Jaylen Smith graduated high school in May. He is now the youngest Black mayor in the United States.
Democrat Wes Moore has made history in Maryland as the state's first Black governor. He is only the third Black governor elected in the country.
Late actress, singer, and civil rights activist Lena Horne has become the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named in her honor.
Andrea Hayes Dixon, M.D., has made history as the first Black woman dean of the Howard University College of Medicine in the institution’s 154-year history.
Megan Piphus Peace has become the first Black woman puppeteer in Sesame Street history.
Bernard Shaw, former CNN anchor and a pioneering Black journalist, has died. He was 82.
Sixty high schools across the United States have started offering Advanced Placement AP African American studies courses.
Pioneering aviator Bessie Coleman was honored in a big way.
Morgan Cato has made history as the first Black woman Assistant General Manager and Vice President of Basketball Operations for an NBA team.
Ernie Barnes's "The Sugar Shack" painting, that served as the cover for one of singer's Marvin Gaye's albums, has sold at a big price.
