Tag: history
Victor Glover to Become the First Black NASA Astronaut to Live...
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...
Lucille Bridges, Mother Of Civil Rights Activist Ruby Bridges, Dead At...
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...
Miss USA 2020 is the first Black woman to represent Mississippi
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...
‘Game-Changer’: Kamala Harris Makes History As Next Vice President
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...
Mauree Turner Wins, Will Be First Muslim Lawmaker In Oklahoma
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...
93-year-old Alabama poll chief honored by Birmingham as she prepares to...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
After 57 years as a poll worker who has seen election of the first Black Birmingham City Councilor, the first...
Trailblazer Autherine Lucy Foster Awarded Honorary Doctorate From Miles College
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Miles College on Wednesday honored Autherine Lucy Foster an alumna and the first African American to enroll and attend the...
Miles College to honor Autherine Lucy Foster, alumna and first Black...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College will honor Autherine Lucy Foster an alumna and the first African American to enroll and attend the University of...
Girls Scouts of The USA Appoints Its First Black CEO In...
By Dana Givens
Black Enterprise
The Girls Scouts of the USA made a historic announcement for the organization with the appointment of Judith Batty as the...
Dr. Billy Hawkins to be first Black president of Talladega College...
By The Daily Home
Talladega College will hold a naming ceremony for the Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Student Activity Center at 3 p.m. Friday, Aug....