United States – Florida
Samuel Tanner Stafford (1906-1968)
Samuel Tanner Stafford was born in 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri, as the first child and son of Dr. Samuel...
Nyjah Imani Huston (1994- )
Nyjah Imani Huston is an American professional skateboarder. He was born on November 30, 1994, to Adeyemi Huston and Kelle...
Joy Reid (1968-)
Joy Reid, a prominent national correspondent, political analyst, commentator, and television host, has made a significant impact on the media...
Mabel Fairbanks (1915-2001)
Mabel Fairbanks, known as the Grand Dame of African American figure skaters, was born on November 14, 1915, in Jacksonville,...
Michael Joseph (1981- )
Civil Rights Attorney Michael Joseph, a first-generation Haïtien American and the first Black mayor to lead the city of North...
Super Bowl 41 (2007)
Super Bowl 41 was the first Super Bowl contest pitting teams led by two African American coaches, Tony Dungy of...
Abner Haynes (1937-2024)
In 1956, running back Abner Haynes and his teammate Leon King became the first Black student-athletes to play for a...
Ronald Alexander Blackwood (1926-2017)
Ronald Blackwood was the first African American mayor of Mount Vernon, New York, a suburb of New York City. Blackwood...
Greg Gumbel (1946-2024)
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