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Howard University.

1st Black Woman VP nominee

1st Black Supreme Court Justice

1st Black U.S. Senator

1st Black U.S. Governor

1st Black Woman Lawyer

1st Black Harvard Business School grad

1st African American & 1st Black Woman AG of New York State

1st Black Mayor of NYC

1st Elected Mayor of Washington, D.C. & 1st Black Mayor of a Major U.S. city.

1st Woman Mayor of Atlanta & 1st Black Woman Mayor of a major Southern city.

1st Black Woman Doctorate in Mathematics

1st Black U.N. Ambassador

1st Black Mayor of Camden, NJ

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1st Black Woman Doctor to Receive a Patent for a Medical Invention

1st Black Female Nat’l President of the NAACP

1st Black Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

1st Black Admitted to Johns Hopkins University

1st Black Woman Bishop of the AME Church

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1st Black Radio Broadcaster

1st Black Woman to Cast a Vote in a Nat’l Election

1st Black Female Mayor, Washington, DC

1st Black Actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

1st Black Woman on the Florida Supreme Court

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Founded at Howard (1908)

Omega Psi Phi Frat, Founded at Howard (1911)

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Founded at Howard (1913)

Phi Beta Sigma Frat, Founded at Howard (1914)

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Founded at Howard (1920)

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1st Black Woman to receive an MBA from Harvard Business School

1st Black Woman Doctor to Receive a Patent for a Medical Invention

1st Black U.S. Sec. of Agriculture

1st Black U.S. Cong. from Tennessee

1st Black Pres, American Medical Women's Association

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1st Black General in U.S. Army

1st Black on Texas Supreme Court

1st Black Woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet, and the 1st Black Woman to enter the line of succession to the Presidency

1st Black elected to Congress from PG County and Montgomery County, MD

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Oh, and for those tryina play “gotcha” games re: the 1st U.S. Senator...

The “1st” (Hiram Rhodes Revels) was appointed by the MS state legislature in 1870 to fill an unexpired term.

The “next“ (Blanche Bruce) was elected by the MS state legislature in 1874 to full term.

So yes, in 1966, the “1st” to be popularly elected in the modern era (Edward Brooke), was a Howard graduate.

Heck. We can even throw in...

Debbie Allen

Phylicia Rashad

Toni Morrison

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Zora Neale Hurston

Roberta Flack

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Oh, and I’ll also take the 55th, 58th, and 59th Mayors of Atlanta for $200 Alex.

But as you already know, I can continue...

@OhChinky Yep, I graduated in 2002. Didn’t even start on my classmates....

@ChadwickBoseman
@StefBrownJames
@Doliversub13
@LanceGross
@YandySmith

But I’ll probably just stop there...

Thank you, @HowardU, @HUPrez17, @KamalaHarris, @KasimReed, @CHRISHICKS_, @AmbAndrewYoung, @Lala, @Diddy, @TrayLee, @AnandaLewis, and so many others for paving the way.

For those who requested receipts:

1) Sen. Kamala Harris

2) Hon. Thurgood Marshall

3) U.S. Sen. Edward Brooke (1st elected)

4) U.S. Gov. Douglas Wilder (1st elected)

5) Charlotte E. Ray

6) Lillian Lambert

7) NYS AG Letitia James (1st elected)

8) NY Mayor David Dinkins

9) DC Mayor Walter Washington

10) Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin

11) Marjorie Lee Browne

12) Ambassador Andrew Young

13) Camden Mayor Randy Primas

14) Patricia Bath

15) Enolia McMillan

16) David Blackwell

17) Kelly Miller

18) AME Bishop Vashti McKenzie

19) Hal Jackson

20) Mary Ann Shadd

21) DC Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly

22) Phylicia Rashad

23) Hon. Peggy Quince (Florida Supreme Court)

24) Lillian Lambert

25) Patricia Bath

26) Sec. of Agriculture Mike Espy

27) U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Sr. (Tennessee)

28) Dr. Roselyn Epps

29) Gen. Benjamin O. Davis, Sr.

30) Hon. Dale Wainwright (Texas Supreme Court)

31) U.S. Sec. Patricia Roberts Harris

32) U.S. Rep. Albert Wynn (MD)

But of course, you know I can continue...

Hon. @AmbAndrewYoung
(55th Mayor of Atlanta)

Hon. Shirley Franklin
(58th Mayor of Atlanta)

Hon. @KasimReed
(59th Mayor of Atlanta)

There’s only ons answer many of you “may” have a legitimate issue with....

Let’s see who’s “got beef.”

And yes, I will provide additional clarity.

(Mamma always told me to “show my work.”)

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