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In 1992, Dr. Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to go into space. Prior to her career in space,
she founded served as a doctor in the
Peace Corps and after her time in
space, she founded an organization
that provided space camps for
students. She has been a trailblazer
across the STEM world. -
On October 7, 1993, Toni Morrison becomes the first African American to win the Nobel Prize for literature. The citation praised her as an author "who in novels characterized by visionary force and poetic import, gives life to an essential aspect of American reality." -
The Million Man march was a large gathering of African -American men in Washington, D.C, on October 1995. The goal was unity against economic and social issues afflicting African Americans and attention from the Washington political establishment. This march was held under the leaderhsip of Minister Louis Farrakhan. -
George Theophilus Walker was an American composer, pianist, and organist, he was also the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music on 1996. -
Colin Luther Powell was the first African- American Secretary of State. He was an American politician statesman, diplomat, and a United States Army officer. -
Halle Berry was the first African American to win the Academy Award for best actress in 2002 for her portrayal of Letica Musgrove in Monster's Ball. -
On December 16, 2003, President George W. Bush signs legislation to establish the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act. -
Condoleezza Rice was nominated for Secretary of State by George W. Bush on November 14, 2004, and was assumed office on January 26, 2005. She served for four years, and left the position on January 20, 2009. She was the first African-American women to serve as Secretary of State. -
Barack Obama was the first African- American president of the United States, he served as the 44th president from 2009 to 2017. -
A new visitor center opens in New York City, near the rediscovered 17th and 18th century burial grounds of Africans, free and enslaved, who helped create the nation's cultural and commercial capital. -
The George Floyd protests were a series of both peaceful protests and riots against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020. -
Kamala Harris was the first women and first women of color to become the 49th vice president of the United States.