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~ Dr. José Celso Barbosa
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Articles
- Quiroz, Vanna. “For the first time in history, Miss America, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA are all black women,” CBS, May 4, 2019.
- Trammell, Kendall. “For the first time, Miss USA, Miss America and Miss Teen USA are all black women,” CNN, May 5, 2019.
Books
- Potter, Joan. 2009. African American firsts: famous, little-known, and unsung triumphs of Blacks in America. New York, NY: Kensingston Pub. Corp.
- Smith, Jessie Carney. 2012. Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Canton, MI: Visible Ink Press.
- Vincent, Theodore G. 2001. The Legacy of Vicente Guerrero: México's First Black Indian President. Gainesville, Fl: University Press of Florida.
Websites
Videos
- Black History Month: Honoring First African American Female Combat Intelligence Pilot
- Black Music History: Harry H. Pace and the First Black-owned Record Label
- First black commercial ever in America
- First Black History Wax Museum in the Midwest
- The First country to ever ended slavery is Haiti learn Black History
- Hidden History: Knoxville’s first black firefighter shares his story
- History of Wille O’ree, 1st Black NHL Player
- Meet the First Black Navy SEAL, Still Serving His Country In Retirement | NBC Nightly News
- Meet Mansa Musa — The richest human being in all history – NewsX
- Russia’s first black elected official commands respect
- St. Cloud Makes History with First Black Female Police Officer
- Ursula Burns on Distinguishing Herself to Become First Black Woman to Run Fortune 500 Company | TIME