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Campbell, Bertha Pitts (1889-1990)
Bertha Pitts Campbell was an early Seattle civil rights worker, a founder of the Christian Friends for Racial Equality, and an early board member of the Seattle Urban League.  She was also one of 22 young women at Howard University in 1913, who founded the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, one of the
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(BPRW) The African American Wellness Project Announces New Initiative Black Doctors Speak in Response to Health Care Inequities - The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) Oakland, California- TheAfrican American Wellness Project(AAWP) announced a new initiative,Black Doctors Speak,that willgive Black Doctors a voice in the conversation on issues affecting the African Amer Source
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(BPRW) Court TV Announces Original News Special Exploring the Relationship Between the Criminal Justice System and African Americans The Black Chronicle
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA Court TV, the multi-platform network devoted to live, gavel-to-gavel coverage, in-depth legal reporting and expert analysis of the nations most important and compelling trials, announced
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(BPRW) HBCU HEROES HOSTS FIRST-EVER VIRTUAL ESPORTS TOURNAMENT FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ON JULY 5 IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE FILM CALL-TO-ACTION TO INCREASE STUDENT VOTER PARTICIPATION The Black Chronicle
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(BPRW) P&G Presents Tonight’s CBS Primetime Special Honoring the Life of Rep. John Lewis – The Black Chronicle
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Jessye, Eva (1895-1992)
Eva Jessye was a pioneer in the world of African American music and is recognized as the first black woman to receive international distinction as a choral director. She was born in Coffeyville, Kansas on January 20, 1895 to Albert and Julia Jessye, but was raised by various relatives after her
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#Election2020 – Kamala Harris is Biden's choice for V.P. | The Atlanta Voice
Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced he has selected Senator Kamala Harris, D-California to be his running mate on his presidential ticket. Harris, 55, is the first Black woman and the first woman of Indian descent to be named to a presidential ticket. Moreover, Harris is the
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Avant, Nicole (1968- )
Nicole Avant served a two-year term as U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas from 2009 to 2011. President Barack Obama nominated her for the position in 2009 and after U.S. Senate confirmation, Hilary Clinton, then Secretary of State, swore her into office on September 9, 2009.  Avant arrived in
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Simpson, Georgiana (1866-1944)
Georgiana R. Simpson was the second black women to be awarded a Ph.D. in the United States. She received her degree in German from the University of Chicago in 1921, the same year that Sadie Tanner Mossell became the first black woman to be awarded the degree (from the University of
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Constance Baker Motley
Constance Baker Motley confirmed as U.S. district judge and became the first Black woman on the federal bench.
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Kristal Hansley Is The First Black Woman To Launch A Community Solar Company And Did So On Juneteenth
Kristal Hansley is the first Black woman in the country to own a community solar company.
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'We're Not Valued as We Should Be': 'RHOBH' Star Garcelle Beauvais Says Her White Peers Get Paid 1000 Percent More Than She Does Despite Her 20 Years In Show Business
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First Black Woman to Head a Medical School in the
Barbara Ross-Lee, practicing family physician, Naval officer, and medical educator, assumed the position as dean of Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing Michigan. This position made her the first Black woman to head a medical school in the United States.
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1993
Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate - Black News Channel
By Kathleen Ronayne and Will Weissert Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black
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(Black PR Wire) In the wake of racial injustice protests following the murder of George Floyd, I decided to develop a Black directory app to unite Black businesses with supporting
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Mary Singleton: First Black Woman Elected to Council in Jacksonville, FL
Mary Singleton won a seat on the Jacksonville City Council in 1967. She was the first African American woman to be elected to the council. Singleton was born in Jacksonville in 1926. She was the first black woman elected to the Jacksonville City Council. She won the Democratic nomination for the
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Norma Merrick Sklarek
Norma Merick Sklarek was the first black woman to be honored by fellowship in the American Institute of Architects (AIA).Some of her credits are City Hall, San Bernardino Calif., and the US Embassy in Tokyo.
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Eva Jessye
Eva Jessye was the first black woman to win international distinction as the director of a professional choral group, The Eva Jessye Singers.
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(BPRW) HBCU Buzz Presents: 2020 HBCU Top 30 Under 30 - The Black Chronicle
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‘Black and Asian people not seen as readers’: Bernardine Evaristo condemns books industry
Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman to win the Booker prize, has hit out at “ridiculous” and “misguided” beliefs in the publishing industry, where “black and Asian people are not considered to be a substantial readership, or to even be
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'Representation matters': Boys & Girls Club CEO proposes statue to honor Vel Phillips
Common Council and the first African American judge in Wisconsin. When she noted that no artwork from African American artists is currently displayed in
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Real Estate Mogul Launches Housing Assistance Fundraisers for Healthcare Workers During the Pandemic
Fort Myers, FL — Tamairo Moutry, a successful real estate broker and the first Black woman to own four real estate companies in four different states, has launched two fundraisers (one on Facebook and one on GoFundMe) to help raise funds for those who are taking the lead in fighting
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Butts, Cassandra Quin (1965-- )
Cassandra Quin Butt is Deputy White House Counsel to President Barack Obama on issues relating to civil rights, domestic policy, healthcare, and education.  She brought seventeen years of experience in politics and policy to her position.  She is a long-time friend of the President, acting as an
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(Black PR Wire) Cincinnati, Ohio-The Cincinnati Chamber is partnering with The Health Collaborative to launch the Regional COVID Communications Center (RC3), an ongoing campaign that shares culturally competent and equitable…
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About African-American Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek
Architect Norma Merrick Sklarek (born April 15, 1926 in Harlem, New York) worked behind the scenes on some of the largest architectural projects in America. Notable in architectural history as the first African-American woman registered architect in New York and California, Sklarek was also the
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Chisholm, Shirley (1924-2005)
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, an advocate for the rights of people of color and for womens rights, became in November 1968 the first black woman elected to the United States Congress.  Four  years later she became the first black person to seek a major party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency
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