past weekend, NASA celebrated a historic moment with the launch of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission and Victor J. Glover became the first Black astronaut to live...

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lucille Bridges, the mother of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges, who walked with her then-6-year-old daughter past crowds screaming...

By Scottie Andrew CNN The first Black woman to be crowned Miss Mississippi USA is now the reigning Miss USA. Asya Branch, a student at the University...

NPR California Sen. Kamala Harris will become the next vice president of the United States, shattering another racial and gender barrier in American politics, at...

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman Black Voices  Mauree Turner won her election for state House in Oklahoma’s 88th district, making history as the first Muslim person elected to...