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Tamarrice Parker to become Hollywoods First African American Batman

GetNews 30 Jul 2025
Birmingham, United States - In a bold and culturally defining move, Hollywood is preparing to welcome its first African American Batman — and the honor belongs to none other than rising Alabama-born talent Tamarrice Parker ... Personal Account ... ....
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New Rochelle names first African American police commissioner, a 31-year department vet

Lohud 24 Jun 2025
See video of newly opened temporary Glen Island Bridge in New Rochelle ... Neil Reynolds, a 31-year veteran of the New Rochelle Police Department, has been appointed city police commissioner, the first African American to helm the department.
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Steven Reed, first African-American mayor of Montgomery, hopes MLK Jr. is "proud"

CBS News 12 Jun 2025
Steven Reed made history Tuesday when he was sworn in as the first African-American mayor to lead Montgomery, Alabama, the first capital of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Jericka Duncan spoke with Reed about the significance ... .
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First African-American FBI agent finally gets recognition

CBS News 12 Jun 2025
... of the hiring of the first African-American special agent.
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First African American Principal in Brevard Public Schools Richard ‘Dick’ Blake Dies at Age 91

Space Coast Daily 04 Jun 2025
He broke racial barriers as the first African American principal in Brevard Public Schools following desegregation, leading Cocoa High School for 23 years.
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Could Leo XIV be the first African American pope? His New Orleans roots say yes ...

Penn Live 22 May 2025
... American ... According to Louisiana’s historic “one-drop” rule, that would make Pope Leo the first African American pope in world history, although there have been three from the African continent.
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