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DISCPlus: Michael Dante Dottin: Pioneering New Frontiers as First African-American Director for ABC News Live

by Lacey G Souldier TurnerMarch 1, 2024February 29, 2024

Learn about Michael Dante Dottin, the first African-American director for ABC News Live, as he breaks barriers and makes history.

Alma De Samana Will Be the First African American Woman Owned Resort In The Dominican Republic

by Ariel KahanaMay 10, 2023May 10, 2023

A closer look at Amber Batchelor of Georgia’s 100-Year-Old Chamber of Commerce

by Lacey G Souldier TurnerMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

Meet Nicolas Perkins: The Black Owner of Fuddruckers fast food chain

by Ariel KahanaMay 3, 2023May 3, 2023

First Black Male to Match Indiana University School of Medicine’s Triple Board Residency

by Lawrence Jones II, PhDMarch 7, 2023January 12, 2026

Black to the Future: The First Black TV Fitness Instructor, Billy Blanks

by The Newsletter 05February 15, 2023February 15, 2023

Powerful Haitian women: Mia Love, first African-American Republican woman in Congress

by Ariel KahanaJanuary 14, 2023January 14, 2023

The first Black Billionaire, Reginald Lewis left his imprint on the Black community

by Lacey G Souldier TurnerDecember 16, 2022December 16, 2022

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1st licensed social equity craft marijuana grower open for business in Illinois

by The Newsletter 05October 5, 2022December 30, 2022

Solange Knowles is the ‘first African American woman to compose for the New York City Ballet’

by The Newsletter 05October 3, 2022December 18, 2022