Posts Tagged ‘Trailblazers’
‘Chicago’ star Angelica Ross’ history-making role kicks the door wide open for inclusion
Broadway star Angelica Ross has paved the way for other trans actors to take the stage after she played the lead role in Chicago.
Read MoreEast Harlem Renames Street to Honor Late Actor Cicely Tyson
A street in East Harlem has been renamed after Cicely Tyson, an actor who grew up in the neighborhood and made history on TV.
Read More‘Sidney’ Tackles The Not-So-Comfortable Conversations About A Black Cinema Icon
The upcoming documentary about Sidney Poitier delves into sometimes uncomfortable questions as it examines the actor’s real life.
Read MoreBernard Shaw, CNN’s chief anchor for 20 years, dies at 82
The passing of trailblazing news anchor Bernard Shaw, who worked for CNN for two decades, has inspired kind words from former coworkers.
Read MoreAll-Black women crew operates American Airlines flight from Dallas in honor of trailblazer Bessie Coleman
100 years after Bessie Coleman became the first Black woman to earn her pilot’s license, America Airlines honored her with a flight.
Read MoreFirst Black female sheriff in Louisiana inaugurated
Susan Hutson made history twice in December when she became the first woman elected to serve as sheriff in New Orleans, and the first African American.
Read MoreFirst Black woman nominated as Milwaukee’s assistant fire chief
After 19 years with Milwaukee’s Fire Department, Sharon Purifoy-Smoots will be Deputy Chief and highest-ranking black woman in state fire departments.
Read MoreMonroe teen makes history by receiving the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence
Just 15, Louisiana teen Valaysia Smith received the Congress of Future Medical Leaders Award of Excellence for her hard work and aspirations.
Read MoreMichelle Materre, Champion of Black Independent Film, Dies at 67
Through her distribution company and an educational series, Ms. Michelle Materre was for decades a tireless advocate for underrepresented filmmakers.
Read MoreJoe Biden Picks Ketanji Brown Jackson For The Supreme Court
President Joe Biden announced Friday that he is nominating Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, handing progressives a win and moving forward with his promise to put the first Black woman onto the nation’s highest court.
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