12 Modern-Day Black Women Who Became the First to Do What They Did!

via http://www.blackhistory.org/

Here’s a list of 12 amazing Black women who recently made history as “the first”:

#1 – Tiffany Haddish: In 2017, she made a hilarious debut appearance on Saturday Night Live and became the first Black woman standup comedian to ever host the show in the show’s entire history.

#2 – Ava DuVernay: In 2016, she became the firt Black woman to direct a film with a $100 million budget when Disney hired her as director of A Wrinkle in Time based on the best-selling novel.

#3 – Gwen Jimmere: In 2016, she became the first and only African-American to hold a patent for a natural hair care product. Her company, Naturalicious, produces an entire collection of popular all-natural hair care and skin care products.

#4 – Angel Rich: In 2017, she became the first Black woman to develop a mobile app that was downloaded more than 200,000 times in two weeks. She also became the first Black woman ever that Forbes called “the next Steve Jobs”.

#5 – Essynce Moore: In 2017, she became the only African American teen author that has written three books that are mandatory readings for several school district curriculums. Her books are a part of a series that she created called The Middle School Chronicles.

#6 – Tia Norfleet: In 2017, she became the first Black woman to be licensed by NASCAR as a professional race car driver. She is also the first Black woman to be licensed by ARCA, the Automobile Racing Club of America.

#7 – Vanessa Braxton: In 2018, she became the first African-American woman to own a ….

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