“Know from whence you came. If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go.”
— James Baldwin
Claudette Colvin Refused to Give Up Her Seat on the Bus before Rosa Parks
Paul R. Williams: The Man Who Helped Build L.A, Architect to the Stars"
Lila Fenwick became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School.
In 1956, Lila Fenwick became the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School. Fenwick later led the United Nations’ Human Rights Division. She attended Harvard in 1954 when the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education came down, joining only a handful of women and the only black woman a one year before Ruth Bader Ginsburg started as a first-year student at the school.
The first black-American is known to have earned a bachelor's degree
The First Black-American To Earn A Bachelor's Degree From An American College
Gertrude Jeannette-First Woman Cabdriver Who Turned Broadway Actor
Sarah E. Goode: The First Black woman to receive a patent and Trademark
Meet a substantial contributor to the study of cardiovascular disease and the first black Ph.D. in Chemistry.
The First Celebrity Chef in America was enslaved! Chef Hercules
Wally Amos was the first black talent agent and entrepreneur who founded Famous Amos cookies.
