Debra Austin is the first African American female dancer for the New York Ballet and is a Ballet Master and founding member of the Carolina Ballet in Raleigh, NC.
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Black History Month
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Donna Cheek is the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Equestrian Team and first African-American Equestrian inducted in the Women’s Sports Hall of Fame.
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Gilda Cobb-Hunter left teaching to ensure that jobs in South Carolina would not be threatened as the state rapidly grew at the expense of rural communities.
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Eboni Williams is the first African American woman to star on Real Housewives of New York and has also been a lawyer, TV anchor, and host.
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Phyllis Newhouse is the first African American woman CEO to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange and win Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award.
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Marva Smalls is one of the most powerful executives in American business. She was Executive VP of Viacom, Inc. and has been the Executive VP and Global Head Inclusion for …
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Susan Taylor was editor-in-chief for Essence Magazine from 1981 to 2000 and is the founder and CEO of the National CARES Mentoring Movement.
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Tanya Trotter got her start as a vocalist in “Sister Act 2” and from there has had a successful music career as part of “The War and the Treaty.”