These 4 men were the first Black police officers in Columbus, leading the way for others
Although they wore the Columbus Police Department uniform, they weren’t free from prejudice within the department.
Waterbury seminar explores the 'angry Black woman'
Anthony Gay, director of curricula and development of Welcome 2 Reality, has been presenting a four-part series, ...
Sadie T.M. Alexander, first Black woman in the US to receive a PhD, to be honored with statue in Philadelphia
Philadelphia is set to honor Sadie T.M. Alexander, the first Black woman to graduate from University of Pennsylvania's law ...
A Black transgender woman’s testimony helped ratify the 14th Amendment. Then conservatives began attacking her identity
Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...
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Black History Month - State College professor was first Black cadet at West Point
I began researching the life of the first Blacks to attend the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy at ...
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The story of two Brooklyn sisters who forged a family of firsts
Dr. Susan Smith McKinney Steward was the first Black woman to practice medicine in New York state, graduating as valedictorian and opening a prosperous office in Brooklyn. "She's working as a ...
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This Black History Month, we hail some of the brave women who fought for civil rights [column]
Terrell was one of the first Black women in the ... Millersville University, Smith-Wade-El also founded the African American Studies minor at the university. Her son, state Rep.
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Connecticut state trooper injured after being struck by car on I-91 in Meriden
A Connecticut State Police trooper suffered injuries after being struck by a motor vehicle on Interstate 91 in Meriden on Friday evening, officials said. Troopers from Troop I in Bethany responded ...
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Police hunt woman after officer dies in Ogun hotel
The Ogun State Police Command has launched a manhunt for an unidentified woman after Inspector Haruna ... She stated, “At first, only a uniform was found in his bag, so it was not immediately ...
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Fort Smith Police searching for armed robbery suspect
Fort Smith Police say they are looking for an armed robbery suspect.This incident occurred around 10 p.m. on Wednesday at the Cloud 9 store on the 2800 block of Rogers Avenue.According to a press ...
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State police in Luzerne trying to identify woman who used theft victim’s credit card at ATM in Berks
State police from Troop N in Luzerne County are seeking the identity of the woman who used the stolen card at the Truist Bank ATM on Route 662 in Douglasville on Nov. 21. This week, investigators ...