She added, "It is an absolute honor to be the first Black woman to represent the state of Wisconsin! And I cannot wait to ...

Pamela Uba, a 26-year-old medical scientist, made history as she has become the first black woman to be crowned Miss Ireland in the country since the pageant began in 1947. “It means so much to me,” a ...

And now, for the first time ever, three Black women simultaneously hold titles from America’s biggest pageants! Cheslie Kryst, who was crowned Thursday night, Kaliegh Garris, Nia Franklin, have been ...

The first Miss Black America pageant took place Sept. 7, 1968, at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlantic City, just a few hours after and blocks away from the Miss America pageant at Boardwalk Hall.

Kara Young made history on Sunday when she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role in Purpose, becoming the first black performer to win two consecutive Tony Awards. Kara ...

SHEFFIELD, England — Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died. He was 65. “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing ...

June 9 (Reuters) - Uriah Rennie, the first Black referee in the Premier League, has died aged 65, the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association said on Sunday. Jamaican-born Rennie ...

Over several decades, an estimated 100 Africans made the first legally sanctioned free Black community in the pre-Constitution United States their home and safe haven from British rule.

“We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former chair and trailblazing referee, Uriah Rennie," the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association posted Sunday on X.