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      William DeHart Hubbard: The first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event

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      Meserette Kentake
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DeHart Hubbard

William DeHart Hubbard: The first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event

Meserette Kentake
November 25, 2017
African American, Black Firsts, Famous Sagittarius, History Makers
William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American in Olympic history to win an individual gold medal, when he won the long (broad) jump by leaping over 24 feet 5½ inches on July 8 at the 1924 Paris Summer ...
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Madam C. J. Walker: Self-Made Millionaire

Meserette Kentake
December 23, 2016
African American, Black Firsts, Famous Sagittarius, Herstory, History Makers
"I am a woman who came from the cotton fields of the South. From there I was promoted to the washtub. From there, I was promoted to the cook kitchen. And from there, I promoted myself into the business of manuf...
Ernest Morrison

Ernest Morrison: The first Black child movie star

Meserette Kentake
December 20, 2016
African American, Black Firsts, Famous Sagittarius
Ernest Fredric "Ernie" Morrison was the first Black child movie star. Morrison, who performed under the stage name Sunshine Sammy, was most famous as one of the Dead End Kids/East Side Kids. Morrison was...
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William A. Hinton: The first African American to author a medical textbook

Meserette Kentake
December 15, 2016
African American, Black Firsts, Famous Sagittarius, History Makers
William Augustus Hinton was the first Black professor at Harvard Medical School and the first African American to publish an academic textbook. As a bacteriologist, pathologist and educator, he was a pioneer in...
Theodore Lawless

Theodore K. Lawless: World-famed Dermatologist and Philantropist

Meserette Kentake
December 6, 2016
African American, Famous Sagittarius, History Makers
T heodore K. Lawless was an internationally known African-American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer. Dr. Lawless was renowned for his research into the treatment and cure of syphilis, leprosy,...
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Charles Alston: Reclaiming identity through art

Uchenna Edeh
November 28, 2016
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Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist who created vital representations of black experiences and figures during the middle of the 20th century w...
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Jimi Hendrix: Hailed as the greatest guitarist of all time

Uchenna Edeh
November 27, 2016
African American, Famous Sagittarius
Jimi Hendrix, the African American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter is widely recognized as one of the most creative and influential musicians of the 20th century and is hailed by Rolling Stone magazine a...
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Daniel G. Hill: Committed to the quest for justice in Canada

Uchenna Edeh
November 23, 2016
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Daniel G. Hill (November 23, 1923 – June 26, 2003), human rights specialist, historian, and public servant, was prominent in the movement to overturn racial discrimination in Canada. He came to Canada for gra...
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Queen Ranavalona lll: The Last Queen of Madagascar

Meserette Kentake
November 22, 2016
African, Famous Sagittarius, Herstory, Kings and Queens
Ranavalona III was the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from July 30, 1883 to February 28, 1897. During her reign, Queen Ranavalona III tried to stop the colonization of Madagascar ...
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: Neo Expressionist Pop Icon

Uchenna Edeh
December 22, 2015
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Jean-Michel Basquiat, known for his raw gestural style of painting with graffiti-like images and scrawled text, was the African American artist who emerged from the "Punk" scene in New York and crossed over to ...
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