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Former Lawyer Becomes First Black Female Episcopal Bishop In The South

10th May 201910th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 943 Views 0 Comments Bishop, black, christian, Church news, community, Episcopal Bishop, Faith, female

The Rev. Phoebe Roaf is only the fifth black woman to become a bishop in the history of the Episcopal

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Britain’s first female black headteacher

30th January 20194th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 1419 Views 1 Comment black, Britain's, community, Diversity, education, Faith, female, headteacher, History, school

In 1969 Yvonne Conolly became Britain’s first female black headteacher. Arriving from Jamaica in the early 60s she had worked

Missy Elliott makes songwriting history

14th January 201914th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 985 Views 0 Comments female, Hall of Fame, History, Missy Elliott, music, Rapper, songwriting

Missy Elliott first female rapper inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame Missy Elliott made history on Saturday by becoming the first

First female Church of England bishop takes new role

18th December 201818th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 617 Views 0 Comments Bishop, church, COE, community, Faith, female, Libby Lane

The Church of England’s first female bishop will be the next Bishop of Derby, Downing Street has announced. The Right

Vogue’s ‘first black female cover photographer’

7th December 20186th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 1222 Views 0 Comments black, Edward Enninful, female, First, Nadine Ijewere, Nigerian-Jamaican photographer, Photographer, Tyler Mitchell, Vogue

Nigerian-Jamaican photographer, Nadine Ijewere, has become the first black woman to shoot a Vogue cover, according to pop culture site

San Francisco 49ers cheerleader kneels for US anthem

3rd November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 809 Views 0 Comments #NFL, #sport, black, cheerleader, Cheerleading squad, female, Kaepernick, kneels, national anthem, protest, San Francisco, team, Trump, United States

A cheerleader for the San Francisco 49ers appeared to kneel during the US national anthem at an NFL game on

Sahle-Work Zewde becomes Ethiopia’s first female president

27th October 201826th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 805 Views 0 Comments #Woman, African Union, black, community, Ethiopia, female, First, government, parliament, politics, President, Sahle-Work, Woman's rights

Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat

First female bishop receives Honorary Degree

10th July 2017 Mariah 1585 Views 0 Comments Bishop, blackburn, ceremony, church of England, degree, Faith, female, Honorary, inspiring, Law, Libby Lane, North west, students, summer, University, wisdom

The first female bishop of the Church of England, the Right Reverend Libby Lane, received the Honorary Degree of Doctor

University of Leicester student announced as first female Muslim Mayor in Leicestershire

19th June 201719th June 2017 Mariah 1719 Views 0 Comments charity, childrens hospital, councillor, female, History, International, Leicester, Mayor, Muslim, Oadby, politics, relations, school, Student, University, Wigston

Politics student Samia Haq becomes Mayor of the Borough of Oadby and Wigston A student from the University of Leicester School