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TNT’s “Set Pace” showcases the journey of Carol Glenn, Britain’s first Black, female motorsports official and the first Black woman to launch a race team in Britain ...

Lexington’s first Black woman who was a firefighter, Lieutenant Brenda Cowan, died in the line of duty. She died Feb. 13, 2004, when she was shot at the scene of a domestic dispute.

MANSFIELD, Texas — Mansfield Independent School District made history Tuesday night by electing its first-ever Black woman president. In a 7-0 vote, the board approved its new slate of officers ...

The phenomenally popular author of “Malibu Rising” and “Daisy Jones and the Six” returns with another novel, once again focused on an ambitious female protagonist and with nods to recent ...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha’s first female mayor has conceded the mayoral race to a man who will likely become the community's first Black mayor. Voters in Omaha were making history Tuesday by ...

Seven Black- and women-led bookstores in metro Atlanta are having the first Black Girl Book Fair at Brave and Kind Bookshop in Decatur on Saturday. The book sale, which coincides with Independent ...

A ceremonial swearing-in ceremony was held for Justice Pamela Goodwine. A ceremonial swearing-in ceremony was held Friday in Frankfort for Justice Pamela Goodwine. She becomes the first Black ...

Crumpler stood alone as the first and only Black female physician in the country. “When people think about Black women in medicine, they think that it didn’t happen until the advent of ...

Important case information, a statue she’s had for decades, and photos, facing toward her, not away from her; those are the decorations on the historic desk of Kentucky’s first Black female ...

Carolyn Baker-Marzette broke barriers when she was called to serve as the first black female officer at the Opelousas Police Department. More than 20 years later Marzette is being honored for ...