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Rebecca Davis Lee Crumpler: The first Black woman awarded a medical degree in the United States

Meserette KentakeFebruary 8, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeFebruary 8, 2016August 16, 20201

“I early conceived a liking for, and sought every opportunity to relieve the suffering of others.” [dropcap size=small]R[/dropcap]ebecca Davis Lee Crumpler, was the first African-American...

African American Escape from the Maafa Herstory Maafa

Lear Green: Escaped to freedom in a small sailor’s chest

Meserette KentakeFebruary 3, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeFebruary 3, 2016August 16, 20200

Lear Green was an enslaved African American young woman who escaped from Baltimore slaveholder James Noble by hiding in an old wooden sailor’s chest. The...

African American Black Firsts Herstory

Azie Taylor Morton: The First African American Treasurer of the US

Meserette KentakeFebruary 1, 2016April 21, 2018

by Meserette KentakeFebruary 1, 2016April 21, 20180

“It isn’t luck, and it isn’t circumstances, and it isn’t being born a certain way that causes a person’s future to become what it becomes.”...

African American Black Firsts Famous Aquarius Herstory

Sarah Loguen Fraser: A Pioneering Pediatrician

Meserette KentakeJanuary 29, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 29, 2016August 16, 20200

Sarah Loguen Fraser was one of the first African American women to earn a medical degree, the first African American female physician specializing in obstetrics...

African American Black Firsts Court Case Herstory Maafa Resistance

Jenny Slew: The first enslaved person to win her freedom via jury trial

Meserette KentakeJanuary 29, 2016December 26, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 29, 2016December 26, 20200

Jenny Slew was a Black woman kidnapped into American slavery, who later petitioned for her freedom in court. Slew was the first ‘enslaved’ person to...

African American Black Firsts Famous Aquarius Herstory History Makers

Ora Mae Washington: The forgotten Queen of Tennis

Meserette KentakeJanuary 23, 2016April 15, 2018

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 23, 2016April 15, 20180

Ora Mae Washington was an African-American tennis player known as the “Queen of Tennis” in her Philadelphia neighborhood. Washington was an accomplished all-around athlete, excelling...

African American Black Firsts Famous Aquarius Herstory

Willa B. Brown: Trailblazing Aviatrix who accomplished many historical firsts

Meserette KentakeJanuary 22, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 22, 2016August 16, 20200

[dropcap size=small]W[/dropcap]illa B. Brown was the first African-American woman to become a licensed pilot in the United States. She was also the first Black officer...

African American Famous Capricorn Herstory

Betty Lou William: Four-Legged Beauty

Meserette KentakeJanuary 10, 2016August 16, 2020

by Meserette KentakeJanuary 10, 2016August 16, 20200

Betty Lou William was the highest paid human marvel in history. Betty Lou Williams was born Lillie B Williams in Albany, Georgia on January 10,...

African American Herstory Maafa Resistance

The Hanging of Celia

Meserette KentakeDecember 21, 2015April 15, 2019

by Meserette KentakeDecember 21, 2015April 15, 20192

On December 21, 1855, at 2.30pm, Celia an enslaved woman was hanged for the murder of her abusive enslaver, Robert Newsom. In 1850, Celia was...

African American Black Firsts Famous Sagittarius Herstory History Makers

Maria W. Stewart: Powerful Public Orator for Black Women’s Rights

Uchenna EdehDecember 17, 2015April 21, 2018

by Uchenna EdehDecember 17, 2015April 21, 20180

Maria W. Stewart, essayist, teacher, and political activist, is thought to be the first woman in America and the first African-American woman to make public...

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