Mia Love made history by becoming the GOP’s first black female in Congress last night when she won Utah’s 4th House district. Tim Scott did too, by becoming the south’s first black Senator since Reconstruction.Ā
Simone Biles made history by becoming only the sixth woman, and first in more than a decade, to win consecutive all-around titles at the World Gymnastics Championships on Friday. Biles, 17, says she was blown away by her success.Ā
Keke PalmerĀ is set to make history–again. The actress, singer and talk show hostĀ will be the first black Cinderella on Broadway when she stars inĀ Rogers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, beginningĀ September 9.Ā
In November, Georgia will make history. For the first time in the state and the nation, five black women will be on a statewide ballot.Ā
Laverne Cox has just made history. Cox has become the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy. Cox is up for the “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for her work on the Netflix hit,Ā Orange is the New Black. The show received 12 nominations.
A New York teen has made history by becoming the first black valedictorian in the history of her high school. Shanelle Davis, a senior at Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, will be graduating at the top of her class.
Sissieretta Jones made history in 1892 when she became the first African-American female to sing at Carnegie Hall. 122 years later, the first openly transgender African-American performer will play at the venue on June 25.
Well ladies and gentlemen she’s done it again.Ā Orange is the New BlackĀ star LaVerne Cox has made history by becoming to first transgender person to appear on the cover of TIME magazine. The actress and activist also sat down with TIME’sĀ Katy SteinmetzĀ for an in-depth interview.
The St. Louis Rams made history on Saturday when they selected Michael Sam in this year’s NFL draft. The move makes Sam the NFL’s first openly-gay football player. But the NFL may not be the only entity impacted by the decision.
Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Ph.D., has made history by becoming the first African American, and female president of Trinity College. Members of the College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of the decision.Ā
By: Kai M. Green Black History month is intimately connected to the lives and stories of everyday Black people.Ā The goal of Black History month is to validate the knowledges and stories of Black people,Ā stories which are often erased and/or invalidated by Eurocentric accounts of history. It was aĀ month to reeducate the country and the world […]
There’s always something new to learn about Black history. Some pieces of history that have been swept under rugs with humps big enough to block hallways and some pieces that have been disregarded or demonized by those that are able to edit the pages of our time.Ā Each and every time I learn something new […]
