#OTD #TDIH #January31, 1919: #BOTD: #HBD #JackieRobinson, #FirstAfricanAmerican 1) #MLBPlayers 2) #TVSportsAnalysts 3) #CorporateExecutive!#JackieRobinsonDay #Heroes #Champions #GreatGuys #RoleModels #TheGreatAndTheGood #BestAndBrightest #AfricanAmericans #BaseballSky #SportsSky #BlackSky

#OTD #TDIH #January13, 1990: #DouglasWilder becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican elected #governor of a US state (#Virginia). #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #Virginia #GovernorsOfVirginia #BlackSky
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#OTD #TDIH #June5, 1973: #DorisADavis becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican mayor of a US metropolitan city.
#DorisADavis #DorisAnnDavis #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #BlackPeople #Blacks #FirstAfricanAmericans #1stAfricanAmericans #MayorsOfCompton
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#OTD #TDIH #May5, 1969: #MonetaJSleetJr., #photographer for #EbonyMagazine, becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican to win a #PulitzeAward for #journalism for his #photo of #CorettaScottKing at the #FuneralOfMartinLutherKingJr. #MarinkLutherKindJr. #CivilRightsMovement
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#OTD #TDIH #May1, 1950 #GwendolynBrooks #FirstAfricanAmericans becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican awarded #PulitzerPrizeForPoetryRecipients for her poem #AnnieAllen.
#PulitzerPrizeRecipients #PoetLauretes #Poetry #Poetry #AmericanPoetry #AfricanAmericanPoetry #PoetrySky
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News/Opinion: 19-Year-Old Wins Black Miss Mississippi Teen USA Pageant After 3 Attempts Meet Maddie Oliphant, the first African-American to be crowned Miss Mississippi Teen USA, a title she earned after three attempts. At 19 years old, Oliphant, a Hickory native, is using her platform to inspire others and push for better access to books for young children across the state.

News/Opinion: 19-Year-Old Wins Black Miss Mississippi Teen USA Pageant After 3 Attempts: Meet Maddie Oliphant, the first African-American to be crowned Miss Mississippi Teen USA, a title she earned after three attempts. At 19 years old,… #Flour #MaddieOliphant #Oliphantfirst #firstAfricanAmerican

#OTD #TDIH #January31, 1919: #BOTD: #HBD #JackieRobinson, #FirstAfricanAmerican 1) #MLBPlayers 2) #TVSportsAnalysts 3) #CorporateExecutive!#JackieRobinsonDay #Heroes #Champions #GreatGuys #RoleModels #TheGreatAndTheGood #BestAndBrightest #AfricanAmericans
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#OTD #TDIH #January13, 1990: #DouglasWilder becomes #FirstAfricanAmerican elected #governor of a US state (#Virginia). #AfricanAmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHeritage #BlackPeople #Blacks #AfricanAmericans #BlackAmericans #Virginia #GovernorsOfVirginia
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