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Automotive designer Emeline King (born 1957) became the first Black Woman Automotive Designer for Ford Motor Company. Her most notable work is the creation and interior design of the 1994 Mustang.

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Alexis Margaret Herman was the first Black American United States Secretary of Labor. She served from 1997 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton’s Administration.

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In 1913, 11-year-old Sarah Rector became the richest Black child in America after the discovery of the oil rich land she and her family inherited under the Treaty of 1866, due to their birthright as Black descendants of Creek Indians born before the American Civil War.

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Pioneering politician, Patricia Roberts Harris was the first Black Woman to serve in a presidential cabinet and the first Black Woman and person of color to serve in two different presidential cabinet positions, under Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter.

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Molly Williams was the first known Woman firefighter and Black firefighter in America.

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In 1829, former slave Priscilla "Mother" Baltimore guided 11 families of free and fugitive Black Americans and established America’s first all black town, Brooklyn, Illinois.

Brooklyn is the only known 19th century all black town that still survives as a community.

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Dubbed “The Angel of The Rockies,” former slave, community philanthropist, abolitionist, and entrepreneur, Aunt Clara Brown was the first Black settler in Colorado.

She also helped other formerly enslaved people to settle during the Colorado Gold Rush.

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Did you know a 13-year-old Black Girl named Grace Wisher help make the American Flag?

Grace Wisher's contribution is a fascinating and often overlooked part of American history.

Read more about Grace’s contribution, click the link below.

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Engineer Marian Rogers Croak is the inventor of multiple voice over IP Internet Protocols (VoIP) inventions.

VoIP technology allows people to convert their voices into digital signals to make calls from computers and other digital devices.

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Alexa Irene Canady made history and herstory in 1984 by becoming the first Black woman in America to be board certified as a neurosurgeon.

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Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19th, is a significant day in American history. It marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in the United States.

Happy Juneteenth!

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As a Nova Scotian of African descent, Viola Irene Desmond emerged as a leading advocate for civil rights and women’s rights in Nova Scotia.

She represented a beacon of freedom and nonviolent resistance within Canada’s contemporary Civil Rights movement.

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Carla Diane Hayden is the first Woman and the first Black Person to serve as the United States Librarian of Congress. She served as the 14th Librarian of Congress from 2016-2025. She is the first professional librarian to hold the post since 1974.

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Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner is the inventor of the adjustable sanitary belt, the carrier attachment for the invalid walker, the bathroom tissue dispenser, the mounted backwash , and the shower wall.

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Marie Van Brittan Brown invented the audio-visual home security system in 1966. She received a patent for her invention in 1969.
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Bank founder, businessperson, teacher, and newspaper publisher, Maggie Lena Walker was the first Black Woman to charter a bank and the first Black Woman to serve as a bank president in the United States.

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Dr. Valerie L. Thomas invented the illusion transmitter. She received a patent for this invention in 1980.

She was also responsible for developing the digital media formats that image processing systems used in the early years of NASA’s Landsat program.
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Josephine Baker models a Jean Patou dress. Portrait by Dora Kallmus (Madame d’Ora), 1927. #botd

Christina Mae Jenkins was a pioneering scientist of cosmetology and the inventor of the hair weave.

Her invention made it possible for women of color to use false hair for styling in new and improved ways.

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Cheryl White is the first Black Woman horse racing jockey in the United States and the first woman to serve as a California horse racing steward.

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Businesswoman, hair care entrepreneur, philanthropist, educator, and activist Majorie Stewart Joyner was the first African-American woman to create and patent a permanent hair-wave machine.

Unfortunately, she did not receive any profit from her creation.

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The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion also known as the “Six Triple Eight” were a predominantly Black, multi ethnic battalion of Women’s Union Army Corps (WAC) who managed postal service operations and consisted of a total of 855 women led by Major Charity Adams. #BlackHerstory #Blacksky

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Actress and singer, Lena Horne, Ebony Magazine, March 1946.

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Happy Birthday, Malcolm X!

You and your wife will always be remembered for your steadfast commitment to the liberation of African descended peoples and courageous advocacy for Civil Rights and Human Rights for all peoples.

May you and Mrs. Malcolm X continue to rest in power.

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Mother of Hip Hop, Sylvia Robinson was the first Black Woman to own a record label.

As the founder and CEO of Sugar Hill Records, she produced the first rap singles, Rapper’s Delight, by The Sugar Hill Gang (1979) and The Message by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five (1982).

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Josephine Silone Yates (1852 or November 15, 1859 ; September 3, 1912) was the first Black woman to head a college science department and the first Black woman to hold a full professorship at any U.S. college or university.

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