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Accomplishment: 7 Brothers and Sisters Who Are World-Renowned, Classical Music Geniuses
The Kanneh-Mason siblings are all talented classical musicians on the rise. All in all, they are 7 seven brothers and sisters ranging in age from 10-years old to 23-years old – all of whom play either the violin, the piano, or the cello to a very high standard.
Dwight Jr Almost Became the First African American In Space
Edward Joseph Dwight Jr., who was the first African American to enter the U.S. Air Force training program from which NASA selected astronauts, was born on September 9, 1933 in Kansas City, Kansas. He almost became the first African American to travel to outerspace, but it didn’t quite happen that way. From a young age, Read More…
Mabou Loiseau: Powerful At 8, Was Already Speaking 8 Languages and Playing 8 Instruments
In 2015, when Mabou Loiseau from Queens, NYC was just 8-years old, she was already speaking 8 languages – English, Kreyol, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin and American Sign Language. She was also learning Japanese.When Mabou was barely two years old, her mother noticed that she was speaking some words in French, but her mom Read More…
Supreme Court Judge in New Jersey Gets First Black Female
In June 2020, 39-year old Fabiana Pierre-Louis succeeded Walter Timpone to become the first Black woman to sit on New Jersey’s Supreme Court, the state’s highest court. She carries the legacy of John Wallace, who became the first Black male judge on the state supreme court in 2003. Pierre-Louis, who is Haitian-American, previously worked as Read More…
The First Black Woman to Run For Vice President in the United States
Charlotta Bass was a political activist and journalist who became the first African American woman to run for Vice President of the United States of America in 1952. She began her career as a conservative Republican but her politics changed by the 1940s. Then Bass became more progressive though she abandoned the Democratic party due Read More…