History

Alia Atkinson becomes first black woman to win world title in swimming

Video: BYP100’s Jessica Pierce talks activism, youth-led movements

Laverne Cox named Glamour ‘Woman of the Year’

Civil rights activist says America looks a lot like it did 54 years ago

Chicago Defender appoints Kai El’ Zabar as publication’s first female director

Chadwick Bosman to star as Marvel’s first black superhero, company also set to debut first female hero

America’s first black attorney general Eric Holder to announce resignation

‘Forgotten Four’ film tells story of four black men who integrated the NFL

Paulette Brown becomes first black women to lead the American Bar Association

Keke Palmer makes history by becoming first black Cinderella on Broadway

Georgia makes history: has largest number of black women on single ballot

Michele Roberts makes history by becoming NBPA’s first female executive director

Tara Walker becomes New Jersey’s first black female firefighter

Woman firefighter becomes first female featured in Calender of Heroes

Arizona school under fire for teaching literature that outlines the ‘benefits of slavery’

Alice Coachman, first black woman to win Olympic gold medal dead at 90

LaVerne Cox makes history yet again: becomes first transgender woman nominated for Emmy

University agrees to remove Confederate flags from campus following protests

Video: C-SPAN callers use Civil Rights show to complain about white oppression

Award-winning director Alton Glass makes history, wins in all nominated categories at Black Film Festival

Maya Rupert on #Theseorgsaintloyal

The National Association of Black Storytellers is now accepting entries

Here’s how the Civil Rights Act of 1964 could protect LGBT workers

Vice Admiral makes history, becomes first 4-star female admiral

50 years ago today: In memory of the Civil Rights movement

Anthony Brown slated to become Maryland’s first black governor

First Lady: ‘U.S. is ready for a female president’

Student is the first black valedictorian in school’s history

Tona Brown makes history by becoming first transgender African-American woman to play at Carnegie Hall

149 years ago today, Juneteenth was born

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