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Army Officer, UGA Alum, future representative, father

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My last post is for my Governor Wes Moore. He is the First Black governor in Maryland’s 246-year history. As a Rhodes Scholar, Veteran, Husband, and fighter, he has demonstrated his ability to speak to power effectively!!#BlackHistoryMonth

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Stockbridge Georgia residents elected 22-year-old Jayden Williams as the city’s youngest mayor. Williams was born and raised in Stockbridge and attended Clark Atlanta University. #blackexcellence
#BlackHistoryMonth

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Marvin Ellison is the chairman, president and CEO of Lowe’s Companies a FORTUNE 50 home improvement company with more than 300,000 associates in the United States and Canada. Ellison is the first African American to be CEO of two Fortune 500 corporations! ##BlackHistoryMonth

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Gregory E. Deavens, CPA*, CGMA, is the outgoing president and CEO for Independence Health Group (Independence), Blue Cross, one of the nation’s leading health insurers supporting more than seven million nationwide. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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For the first time in its 76-year history, California State University, LA is led by a woman. A Black woman to be exact and her name is Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Major General Janeen Birckhead is a U.S. military officer serving as the adjutant general of Maryland. She holds the rank of 2-star general in the Maryland Army National Guard and is the only Black woman leading a state military. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, a urological surgeon won the office of president of the American Medical Association, only the second black man to hold this position in 180 years. #blackexcellence
#BlackHistoryMonth

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Kudos to Michael Jordan, the world's greatest basketball player, who is now the owner of 23XI Racing, a NASCAR Cup Series team he co-founded with Denny Hamlin in 2020. Jordan is recognized as the first Black principal owner and has recently won the Daytona 500. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Dr. Robert J. Jones is an American crop physiologist who was selected as the first black and 34th president of the University of Washington. Prior to UW, he has been a university president at two other colleges.  #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Elana Meyers Taylor is an African American Olympic bobsledder who is the most decorated black US Olympian in bobsledding. Meyers Taylor has won three silver and two bronze medals and she finally won her gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics. #BlackHistoryMonth #blackexcellence

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The late, great Rev. Jesse Jackson leaves behind a legacy that reshaped America’s conscience. A fearless voice for civil rights, voting equality, and economic justice, he turned faith into action! His phrase “Keep hope alive”—still has meaning!!. #BlackHistoryMonth

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History was made in John Ewing Jr.’s victory in the Omaha mayoral race! Omaha has elected its first Black mayor in its history! Before becoming Mayor he was deputy police chief and local minster. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Maria Taylor is an American sportscaster for NBC, having previously been at ESPN. She made history as the first black woman to ever host the Super Bowl and present the trophy, often the most watched TV program annually.
#blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth #ugaalumni

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Gen. Randall Reed is the 15th Commander of U.S. Transportation Command, one of 11 combatant commands in the Department of Defense. GEN. Reed is only the second black man to command this unit responsible to project and sustain military power globally! #BlackHistoryMonth

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Ian Cunningham has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Atlanta Falcons, making him one of only four black General Managers in the NFL. He is the second African American to be hired by the Falcons. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Laila Edwards is a black ice hockey player for the U.S women's national ice hockey team. She is the first Black woman to play for the U.S. women's national team, the first Black woman to participate in Olympic hockey, and the first to score in the Olympics. #BlackHistoryMonth

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Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock was confirmed by the Senate on Friday as deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command. She is the first black woman in this position and the first black female three-star general in the Marine Corps. #blackhistory #blackexcellence

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Alvin Holsey is a recently retired United States Navy admiral (4 stars), and a naval aviator, who served as the first black commanding General of SOUTH COM. A officer that rose to the highest level of the military and left on his own terms. #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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Russell Stokes is President & CEO of Commercial Engines and Services at General Electric, bringing over 23 years of executive-level GE leadership experience as one of few Black leaders in a Fortune 500 C-Suite. He started in sales and rose to a CEO!! #BlackHistoryMonth

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Patricia Era Bath was a pioneering black American ophthalmologist and humanitarian who broke numerous racial and gender barriers in her field, including becoming the first black woman doctor to receive a medical patent and become a resident doctor at NYU! #BlackHistoryMonth