Category: Black Excellence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fionnghuala_O%27Reilly

Fionnghuala “Fig” O’Reilly (born 20 August 1993) is an Irish-American actress, model, television presenter, engineer, and beauty pageant titleholder. In 2019 she was crowned Miss Universe Ireland. She made history as the first woman of color and Black woman to represent Ireland at the international Miss Universe competition.^[1][2]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields

Mary Fields (circa 1832–1914),^[1][2] also known as Stagecoach Mary and Black Mary, was the first African American female star route mail carrier in the United States.^[3][4]

https://www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org/

Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family, Community, and Culture

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/23/1142266412/2022-was-a-good-year-for-nikki-grimes-who-just-published-her-103rd-book

2022 was a good year for Nikki Grimes, who just published her 103rd book

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1145036775/virginia-first-black-woman-congress-expected-jennifer-mcclellan

Jennifer McClellan is poised to become Virginia’s first Black woman in Congress

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/21/1143138448/brought-to-the-brink-by-the-pandemic-a-mississippi-clinic-is-rebounding-strong

Brought ‘to the brink’ by the pandemic, a Mississippi clinic is rebounding strong

https://www.theblackivists.com/

A collective of trained Black archivists who prioritize Black cultural heritage preservation and memory work

https://benniethompson.house.gov/

https://benniethompson.house.gov/about

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Pitman_Hughes

https://www.npr.org/2022/12/11/1142118390/the-pioneering-black-feminist-dorothy-pitman-hughes-has-died-at-aged-84