Black And Awkward Is The Worst, Because Black People Are Stereotyped As Being Anything But Awkward In Mainstream Media... Black People Are Always Portrayed To Be Cool Or Overly Dramatic, Anything But Awkward.
In 1990
- Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years as South African political prisoner
In 2016
- Dr. Paula Johnson, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, is named as the 14th President of Wellesley College, becoming the first African American to hold the position
In 1996
- Penn's Baccalaureate Speaker was the Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
In 1976
- Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African American Secretary of the Army
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