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There Are Currently No Black-Owned NFL Teams, But It Almost Happened Several Times
The NFL, which was founded in the year 1920, has had millions of African American fa…
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‘Star Trek’ Makes History With First Ever Black Female Director
Star Trek has always had a diverse cast from George Takei who is Japanese and Niche…
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60 Years Before Jackie Robinson, He Was the First African American to Play Pro Baseball
In 1947, Jackie Robinson made sports history as the first African American baseball …
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She Was the First Black Tennis Player to Professionally Compete With Whites
Althea Neale Gibson was an African American tennis player who set many milestones no…
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Amos 'n' Andy, the First Ever Black Television Sitcom
In 1951, a new show made history as the first Black sitcom to be broadcasted on nati…
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Only 3 Women Played in the Negro Baseball League. She Was One of Them
Born in South Carolina in 1935, Mamie Johnson, also known by her nickname "Pea…
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8-Year Old Becomes Youngest Black Female to Go Undefeated in a National Chess Competition
Meet Diamond Shakoor, who in 2009 at age 8, became the youngest African-American fe…
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The First Black Woman Soccer Player to Be Inducted into the Hall of Fame
Briana Scurry is widely recognized as one of the world’s most talented and influent…
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At 17-Years Old, She Became the Youngest Black Golfer to Turn Professional
Meet Ginger Howard from Darby, Pennsylvania, who made history as a professional gol…
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Meet the Only White Owner of a Negro League Baseball Team
J.L. Wilkinson, born in 1878, was the only white man among the eight team owners in…
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Former WNBA Player Becomes 1st Black Woman to Coach Men’s College Basketball Team
Tamara Moore, a former WNBA player, is the first African American woman to become t…
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The First African American Player to be Drafted into the NBA
In 1950, Chuck Cooper became the first African American basketball player ever sele…
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Meet America's First Black Supermodel -- The First to Be Featured on the Cover of Vogue
Donyale Luna, who was born Peggy Ann Freeman on August 31, 1945, was a model and ac…
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Woman Makes NFL History as the 1st Black Female Coach in the League
Jennifer King is the first African American woman ever to be hired as a full-time a…
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Black Woman Makes NHL History as the First to Play Professional Hockey
Meet Blake Bolden, a native from Cleveland, Ohio, who has broken many barriers in a…
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The NFL Once Banned All Black Players For 12 Years
The NFL has long had continuous struggles with discrimination and racism. In fact, …
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First African-American Athlete to Win a Medal in the Olympic Games
In 1904, George Coleman Poage became the first African-American to ever win a medal…
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Meet the First African American to Become a Chess Grandmaster
Maurice Ashley is the first African American ever to be awarded the world title of …
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Meet NASCAR’s First African American Driver and Winner
Wendell Scott was born with racing in his blood. His father worked as a mechanic an…
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Meet the First Ever African American Head Coach in NFL History
In 1920, Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard became one of the first two Afr…
