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George Taliaferro, NFL

George Taliaferro, First Black Player Drafted by NFL, Dies at 91

October 10, 2018

Ruby Bridges

Ruby Bridges and Desegregation

September 8, 2017

U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch Confirmed as Attorney General

Police, Officials Resign After Missouri Town Elects First Black Mayor

Election of Black Female Mayor Causes Mass Resignations

Minnie Minoso

President Obama: Minnie Minoso was "Mr. White Sox"

NBA pioneer Earl Lloyd dies at 86

Earl Lloyd Dies at 86

February 27, 2015

Golf pioneer Charlie Sifford dies

Charlie Sifford Dies at 92

February 4, 2015

Alia Atkinson Becomes First Black Woman to Win a World Swimming Title

Meet Alia Atkinson: 1st Black Woman to Win World Swimming Title

December 8, 2014

Greater Boston YMCA chief to lead national Y

Kevin Washington to Lead the YMCA

November 12, 2014

Mia Love, the Obama of the Republican Party?

Mia Love, the GOP's Newest Star

November 6, 2014

Scott first black senator elected in South since Reconstruction

Tim Scott, First Elected Black Senator in the South Since Reconstruction

November 5, 2014

Academy: Cheryl Boone Isaacs Reelected as President

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Re-Elects Cheryl Boone Isaacs

Broadway's Getting Its First Black Cinderella

Keke Palmer to be Broadway's First Black Cinderella

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Beverly Johnson on the Fashion Industry's Lack of Diversity

Michele A. Roberts

Michele Roberts Named Head of NBA Players' Union

Alice Coachman

Alice Coachman Dies at 90

Herb Jeffries, Pioneering Black Singing Cowboy of the Movies, Dies at 100

Herb Jeffries Dies

The first African-American female pilot for the D.C. National Guard always wanted to fly

Meet Demetria Elosiebo

Dean Baquet Named Executive Editor of The New York Times

New York Times Names Dean Baquet Executive Editor

Pioneering Black Newsman In The White House Belatedly Gets His Due

White House Correspondents' Association to Honor Harry McAlpin

Norm Lewis

Norm Lewis First Black Phantom of the Opera on Broadway

John Thompson

John Thompson Named Chair of Microsoft

February 5, 2014

University of California-Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake

Michael Drake First Black Head of Ohio State University

February 4, 2014

Texas introduces Charlie Strong

University of Texas Hires Charlie Strong as Football Coach

January 6, 2014

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Clifford Prince King's Tender Portraits of Black Male Intimacy

Edvin Thompson

Theophilio's Edvin Thompson Takes His Design Skills to the Wine World

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama Shares Career Advice and Talks the Importance of Work-Life Balance

John Legend Creator Collab Etsy home collection

John Legend Tapped Black Women Designers for His Limited-Edition Etsy Home Collection

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