Nina E. King will be the next Vice President and Director of Athletics at Duke University, President Vincent E. Price announced Wednesday. King is currently Duke’s senior deputy director of …
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Amma Agyei Becomes First Black Woman to Serve as Student Body President at Tufts University
Amma Agyei, a pre-med student studying biomedical engineering, was recently elected president of Tufts Community Union Senate. She will be the first Black woman to occupy this role in the …
Blade’s Stacy Osei-Kuffour Becomes First Black Woman To Write A Marvel Movie
Marvel’s ‘Blade’ starring Mahershala Ali will be written by ‘Watchmen’ series writer Stacy Osei-Kuffour. Stacy Osei-Kuffour is the first Black woman to write a Marvel Studios film. She is a …
Sydney Barber Becomes First Black Woman to be Named Brigade Commander of the U.S. Naval Academy
The Commandant of Midshipmen announced the spring semester midshipman leadership positions, Friday, Nov. 6, which includes the selection of the Naval Academy’s first African American female brigade commander, Midshipman 1st …
Thandiwe Mlauli Becomes The First Black Woman To Launch An Animation Studio In South Africa
Thandiwe Mlauli is the first black woman to build an independent animation studio in South Africa. “Studio Yezi is a development and animation studio based in South Africa.”Yezi” is short …