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U.S. Targets Assad’s Government With First Air Strike On Syria
On Thursday, President Donald Trump authorized the United States’ first attack on Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria following a tragic chemical attack. The missiles were launched from two Navy destroyers and targeted multiple airbases.
John Hopkins Admits First Black Woman Neurosurgeon
Match Day, which is when medical students find out where they’ll be conducting their residency, is always a special occasion. For Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, it was even more so as she became the first Black woman neurosurgeon at John Hopkins.
NCAA Recruitment Of First Generation Athletes Is On A Serious Decline
In just a couple of decades, the system of college athletic recruitment has had a major facelift. It was once almost a cliche for recruiters to regularly visit low-income households and court the talented children of parents who never went to college. Today, recruiters appear to be more focused on athletes that can get into better […]
Meet Chicago’s First Transgender Filipina Bakery Owner
Jenne Vailoces inherited her love of baking from her mother while being raised in the Philippines. When she came to Chicago, she used that passion to offer her talents to the public after opening Jennivee’s Bakery. Outside of its convenient location near Chicago’s Boystown and Wrigleyville neighborhoods and her signature purple velvet cake, Jennivee’s Bakery is special […]
Stephanie Johnson Becomes Delta Airlines’ First Female Captain
It seems as if Stephanie Johnson doesn’t know how to not make history. 20 years ago, she became the first Black female pilot for Northwest Airlines. In 2016, she became the first Black female captain for Delta Airlines.
Savannah State Makes History As First HBCU To Win National Cheer Award
Savannah State University has become the first historically Black college or university to win the National Cheerleading Award.
Harvard Law Review Elects First Black Woman President
The Harvard Law Review has elected Imelme Umana as its first Black woman president. This achievement puts Umana in a very elite group as the first Black American president of the Harvard Law Review later went on to become the first Black President of the United States.
Lady Liberty Depicted As A Black Woman For The First Time
The United States Mint and Treasury has revealed that Lady Liberty will feature a Black woman for the first time ever.
Mesha Caldwell is 2017’s First Reported Trans Murder Victim
2016 was difficult as it became the deadliest year on record for transgender people in the United States with 27 reported victims. Nearly half of which were Black. Unfortunately, 2017 didn’t take long to show that this tragedy wasn’t left in the past. Mesha Caldwell, a hairstylist from Mississippi was found murdered 30 miles outside of […]
NASA To Send First Black Astronaut To Space Station
For the first time, NASA is sending a Black astronaut to the international space station. Jeanette Epps, a former CIA technical intelligence officer and member of NASA’s 20th class of astronauts, will head to the space station veteran astronaut Andrew Feustel in 2018.
‘I am not sorry’: Dylann Roof Speaks To Jury For First Time
Dylann Roof offered the first words many have ever heard him say since he was arrested in 2015 during the opening statements of his sentencing trial. Roof, who killed nine black people during a prayer service in Charleston in June 2015, showed no inclination of remorse and chose to try and justify rather than apologize […]
Arkansas Teacher Calls Michelle Obama ‘America’s First Chimp’
An Arkansas teacher is being investigated after calling First Lady Michelle Obama a chimpanzee over the holidays.