The Story of Ronald Ervin McNair
Ronald Ervin McNair was born on October 21, 1950, in Lake City, South Carolina.
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Meet General Michael Langley: The First Black Four-Star General In U.S. Marine Corps
General Michael Langley, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, is the first Black four-star general in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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11-Year-Old Keivonn Woodard Becomes First Black Deaf Boy To Earn Emmy Nomination
11-year-old Keivonn Woodard from Bowie, Maryland, made history as the first Black deaf actor to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
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Meet The First Black Female Pilot In The U.S. Air Force
In 1981, Captain Theresa M. Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. A year later, in 1982, at 23, she became the first Black woman and the first African American female pilot in the U.S. Air Force.
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15-Year-Old Makes History as the Youngest African American Junior Golf Champion
Shyla Brown is a 15-year-old Black teen from McKinney, Texas, who has recently made history as the youngest African-American Junior Golf Champion. She was ranked among the only four nationally-ranked high school golfers selected to compete in the prestigious Southwest Airlines Showcase at Cedar Crest. Discovering her love for golf at the age of 8,
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22-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Medical Doctor in Ghana
Kwaku Boakye Gyamfi is a 22-year-old from Cape Coast, Ghana, who is making waves for being one of the youngest medical doctors in the country. He recently graduated from the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Gyamfi’s achievement has made every blog and news outlet’s front pages. Gyamfi was born
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Black Woman With 33 Grandchildren Graduates From College at 63 Years Old
Robyn Roberts is an amazing 63-year-old grandmother of 33 and great-grandmother of 12. She recently graduated college from Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), proving that age is not a barrier to academic achievements. In an interview with Good Morning America, Robyn stated, “I have finished something I started that is absolutely amazing, and I feel
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6-Year-Old Black Girl From New Jersey Scores 138 on IQ Test, Same as Einstein
Declan Lopez is an outstanding and phenomenal six-year-old African American from Dover, New Jersey, who shockingly made waves in America with her Mensa membership and an impressive IQ of 138, nearly as high and equivalent to Einstein. Declan, the child prodigy is currently a kindergartener at her elementary school and has joined the ranks of
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Boston University Appoints Its First Black Woman President
Professor Melissa Lynn Gilliam has made history as the first Black woman president of Boston University, and the first woman president of the university in 184 years.
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Black Couple Married For 84 Years, Possibly Longest Married Couple in America
Cleovis and Arwilda Whiteside have made a remarkable romantic landmark, having been married for an unbelievable 84 years. They are the longest-married couple in the entire United States. Cleovis and Arwilda were at the respective age of 17 and 13, when they got married on July 24, 1939. Now 102 and 98 years old, the
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