earendil March 17, 2024 1:00am #politics #milestone #Wales (https://www.politico.eu/article/wales-first-black-leader-vaughan-gething-welsh-labour-party/) Wales is getting the first Black leader in Europe Vaughan Gething set to become First Minister after winning Welsh Labour leadership contest.
earendil March 3, 2024 10:49am #vintage #milestone #socialjustice Albert Einstein teaching at Lincoln, the United State’s first Historical Black University, 1946
earendil March 2, 2024 12:46am #sports #milestone (https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/68449889) World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024: Christian Coleman beats Noah Lyles to 60m gold American Christian Coleman beats compatriot Noah Lyles to world indoor 60m gold in Glasgow.
earendil October 6, 2023 9:34pm #milestone #SimoneBiles #gymnastics (https://apnews.com/article/gymnastics-world-championships-simone-biles-a3aaf6453d62916b7ccc49b5123ecac7)
earendil September 9, 2023 10:07pm #futbol #milestone (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/9/9/i-have-no-words-neymar-breaks-peles-brazil-goal-scoring-record?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FAlJazeera) ‘I have no words’: Neymar breaks Pele’s Brazil goal-scoring record Al Hilal’s Neymar scored his 78th and 79th goals for Brazil in a 5-1 World Cup qualifying demolition of Bolivia.
earendil August 28, 2023 9:46am #SimoneBiles #milestone #gymnastics (https://www.thedailybeast.com/simone-biles-wins-record-eighth-all-around-national-title-at-us-championship)
earendil August 28, 2023 9:25am #sports #milestone (https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/8/28/indias-neeraj-chopra-pakistans-arshad-nadeem-make-javelin-history) India’s Neeraj Chopra, Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem make javelin history Chopra is the first Indian to win gold and Nadeem first Pakistani to win medal at the World Athletics Championships.
earendil August 27, 2023 12:56am #sports #milestone #NoahLyles (https://wtop.com/sports/2023/08/shankule-weathers-hot-conditions-to-lead-1-2-finish-by-ethiopia-in-the-womens-marathon-at-worlds/) Lyles, Richardson anchor US sweep of relays at world championships - WTOP News Noah Lyles, who graduated from Northern Virginia’s Alexandria City High School, closed out a 3-for-3 championship short relay sweep in Budapest on Saturday.
earendil August 26, 2023 5:46pm #milestone #socialjustice #anniversary (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/26/thousands-gather-60-years-after-martin-luther-kings-dream-speech?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FAlJazeera) Thousands gather 60 years after Martin Luther King’s ‘dream’ speech The 1963 march brought more than 250,000 people to the nation’s capital to push for an end to discrimination.
earendil August 25, 2023 10:56am #milestone #MarchOnWashington #MLK (https://wtop.com/dc/2023/08/60-years-after-the-march-on-washington-mlks-speech-rings-true-for-students/) 60 years after the March on Washington, MLK’s speech rings true for students - WTOP News Students at Howard University still find Reverend Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech relevant, 60 years later.
sol_o_o_l August 24, 2023 11:35pm BRICS to welcome six new members, a ‘historical milestone’ #BRICS to #welcome #six #new #members , a ‘ #historical #milestone #multi-polar #world #Argentina #Egypt #Ethiopia #Iran #Saudi #Arabia #UAE #United #Arab #Emirates BRICS to welcome six new members, a ‘historical milestone’ - Global Times
earendil July 24, 2023 5:49pm #sports #milestone #squash (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/24/pakistan-celebrates-world-junior-squash-title-win-after-37-years?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FAlJazeera) Hamza Khan ends Pakistan’s 37-year wait for junior squash title Hamza Khan, 17, wins the title after defeating Egypt’s Mohamed Zakaria 3-1 in a thrilling match in Melbourne.
earendil July 23, 2023 5:59pm #sports #milestone (https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/66283143?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=BBCNews%2Fmagazine%2FTop+Stories) Hughes smashes British 200m record in London Zharnel Hughes breaks the 30-year British 200m record by clocking 19.73 seconds in front of a sell-out home crowd at the London Diamond League.
earendil July 21, 2023 11:38pm #Navy #military #milestone (https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/21/politics/lisa-franchetti-us-navy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2FCNN) Biden chooses Admiral Lisa Franchetti to become the first woman in US history to be top officer in the Navy | CNN Politics
earendil June 11, 2023 11:14am #sports #milestone (https://apnews.com/article/belmont-stakes-triple-crown-antonucci-44fe13868ade9d1abe04cbc91c0a73f5) Arcangelo wins Belmont Stakes to make Jena Antonucci 1st female trainer to win a Triple Crown race Arcangelo took the lead at the top of the stretch and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, making Jena Antonucci the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race. Arcangelo finished the 1 1/2 mile race in 2:29.23 and as 1 1/2 lengths in front of...
earendil June 2, 2023 1:27pm #milestone #socialjustice #MarieBolden (https://www.npr.org/2023/06/02/1179460206/first-national-spelling-bee-winner-black-girl?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user%2Fnpr) When she won the first national spelling bee, Marie C. Bolden dealt a blow to racism Her victory made national news, upending stereotypes about race less than 50 years after the end of slavery. It also sparked racist fury.
earendil April 12, 2023 10:24pm #milestone #HBCU #cheerleading (https://hbcubuzz.com/2023/04/texas-southern-cheerleaders-make-history-at-the-nca-championships/) Texas Southern Cheerleaders Make History at the NCA Championships | HBCU Buzz The Texas Southern University Cheerleading Team has made history as the first HBCU to win a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship.
earendil March 21, 2023 7:10pm #milestone #health #socialjustice (https://afrotech.com/black-woman-resident-vanderbilt) FAMU Alumna Becomes Vanderbilt's First Black Woman Neurosurgeon Resident In Its 148-Year History - AfroTech A Black woman doctor on the rise has made history in the medical field. Match Day is when medical students find out where they have matched for...
earendil March 13, 2023 4:38pm #Oscars #milestone #MichelleYeoh (https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/13/oscars-2023-michelle-yeoh-says-she-kung-fud-glass-ceiling-with-best-actress-win.html)